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From: "Nicholas A. Bellinger" <nab@linux-iscsi.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH-v2] tcm_loop: Add multi-fabric Linux/SCSI LLD fabric
	module
Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2011 13:20:29 -0700
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On Wed, 2011-03-23 at 13:05 -0500, James Bottomley wrote:
> On Fri, 2011-03-18 at 15:39 -0700, Nicholas A. Bellinger wrote:
> > From: Nicholas Bellinger <nab@linux-iscsi.org>
> > 
> > This patch adds the TCM_Loop Linux/SCSI LLD fabric module for
> > accessing TCM device
> > backstores as locally accessable SCSI LUNs in virtual SAS, FC, and
> > iSCSI Target ports
> > using the generic fabric TransportID and Target Port WWN naming
> > handlers from TCM's
> > target_core_fabric_lib.c  The TCM_Loop module uses the generic fabric
> > configfs infratructure
> > provided by target_core_fabric_configfs.c and adds a module dependent
> > attribute for the
> > creation/release of the virtual I_T Nexus connected the TCM_Loop
> > Target and Initiator Ports.
> > 
> > TCM_Loop can also be used with scsi-generic and BSG drivers so that
> > STGT userspace
> > fabric modules, QEMU-KVM and other hypervisor SCSI passthrough support
> > can
> > access TCM device backstore and control CDB emulation.
> > 
> > For more information please see:
> > 
> > http://linux-iscsi.org/wiki/Tcm_loop
> > 
> > This patch has been updated with changes from Christoph's feedback.
> 
> And checkpatch next time, too please:
> 
> total: 25 errors, 25 warnings, 1681 lines checked
> 

Thanks for fixing this up James.  I will get your checkpatch cleanups
merged from scsi-misc-2.6.git -> lio-core-2.6.git shortly.

--nab