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From: Christoph Hellwig <hch@infradead.org>
To: Luben Tuikov <luben_tuikov@adaptec.com>
Cc: Christoph Hellwig <hch@infradead.org>,
	Douglas Gilbert <dougg@torque.net>,
	linux-scsi@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] normalize fixed and descriptor sense data
Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2004 16:52:44 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20040827165244.A32542@infradead.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <412F571A.8040607@adaptec.com>; from luben_tuikov@adaptec.com on Fri, Aug 27, 2004 at 11:45:30AM -0400

On Fri, Aug 27, 2004 at 11:45:30AM -0400, Luben Tuikov wrote:
> Christoph Hellwig wrote:
> > 
> > +struct scsi_sense_hd {     /* See SPC-3 section 4.5 */
> > 
> > maybe scsi_sense_desc insted?
> 
> Why, when it's neither in descriptor format nor in fixed
> format?
> 
> It is just a header of the _consolidated_ format
> of the sense data, thus the name used makes sense.

Umm, right, makes sense.  the _hd postfix still looks strange to me.
Either _hdr as standard short-notation for header or even better just
remove it.

> > Also I think this function should get a __ prefix and we should
> > add two small helpers that take a scsi_cmnd/scsi_request and use
> > the sense_buffer and len from it.
> 
> But it should be exported nevertheless, as LLDDs may like
> to use it.

Makes sense.


  reply	other threads:[~2004-08-27 15:52 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 15+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2004-08-27  8:56 [PATCH] normalize fixed and descriptor sense data Douglas Gilbert
2004-08-27 15:18 ` Christoph Hellwig
2004-08-27 15:45   ` Luben Tuikov
2004-08-27 15:52     ` Christoph Hellwig [this message]
2004-08-27 15:46 ` Randy.Dunlap
2004-08-28  5:05 ` Douglas Gilbert
2004-08-28 20:23   ` Christoph Hellwig
2004-08-29  0:36     ` Douglas Gilbert
2004-08-29  8:59       ` Christoph Hellwig
  -- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2004-08-27 14:56 Pat LaVarre
2004-08-28  4:07 ` Douglas Gilbert
2004-08-28  6:31   ` Kai Makisara
     [not found]     ` <3CC78E D C-FAAA-11D8-85F1-00039398BB5E@ieee.org>
2004-08-30 17:30     ` Pat LaVarre
2004-08-30 19:51       ` Kai Makisara
2004-08-30 20:03         ` Pat LaVarre

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