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From: Christoph Hellwig <hch@infradead.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] make fc transport removal of target configurable
Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2006 08:07:14 +0100
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On Mon, Jun 12, 2006 at 06:16:42PM -0500, Michael Reed wrote:
> If the fc transport removes the scsi infrastructure for a
> disconnected target and that target subsequently returns,
> those subsystems layered upon scsi which don't understand
> the implications of this disconnection / reconnection may
> be unable to access the reconnected scsi target.  This patch
> makes the target removal configurable.

NACK, we don't want to keep dead targets around.