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From: Luben Tuikov <luben_tuikov@adaptec.com>
Subject: Re: SSC-2 support in Linux
Date: Wed, 15 Sep 2004 09:25:59 -0400
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David Peterson (Eng) wrote:
> I'd like to hear from anyone interested, or has looked into, adding
> support for SSC-2 (SCSI Stream Commands -2, i.e., tape devices) explicit
> address mode into the Linux OS.
> 
> In summary, SSC-2 explicit address mode enables for tape devices:
> - robust tagged command queuing
> - multi-path I/O
> - enhanced error detection and recovery

Looks like those should all be part of a larger effort,
as they are needed across SCSI Core.

	Luben