Re: [PATCH] minimal SAS transport class

[Luben Tuikov <luben_tuikov@adaptec.com>]

On 08/20/05 05:18, Christoph Hellwig wrote:
> On Fri, Aug 19, 2005 at 04:32:15PM -0400, Luben Tuikov wrote:
> 
>>>The current SAS class will only get validated when it actually meets
>>>real SAS topologies, which is acceptable in my view just to get this
>>>project actually moving; code can always be updated later ...
>>
>>James, the "current SAS class" _will_go_ into the kernel because:
>>	- It is 3 vendor driven: LSI, Dell, HP.
>>	- It is being developed by you and Christoph, the people
>>who decide what goes in or not.
> 
> 
> No, it will go in because it's the only class actually available.
> 
> I'd still love to see any code from you posted publically.  I've been
> forwarded in private some code you sent around to a few people at OLS,

Thats good, I was hoping that you'd get it.

> but you still can't be bothered to actually posting it publically.  Not

C'mon Christoph -- no one more than me wants to see SCSI Core improved.
5 years ago because of iSCSI, now because of SAS.

It's not about "being bothered", it's just that it's not quite
finished yet.

> that even if my minimal code goes in now there's absolutely no reason
> we can't replace it completely later on.  See the evolution of the FC
> transport class.

Who makes all those decisions?

More generally, why is SCSI Core not being managed by
Documentation/ManagingStyle?

Is it because there's so much vendor interest here?

	Luben