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From: Jeff Garzik <jeff@garzik.org>
Subject: Re: [RFC] qla4xxx: TODO for re-submission
Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2006 00:31:36 -0400
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To: Doug Maxey <dwm@bebe.enoyolf.org>
Cc: Mike Christie <michaelc@cs.wisc.edu>, Ravi Anand <ravi.anand@qlogic.com>, David Somayajulu <davidcs2005@gmail.com>, Duane Grigsby <duane.grigsby@qlogic.com>, linux-scsi@vger.kernel.org

Doug Maxey wrote:
> Having a common solution (ala ethtool) for the user/admin, across all
> SWI, all HBAs, and all distros would be optimal in my view.  Although
> the QLogic tools are out there, they only work AFAIK, for the other,
> non-mainline drivers.   It is enough pain to manage the targets,  
> making one end of the configuration common would be a big bonus.


Why, in fact...  that's the purpose of blktool :)

Vendor-specific code in blktool is quite welcome.  The general idea is 
to manage various vendor-specific capabilities which fit common patterns.

git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jgarzik/blktool.git
http://sourceforge.net/projects/gkernel/

	Jeff