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From: Luben Tuikov <ltuikov@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: Integration of SCST in the mainstream Linux kernel
Date: Fri, 8 Feb 2008 23:32:55 -0800 (PST)
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--- On Fri, 2/8/08, Vladislav Bolkhovitin <vst@vlnb.net> wrote:
> > Is there an open iSCSI Target implementation which
> does NOT
> > issue commands to sub-target devices via the SCSI
> mid-layer, but
> > bypasses it completely?
> 
> What do you mean? To call directly low level backstorage
> SCSI drivers 
> queuecommand() routine? What are advantages of it?

Yes, that's what I meant.  Just curious.

Thanks,
   Luben