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From: Vladislav Bolkhovitin <vst@vlnb.net>
Subject: Re: Integration of SCST in the mainstream Linux kernel
Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2008 13:02:47 +0300
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Luben Tuikov wrote:
>>>Is there an open iSCSI Target implementation which
>>
>>does NOT
>>
>>>issue commands to sub-target devices via the SCSI
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>>mid-layer, but
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>>>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.

What's advantage of it?

> Thanks,
>    Luben