From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Chetan Loke Subject: Re: [Scst-devel] Fwd: Re: linuxcon 2010... Date: Wed, 18 Aug 2010 07:58:19 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <594039.74663.qm@web111905.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: QUOTED-PRINTABLE Return-path: Received: from n2-vm0.bullet.mail.gq1.yahoo.com ([67.195.23.154]:28233 "HELO n2-vm0.bullet.mail.gq1.yahoo.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id S1752926Ab0HRO6V convert rfc822-to-8bit (ORCPT ); Wed, 18 Aug 2010 10:58:21 -0400 Sender: linux-scsi-owner@vger.kernel.org List-Id: linux-scsi@vger.kernel.org To: Vladislav Bolkhovitin , James Bottomley Cc: scst-devel , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-scsi@vger.kernel.org Hello James and others, --- On Tue, 8/17/10, James Bottomley wrote: > From: James Bottomley > Subject: Re: [Scst-devel] Fwd: Re:=A0 linuxcon 2010... > To: "Vladislav Bolkhovitin" > Cc: "scst-devel" , linux-kernel@vge= r.kernel.org, linux-scsi@vger.kernel.org > Date: Tuesday, August 17, 2010, 8:30 PM > On Mon, 2010-08-16 at 20:20 +0400, > Vladislav Bolkhovitin wrote: > > Hello James, > >=20 > > Could you comment rumors that decision about future > Linux SCSI target=20 > > subsystem is done as well as other related rumors: >=20 > If this is related to LSF, the notes on the I/O track are > here: >=20 > http://lwn.net/Articles/400491/ During the open panel, my question was really specific -=20 Q) What is the future of a SCSI-target subsystem in linux. Which=20 =A0=A0=A0target engine/subsystem can we expect? Your answer) There is place for only 1 target-subsystem in the Linux sc= si stack and in the LSF summit the decision was taken to merge LIO. Has= that decision changed since the summit? As a scst-user what I would like to understand is, what was that decisi= on based on? Because the LSF summit was 'small by invitation' only summ= it. The notes don't give us an insight on the selection criteria/merits= etc. >=20 > > 3. I have heard you said "Vlad wasn't comfortable in > handing up the=20 > > control to the maintainers ... (this is how kernel.org > works)." I have=20 > > no idea what you meant. I have never been asked about > anything like=20 > > that, so I couldn't say anyhow that I'm not > comfortable with anything.=20 > > Could you clarify that? > >=20 3) above is something that I emailed Vlad and the scst community based = on our offline conversation after the open panel. If SCST really has li= censing issues then I will personally stop using SCST. Since Vlad hasn'= t expressed any concerns on the above and neither have you commented on i= t, is it safe to assume that the licensing requirement is a non-issue? Chetan Loke =20 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-scsi" i= n the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html