Re: remove exofs, the T10 OSD code and block/scsi bidi support V4

Boaz Harrosh
2019-02-04T20:31:48Z

On 01/02/19 09:55, Christoph Hellwig wrote:
> The only real user of the T10 OSD protocol, the pNFS object layout
> driver never went to the point of having shipping products, and we
> removed it 1.5 years ago. Exofs is just a simple example without
> real life users.
>
> The code has been mostly unmaintained for years and is getting in the
> way of block / SCSI changes,

For the 4th time: Which ?

> and does not even work properly currently,
> so I think it's finally time to drop it.
>
> Quote from Boaz:
>

Hello? anyone home?

Please resend without the below Quote!!!
Because yes I said that but I have also said the opposite. And I have clearly
stated in reaction to the last 3 resends. That I now oppose to the below statement.
And that you should please remove it.

Do your own text please. Don't drag me in the mud

> "As I said then. It is used in Universities for studies and experiments.
> Every once in a while. I get an email with questions and reports.
>
> But yes feel free to remove the all thing!!
>
> I guess I can put it up on github. In a public tree.
>
> Just that I will need to forward port it myself, til now you guys
> been doing this for me ;-)"
>
> Now the last time this caused a bit of a stir, but still no actual users,
> not even for SG_IO passthrough commands. So here we go again, this time
> including removing everything in the scsi and block layer supporting it,
> and thus shrinking struct request.
>

NAK-by: Boaz harrosh <ooo@electrozaur.com>
For what ever that means ...

Cheers
Boaz