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Subject: Re: [Qemu-devel] XP install cores with SCSI LSI 53C895A disks
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To: Michael Tokarev <mjt@tls.msk.ru>
Cc: Gerhard Wiesinger <lists@wiesinger.com>, Brian Jackson <iggy@theiggy.com>, qemu-devel@nongnu.org

On 03/08/12 09:54, Michael Tokarev wrote:
> On 08.03.2012 11:44, Gerd Hoffmann wrote:
>>> OK, but SAS (Serial attached SCSI) is technology in the area of storage
>>> interface technology where all big storage vendors see future (e.g. they
>>> give up: FC and SATA drives, SATA drives are replaced by MDL SATA drives
>>> (SATA 7200RPM drives with SAS interface)).
>>
>> The problem isn't scsi.  The problem is the lsi adapter.  Problem #1 is
>> the hardware design which makes it hard to emulate it correctly and #2
>> that you need a non-redistributable rom file to boot from it.
> 
> #2 isn't an issue actually, at least for Debian users --

Well, it is, to some degree.  Because vanilla upstream doesn't support
booting from lsi it has alot less users and alot less regression testing
(like autotest runs of lsi-scsi installs), which sums up to more bugs
staying unnoticed like the one which triggered this thread.

cheers,
  Gerd