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

On Thu, 8 Mar 2012, Gerd Hoffmann wrote:

> 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.

What's the holdup to integrate it into QEMU?

Ciao,
Gerhard

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