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Date:      Sun, 27 Aug 2006 09:53:05 +0300
From:      Danny Braniss <danny@cs.huji.ac.il>
To:        Scott Long <scottl@samsco.org>
Cc:        "Kenneth D. Merry" <ken@freebsd.org>, scsi@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: iSCSI/luns/check-condition 
Message-ID:  <E1GHEW1-0002Xx-Kh@cs1.cs.huji.ac.il>
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> > sorry to barge in :-)
> > but my initial problem was that the driver went into a loop.
> > 	0- cam starts lun discovery
> > 	1- cam sends inq
> > 	2- target replies 'condition check'
> > 	3- cam ignores,
> > 	4- back to 1
> 
> This is only going to happen if the SIM is returning CAM_REQ_CMP.
> You should be returning CAM_REQ_CMP_ERROR.  An ASC of 0x24 will set
> SS_FATAL, which will cause probedone() to break out of the probe
> sequence.

I was returning CAM_SCSI_STATUS_ERROR. now im returning CAM_REQ_CMP_ERR
and the loop is broken, thanks. Couldn't figure out how to
deal with 'ASC of 0x24' - maybe after coffee.

> 
> > 
> > and i want to stop this.
> > 
> > also, I understand the lun discovery problematic, but what if:
> > 	when the CAM does a XPT_PATH_INQ,
> > 	setting cpi->max_lun to CAM_DO_LUN_DISCOVERY value
> > triggers a different discovery algorithm?
> 
> This would in effect allow the SIM to provide hints on how to scan
> the devices that it owns, which is a good idea.
let me know if anything is done, i can test i.

> 
> > 
> > danny
> > PS: getting close to a new release of iscsi_initiator
> > 
> > 
> 
> Keep up the good work!
> 
> Scott
> 
you guys too!!
	danny





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