RE: I request inclusion of SAS Transport Layer and AIC-94xx into the kernel

From: Luben Tuikov
Date: Wed Sep 28 2005 - 06:42:50 EST


--- "Moore, Eric Dean" <Eric.Moore@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

> On Tuesday, September 27, 2005 4:51 PM, Luben Tuikov wrote:
>
> > Christoph's code is
> > * MPT based only,
> > * doesn't follow a spec to save its life,
> > * far inferior in SAS capabilities and SAS representation
> > again, due to the fact that it is MPT based.
> >
> > Since the whole point of MPT is to _hide_ the transport.
> >
>
>
> Hi Luben,
>
> OK, Man are you alright?
>
> I've heard of other vendors planning to
> provide solutions where sas is implemented
> in firmware, similar to MPT. Christophs
> sas layer is going to work with other
> solutions, don't think of it being
> MPT centric.

Where in what I said above do I say that it will _not_
work with _other_ MPT based drivers? Nowhere!

Yes it _will_ work with other MPT-like drivers but
to cut and paste again from above:
* MPT based only,
* doesn't follow a spec to save its life,
* far inferior in SAS capabilities and SAS representation
again, due to the fact that it is MPT based.

When I say MPT, I do not mean MPT(R), I mean MPT as
in technology, not as in trademark.

Luben


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