Re: scsi_cmnd data_buffer checksum

From: Martin K. Petersen
Date: Thu Sep 09 2010 - 23:34:04 EST


>>>>> "Anil" == Anil kumar <anils_r@xxxxxxxxx> writes:

Anil> But I had a quick question, isn't that drive has to support
Anil> "protection enable" also.

Just register DIX Type 0 in the host's protection mask. That'll enable
protected transfer to the HBA only.


Anil> Also, does Controller FW need to do anything extra to send DIF
Anil> block down to drive. Ideally we will be sending 512 byte blocks
Anil> down to drive.

http://oss.oracle.com/~mkp/docs/dix-draft.pdf

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Martin K. Petersen Oracle Linux Engineering
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