Re: [PATCH 4/5] nvmet: use atomic allocations when allocating fc requests

[James Smart]

On 5/31/2018 2:31 AM, Sagi Grimberg wrote:
> Question, why isn't tfcp_req embedded in fcpreq? don't they have
> the same lifetime?

no they don't. To properly simulate cable-pulls, etc - the host side 
and controller side effectively have their own "exchange" structure. 
tfcp_req corresponds to the controller side. The lifetimes of the two 
halves can differ.

-- james