Re: [PATCH v2 0/3] nvme-tcp: always set valid seq_num in dhchap reply

From: Keith Busch
Date: Tue Oct 24 2023 - 12:40:40 EST


On Mon, Oct 23, 2023 at 02:00:00PM +0000, Mark O'Donovan wrote:
> The first patch is a small unrelated fix which makes it clear that the
> response data section of the Success1 message is not optional.
>
> The second patch removes use of the host sequence number (S2) as an
> indicator of bi-directional authentication.
>
> The third patch causes us to always set the host sequence number (S2)
> to a non-zero value instead of the 0 value reserved for the secure
> channel feature.

Should these go in now for 6.6? We're pretty close to the end. If for
6.7, there is a merge conflict that I think would be easiest resolved if
I wait until the block tree resyncs after the 6.7 merge window opens.