Re: [Scst-devel] Fwd: Re: linuxcon 2010...

[Chetan Loke]

Ok, pls ignore my first question:

I was trying to access https://lwn.net/Articles/399148/

But I just read:
http://lwn.net/Articles/400589/

Chetan

--- On Wed, 8/18/10, Chetan Loke <generationgnu@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> From: Chetan Loke <generationgnu@xxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: [Scst-devel] Fwd: Re:  linuxcon 2010...
> To: "Vladislav Bolkhovitin" <vst@xxxxxxxx>, "James Bottomley" <James.Bottomley@xxxxxxx>
> Cc: "scst-devel" <scst-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, linux-scsi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Date: Wednesday, August 18, 2010, 2:58 PM
> Hello James and others,
> 
> --- On Tue, 8/17/10, James Bottomley <James.Bottomley@xxxxxxx>
> wrote:
> 
> > From: James Bottomley <James.Bottomley@xxxxxxx>
> > Subject: Re: [Scst-devel] Fwd: Re:  linuxcon 2010...
> > To: "Vladislav Bolkhovitin" <vst@xxxxxxxx>
> > Cc: "scst-devel" <scst-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
> linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx,
> linux-scsi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Date: Tuesday, August 17, 2010, 8:30 PM
> > On Mon, 2010-08-16 at 20:20 +0400,
> > Vladislav Bolkhovitin wrote:
> > > Hello James,
> > > 
> > > Could you comment rumors that decision about
> future
> > Linux SCSI target 
> > > subsystem is done as well as other related
> rumors:
> > 
> > If this is related to LSF, the notes on the I/O track
> are
> > here:
> > 
> > http://lwn.net/Articles/400491/
> 
> 
> During the open panel, my question was really specific - 
> 
> Q) What is the future of a SCSI-target subsystem in linux.
> Which 
>    target engine/subsystem can we expect?
> 
> Your answer) There is place for only 1 target-subsystem in
> the Linux scsi stack and in the LSF summit the decision was
> taken to merge LIO. Has that
> decision changed since the summit?
> 
> As a scst-user what I would like to understand is, what was
> that decision based on? Because the LSF summit was 'small by
> invitation' only summit. The notes don't give us an insight
> on the selection criteria/merits etc.
> 
> 
> > 
> > > 3. I have heard you said "Vlad wasn't comfortable
> in
> > handing up the 
> > > control to the maintainers ... (this is how
> kernel.org
> > works)." I have 
> > > no idea what you meant. I have never been asked
> about
> > anything like 
> > > that, so I couldn't say anyhow that I'm not
> > comfortable with anything. 
> > > Could you clarify that?
> > > 
> 
> 3) above is something that I emailed Vlad and the scst
> community based on our offline conversation after the open
> panel. If SCST really has licensing issues then I will
> personally stop using SCST. Since Vlad hasn't
> expressed any concerns on the above and neither have you
> commented on it, is it safe to assume that the licensing
> requirement is a non-issue?
> 
> 
> Chetan Loke
> 
> 
> 
>       
> 
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