linux-kernel - Re: FireWire/SBP2 Target mode

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Date:	Thu, 18 Aug 2011 18:19:20 +0200
From:	Clemens Ladisch <clemens@...isch.de>
To:	Chris Boot <bootc@...tc.net>, target-devel@...r.kernel.org
CC:	linux1394-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net, linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org,
	lkml <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: FireWire/SBP2 Target mode

Chris Boot wrote:
> Now that we have a nice SCSI target framework in the kernel, and drivers
> either in-tree or being worked on for iSCSI, FC, FCoE, SAS and iSER, I
> was wondering about the possibility of adding FireWire to that list.

As far as I can tell from briefly looking at the framework, this would
require both a fabric module (which is nicely abstracted) and a new
protocol (which doesn't seem to be).

Is there any documentation of how to add a new LIO protocol?

And what is the difference between a protocol and a fabric?


Regards,
Clemens
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