netdev - Re: [RFC][PATCH 1/1] cxgb3i: cxgb3 iSCSI initiator

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Date:	Wed, 13 Aug 2008 21:44:33 -0500
From:	Steve Wise <swise@...ngridcomputing.com>
To:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
CC:	tom@...ngridcomputing.com, rdreier@...co.com, rick.jones2@...com,
	jgarzik@...ox.com, divy@...lsio.com, kxie@...lsio.com,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org, open-iscsi@...glegroups.com,
	michaelc@...wisc.edu, daisyc@...ibm.com, wenxiong@...ibm.com,
	bhua@...ibm.com, dm@...lsio.com, leedom@...lsio.com,
	linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RFC][PATCH 1/1] cxgb3i: cxgb3 iSCSI initiator

David Miller wrote:
> I've stated clearly what the base requirement is, which is that the
> packet is fully processed by the networking stack and that the card
> merely does data placement optimizations that the stack can completely
> ignore if it wants to.
>
> You have an entire engine in there that can interpret an iSCSI
> transport stream, you have the logic to do these kinds of things,
> and it can be done without managing the connection on the card.
>   

Thanks for finally stating it clearly.

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