linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Promise 'stex' driver

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Message-Id: <1153439728.4754.19.camel@mulgrave>
Date:	Thu, 20 Jul 2006 19:55:28 -0400
From:	James Bottomley <James.Bottomley@...elEye.com>
To:	Jeff Garzik <jeff@...zik.org>
Cc:	Ed Lin <ed.lin@...mise.com>,
	"linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org" <linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org>,
	hch <hch@...radead.org>,
	linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	akpm <akpm@...l.org>, promise_linux <promise_linux@...mise.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Promise 'stex' driver

On Thu, 2006-07-20 at 17:27 -0400, Jeff Garzik wrote:
> Since _no individual SCSI driver_ uses the block layer
> tagging, it is likely that some instability and core kernel
> development
> will occur, in order to make that work.

That's not quite true: 53c700 and tmscsim both use it ... I could with
the usage were wider, but at least 53c700 has pretty regular and
constant usage ... enough I think to validate the block tag code (it's
been using it for the last three years).

James


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