linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Broadcom 8603 SAS/SATA driver, rough draft

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Message-ID: <46F6FAC4.2020509@garzik.org>
Date:	Sun, 23 Sep 2007 19:46:12 -0400
From:	Jeff Garzik <jeff@...zik.org>
To:	dougg@...que.net
CC:	linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org, LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	James Bottomley <James.Bottomley@...elEye.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Broadcom 8603 SAS/SATA driver, rough draft

Douglas Gilbert wrote:
> Is the lack of SMP support a driver limitation or is it
> the silicon?
> 
> How about support for wide ports (i.e. when 2 or more HBA
> phys are attached to remote phys which have the same SAS
> addresses)?
> 
> Last question: can the chip run in SCSI target mode?


Just for everybody's information, the Marvell SAS/SATA chip for which 
I'm also writing a driver definitely supports all of that:  SMP, STP, 
wire ports, SCSI target mode, even SATA target mode.

	Jeff


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