linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/2] virtio-scsi: first version

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Date:	Fri, 02 Dec 2011 10:59:42 +1030
From:	Rusty Russell <rusty@...tcorp.com.au>
To:	Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com>,
	Sasha Levin <levinsasha928@...il.com>
Cc:	"Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@...hat.com>,
	linux-scsi <linux-scsi@...hat.com>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Stefan Hajnoczi <stefanha@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] virtio-scsi: first version

On Thu, 01 Dec 2011 09:36:51 +0100, Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com> wrote:
> On 12/01/2011 07:33 AM, Sasha Levin wrote:
> > On Wed, 2011-11-30 at 14:54 +0100, Paolo Bonzini wrote:
> >> +	/* We need to know how many segments before we allocate.
> >> +         * We need an extra sg elements at head and tail.
> >> +	 */
> >> +	sg_elems = virtscsi_config_get(vdev, seg_max);
> >
> > Maybe default to one if not specified (=0), like in virtio-blk.
> 
> Good idea.  Though with sg_elems=1 it is insanely slow.

And a bit over-conservative.  If they don't specify a max, you can pick
a number.  Make sure it fits in the ring though :)

Thanks,
Rusty.
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