linux-kernel - RE: [PATCH 1/2] scsi: scsi_transport_fc: Provide a lightweight option for Virtual FC Hosts.

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Message-ID: <DM5PR03MB249022A752750BB1C0620BF6A0760@DM5PR03MB2490.namprd03.prod.outlook.com>
Date:   Fri, 27 Jan 2017 15:45:26 +0000
From:   KY Srinivasan <kys@...rosoft.com>
To:     Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>,
        Cathy Avery <cavery@...hat.com>
CC:     Haiyang Zhang <haiyangz@...rosoft.com>,
        "jejb@...ux.vnet.ibm.com" <jejb@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
        "martin.petersen@...cle.com" <martin.petersen@...cle.com>,
        "devel@...uxdriverproject.org" <devel@...uxdriverproject.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org" <linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: RE: [PATCH 1/2] scsi: scsi_transport_fc: Provide a lightweight option
 for Virtual FC Hosts.



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Christoph Hellwig [mailto:hch@...radead.org]
> Sent: Thursday, January 19, 2017 7:12 AM
> To: Cathy Avery <cavery@...hat.com>
> Cc: KY Srinivasan <kys@...rosoft.com>; Haiyang Zhang
> <haiyangz@...rosoft.com>; jejb@...ux.vnet.ibm.com;
> martin.petersen@...cle.com; devel@...uxdriverproject.org; linux-
> kernel@...r.kernel.org; linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org
> Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] scsi: scsi_transport_fc: Provide a lightweight option
> for Virtual FC Hosts.
> 
> On Wed, Jan 18, 2017 at 03:28:57PM -0500, Cathy Avery wrote:
> > The patch provides a means to offer a lightweight option to the
> > current FC transport class. The new option is selected by a
> > driver when it indicates it wants the lightweight
> > transport via fc_function_template.
> 
> This need some really good documentation in the code and changelog
> what "lightweight" means.  It's a pretty horrible term, btw.

This was a concept that James proposed almost a year ago. I agree, we need to document this
better.

K. Y