linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] scsi: storvsc: Add support for FC rport.

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Message-ID: <58E24A9A.30200@redhat.com>
Date:   Mon, 3 Apr 2017 09:14:02 -0400
From:   Cathy Avery <cavery@...hat.com>
To:     Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>
Cc:     kys@...rosoft.com, haiyangz@...rosoft.com, jejb@...ux.vnet.ibm.com,
        martin.petersen@...cle.com, stephen@...workplumber.org,
        dan.carpenter@...cle.com, devel@...uxdriverproject.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] scsi: storvsc: Add support for FC rport.

On 04/03/2017 08:17 AM, Christoph Hellwig wrote:
>>   	if (host->transportt == fc_transport_template) {
>> +		struct fc_rport_identifiers ids = {
>> +			.roles = FC_PORT_ROLE_FCP_TARGET,
>> +		};
> I don't think storvsc ever acts as FCP target.

In order to implement the work around so that the scsi scan works 
indicating FC_PORT_ROLE_FCP_TARGET as a role was necessary due to its 
test in fc_scsi_scan_rport. The idea here is to avoid making any changes 
to the fc_transport driver which was of some concern.


Thanks,

Cathy