linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 4/4] scsi: hisi_sas: Add support for DIF feature for v3 hw

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Date:   Tue, 04 Dec 2018 21:14:43 -0500
From:   "Martin K. Petersen" <martin.petersen@...cle.com>
To:     John Garry <john.garry@...wei.com>
Cc:     "Martin K. Petersen" <martin.petersen@...cle.com>,
        <jejb@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>, <linuxarm@...wei.com>,
        <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, <linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org>,
        Xiang Chen <chenxiang66@...ilicon.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 4/4] scsi: hisi_sas: Add support for DIF feature for v3 hw

John,

> Are you happy for us to make DIX support in this driver "hisi_sas DIX
> experimental" short term?

That's entirely your call, it's your driver/controller.  I just want the
experimental tag to be due to reasons on *your* end.

If it's reasons on my end they'll need to get fixed. We shouldn't have
drivers circumventing features because of bugs in the core block/SCSI
code...

-- 
Martin K. Petersen	Oracle Linux Engineering