linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] scsi: core: Cap shost cmd_per_lun at can

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Message-ID: <yq1bl93z9su.fsf@ca-mkp.ca.oracle.com>
Date:   Sat, 22 May 2021 00:28:22 -0400
From:   "Martin K. Petersen" <martin.petersen@...cle.com>
To:     John Garry <john.garry@...wei.com>
Cc:     Bart Van Assche <bvanassche@....org>, <jejb@...ux.ibm.com>,
        <martin.petersen@...cle.com>, <linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org>,
        <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, <ming.lei@...hat.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] scsi: core: Cap shost cmd_per_lun at can_queue


John,

> I don't mind doing that, but is there any requirement for can_queue to
> not be limited to 16b?
>
> It seems intentional that can_queue is int and cmd_per_lun is short.

I suspect cmd_per_lun was originally chosen to be 16 bits because of FC
(SPI was 8 bits). And that it seemed unreasonable that the initiator
should be limited to what a single LUN could express. But this is all
guesswork. This code was obviously written a very, very long time ago...

-- 
Martin K. Petersen	Oracle Linux Engineering