[Stgt-devel] User-mode iSER

[Ming Zhang]

On Wed, 2006-08-02 at 07:21 +0900, FUJITA Tomonori wrote:
> From: Ming Zhang <mingz at ele.uri.edu>
> Subject: Re: [Stgt-devel] User-mode iSER
> Date: Tue, 01 Aug 2006 16:31:10 -0400
> 
> > On Tue, 2006-08-01 at 15:23 -0500, Tom Tucker wrote:
> > > On Tue, 2006-08-01 at 16:21 -0400, Ming Zhang wrote:
> > > > On Tue, 2006-08-01 at 14:00 -0500, Tom Tucker wrote:
> > > > > On Tue, 2006-08-01 at 14:49 -0400, Ming Zhang wrote:
> > > > > > my 2c. u figure ignores other device types like VT/VTL or bridge. your
> > > > > > target device type are only TYPE_DISK here.
> > > > > 
> > > > > Yeah, I should put in ellipses... These types are not precluded.
> > > > > 
> > > > > >  also scsi/block/file just
> > > > > > physical media used by TYPE_DISK.
> > > > > 
> > > > > Yes, but there seemed to be some interest in exporting a file as a SCSI
> > > > > Target, or even anonymously mapped memory...
> > > > > 
> > > > > What else should we be thinking about?
> > > > 
> > > > SPI is not mentioned in your pic.
> > > > 
> > > > and it will be better if kernel/user space line is marked. so people
> > > > know your intention and can comment in that if need. otherwise, i saw no
> > > > difference from stgt or scst.
> > > 
> > > Someone else mentioned that. I'll add a line.
> > > 
> > 
> > cool.
> > 
> > > > 
> > > > also license. :P what license(s) will be used and allowed for each part.
> > > 
> > > Dual BSD/GPL
> > 
> > cool again.
> > 
> > i bet vendor will love to jump onto this. ;)
> 
> Only the iSER component. The rest will be released under GPL.

then is a VT/VTL company write a target mode driver and need to link to
this target, means it has to be GPL as well?

Ming

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