Re: iSCSI: Large Data Block Handling

[sandeepj@research.bell-labs.com (Sandeep Joshi)]

it should be (b).
The iSCSI (i.e.transport) PDU size is not related to 
the SCSI request length.   

-sandeep

> I would like some opinions on the following issue:
> 
> When the initiator and the target negotiate an agreed upon PDU max size
> (say 8K), and if the initiator receives a larger sized read request (say
> 64K), then
> 
> a) Should the initiator chop the large 64K size request into smaller 8K
> sized requests and send these to the target
> 
> OR
> 
> b) The initiator sends the 64K request to the target and the target sends
> only 8K responses to the initiator.
> 
> 
> 
> Kaladhar