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[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index] RE: iscsi : iscsi parameter default valuesI strongly agree that EMDP should not "default" to 1. Two reasons: 1) as I recently argued on this thread, I think it is invalid for a protocol to define a "default" for a mode page - that's not how mode pages work. 2) **main reason** The whole concept of delivering data out order (for the normal I/O, not error recovery) buys a lot of complexity in both initiator and target for marginal "improvements" in buffer management and or performance. I'm not convinced most targets gain anything from sending or receiving normal I/O data out of order. Therefore I think it is a mistake for iSCSI for force a host to be able to handle the out of order case or else issue a mode select *every* time a new session starts up. Keep it SIMPLE. I fully agree with Santosh that the defaults for login keys should be conservative. Charles Binford Pirus Networks 316.315.0382 x222 -----Original Message----- From: Santosh Rao [mailto:santoshr@cup.hp.com] Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2001 9:29 PM To: ips@ece.cmu.edu Subject: iscsi : iscsi parameter default values All, With the issue of mode page vs. login keys having [almost] drawn to a close, I would like to raise the below issues again, on the subject of default values for login keys and other iscsi parameters : * In keeping with traditional use of scsi mode pages, iscsi should not specify any default settings for any mode pages that continue to exist for iscsi. "Default values" for mode pages are target specific and should not be bound to the protocol draft. * MORE IMPORTANTLY, I read the default for EMDP as being set to 1 :-< This implies that targets must be always prepared to deal with out of order data and initiators must be prepared to deal with out of order data, unless the initiator performs a mode select to disable it. [which defeats all the previous advantages gained thru mandating use of login keys for other negotiations.]. A default, if it were to exist, should be 0. (in-order, by default). * Conservative specification of defaults for login keys along the following lines : MaxConnections = 1 FMarker = "no" InitialR2T = "yes" BidiInitialR2T = "yes" ImmediateData = "no" DataPDULength = 16 MaxOutstandingR2T = 1 DataPDUInOrder = "yes" ErrorRecoveryLevel = 0 SessionType = "normal" * Should the iscsi protocol require a "Lun Control Mode Page"? IOW, is an EnableCRN bit required at the transport layer ? If the device server capability is to be negotiated , I suggest this bit be moved to a SCSI ULP Mode Page such as the "Control Mode Page", through a T10 change as a part of the SCSI changes being driven by iscsi. Comments ? Thanks, Santosh Santosh Rao wrote: > There are the separate issues of : > > * iscsi's specification of defaults for its mode pages which is not in line with mode page > usage. This impacts the target's ability to enforce values other than the protocol > specified default, if the initiator were to not use mode sense/select. > > * default settings for login keys. > > * Is there a need for the "LUN Control Mode Page" and whether "Enable CRN" should be in a > transport specific mode page ? > > which need to be driven to closure as well. > > Regards, > Santosh
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