Re: iscsi: discovery session - logout

[andy currid <andy@windriver.com>]

Julian

As a target implementor, I'll certainly handle a discovery session
simply having its connection closed, as I do for all sessions.

As an initiator implementor, I'd like the option of closing down
a discovery session the same way I close down a normal session -
with a logout. It makes my code more uniform.

The current spec prohibits closure of a discovery session with
a logout. I think the wording should be changed to permit use
of logout on discovery sessions, without requiring that it be
used. That still permits lightweight gateways, etc., to not
use logout if needs be.

Regards

Andy


> I am not sure that you want this.
> You may just close the connections.
> The idea was that discovery may be implemented by a gateway that has not 
> many other things.
> 
> But we can add Logout if many more on the list want it (just to clean the 
> SSID records).
> 
> Julo
> 
> 
> andy currid <andy@windriver.com>
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> 08-10-01 18:01
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> 
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> Subject:        iscsi: discovery session - logout
> 
> iSCSI version 8, sections 2.4 and and Appendix D.31, states that
> the only command accepted in full feature phase of a discovery
> session is a Text Request with the SendTargets key.
> 
> Shouldn't a discovery session also accept a Logout command?
> 
> Andy

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