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[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index] BHS inconsistencyJulian, There is an inconsistency in draft 10 between the definition of the Basic Header Segment in 10.2.1 and the sections defining PDU format for specific opcodes. 10.2.1 says "The Opcode, TotalAHSLength, and DataSegmentLength fields appear in all iSCSI PDUs." However, for most opcodes, the location of TotalAHSLength is marked reserved. For some opcodes such as Task Management Function Request and Response and R2T, both length fields are marked reserved. If these fields are reserved, then the Opcode would have to be interpreted inorder to perform operations handling the PDU such as putting headers and data portion into buffers or finding the start of the following PDU because a receiver is required to ignore the contents of reserved fields. This is an unnecessary complication of the initial PDU processing in the receiver. The draft should be made consistant with 10.2.1 by marking the fields as TotalAHSLength and DataSegmentLength for all opcodes. For opcodes that cannot carry an AHS or a data segment, there can be a statement "TotalAHSLength MUST be 0x00." or "TotalAHSLength MUST be 0x000000." This allows the receiver to use the fields to locate PDU boundaries regardless of opcode. Regards, Pat
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