Re: [iSCSI:] Logout request -- reason? Correction

[Luben Tuikov <luben@splentec.com>]

Could we do the same to Task Mgmt. Func. Req.
(Function -> byte 2) and to SNACK (Type -> byte 2).
Both PDUs have byte 2 reserved to 0.

If not, please elaborate.

-- 
Luben

Luben Tuikov wrote:
> 
> Let me correct this:
> 
> I was under the impression that byte 1 in BHS
> is a flags byte -- i.e. bit values.
> 
> I now see that the reason code is moved exactly there,
> in the Logout request PDU.
> 
> Could anyone please explain the logic behind this?
> 
> At the same time byte 2 and 3 are reserved to 0.
> 
> Why don't we:
> 
> 1)  Move the reason code to byte 2. This will
>     make it _consistent_ with the response byte
>     in Logout Response.
> 
> 2)  Make the value start at 0x80, as to hide
>     the ugliness of F = 1, and the fact that
>     we are trying to fit a numerical value (!)
>     and a bit value (!) in the same octet.
> 
> Comments?