Re: iSCSI: keys/parameter dependence

[Martins Krikis <mkrikis@yahoo.com>]

--- "Robert D. Russell" <rdr@io.iol.unh.edu> wrote:

> > So MaxBurstSize MUST come before FirstBurstSize?
> 
> Not necessarily, since it says "Whenever parameter
> action or acceptance
> are dependent on other parameters, ...".  If you
> want to offer a value of
> FirstBurstSize (say 524288) that is greater than the
> default value 262144
> of MaxBurstSize then a value of MaxBurstSize at
> least as large as 524288
> must be offered first -- otherwise the offered value
> of 262144 for
> FirstBurstSize could not be accepted, since that
> would violate the
> requirement in section 11.14 that "FirstBurstSize
> MUST NOT exceed
> MaxBurstSize." (and the (default) value for
> MaxBurstSize would be
> exceeded if the offered value were accepted at that
> point in the
> negotiations.)
> 
> On the other hand, if you want to offer a value of
> MaxBurstSize (say 32768)
> that is smaller than the default value 65536 of
> FirstBurstSize then a value
> of FirstBurstSize no larger than 32768 must be
> offered first -- otherwise
> the offered value of 32768 for MaxBurstSize cannot
> be accepted, since that
> would violate the same requirement at that point in
> the negotiations.

So, are you really proposing a requirement that
we must look at the values in order to figure out in
which order to send keys? That is so UGLY, it is
hard to believe that this is happening.

Martins Krikis, Intel Corp.

Disclaimer: these opinions are mine and may not
            be those of my employer.


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