On Fri Oct 9 13:08:44 EDT 2009, pitt+aoetools-disc...@segfault.info wrote: ... > Whats the difference between the aoe6 tar.gz and the aoe kernel module in > the mainline kernel? > Which one should I use?
The driver at CORAID's website has features that we intend to push into the kernel.org driver. Which you use will depend on whether you need these features right now. It might be more convenient to use the aoe driver in your Linux distribution. The changelog is the definitive reference for the answer to your question. http://support.coraid.com/support/linux/aoe6-Changelog ... but some highlights include, * driver handles I/O requests instead of bios, so that the I/O schedulers can be used, * system device numbers are allocated dynamically, so that the website driver can support a greater number of AoE targets and a wider range of LUN numbers per shelf address, * AoE responses can return from a MAC address other than the one the command was sent to. The CORAID VS relies on this feature. * Packets with a data payload over a page size can be used in the CORAID website driver. When the network can support jumbo frames over 4200 octets, this feature can increase performance. -- Ed ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Come build with us! The BlackBerry(R) Developer Conference in SF, CA is the only developer event you need to attend this year. Jumpstart your developing skills, take BlackBerry mobile applications to market and stay ahead of the curve. Join us from November 9 - 12, 2009. Register now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/devconference _______________________________________________ Aoetools-discuss mailing list Aoetools-discuss@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/aoetools-discuss
