On Sun, Feb 13, 2005 at 10:37:12AM +0200, Dan Bar Dov wrote: > > I don't know who "we" here is, but we as the kernel developer > > community certainly disagree. > > So how do you describe scsi mid layer? > Scsi mid layer is exaclty a unifying API that hides the specific hardware > device drivers from the upper layer abstractions. > The kdapl model is identical to the scsi model - a single in-kernel API that > hides different hardware specific implementations of RDMA.
It's not really analogue. In SCSI the hardware (or at least the drivers) all speak the same protocol (in a few different revisions), and the scsi midlayer and upper level drivers implement most of that protocol. The LLDDs program the different hardware implementing this protocol. See the SAM-2 or SAM-3 documents for details. _______________________________________________ openib-general mailing list [email protected] http://openib.org/mailman/listinfo/openib-general To unsubscribe, please visit http://openib.org/mailman/listinfo/openib-general
