Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Tue, 19 Nov 2002 01:13:32 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Tue, 19 Nov 2002 01:13:32 -0500 Received: from astound-64-85-224-253.ca.astound.net ([64.85.224.253]:43790 "EHLO master.linux-ide.org") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Tue, 19 Nov 2002 01:13:30 -0500 Date: Mon, 18 Nov 2002 22:16:02 -0800 (PST) From: Andre Hedrick To: Douglas Gilbert cc: "J. E. J. Bottomley" , Linus Torvalds , linux-scsi@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: linux-2.4.18-modified-scsi-h.patch In-Reply-To: <20021118171446.A28459@eng2.beaverton.ibm.com> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; BOUNDARY="1430322656-1953087833-1037686562=:2779" Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 2552 Lines: 63 This message is in MIME format. The first part should be readable text, while the remaining parts are likely unreadable without MIME-aware tools. Send mail to mime@docserver.cac.washington.edu for more info. --1430322656-1953087833-1037686562=:2779 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Greetings Doug et al. Please consider the addition of this simple void ptr to the scsi_request struct. The addition of this simple void pointer allows one to map any and all request execution caller the facility to search for a specific operation without having to run in circles. Hunting for these details over the global device list of all HBA's is silly and one of the key reasons why there error recovery path is so painful. Scsi_Request *req = sc_cmd->sc_request; blah_blah_t *trace = NULL; trace = (blah_blah_t *)req->trace_ptr; Therefore the specific transport invoking operations via the midlayer will have the ablity to track and trace any operation. It will save everyone headaches. Cheers, Andre Hedrick, CTO & Founder iSCSI Software Solutions Provider http://www.PyXTechnologies.com/ --1430322656-1953087833-1037686562=:2779 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; name="linux-2.4.18-modified-scsi-h.patch" Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64 Content-ID: Content-Description: Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="linux-2.4.18-modified-scsi-h.patch" LS0tIGxpbnV4L2RyaXZlcnMvc2NzaS9zY3NpLmgub3JpZwkyMDAyLTEwLTMx IDAxOjQ1OjM5LjAwMDAwMDAwMCAtMDgwMA0KKysrIGxpbnV4L2RyaXZlcnMv c2NzaS9zY3NpLmgJMjAwMi0xMC0zMSAwMTo0NjozMS4wMDAwMDAwMDAgLTA4 MDANCkBAIC02NjcsOCArNjY3LDExIEBADQogCXVuc2lnbmVkIHNob3J0IHNy X3NnbGlzdF9sZW47CS8qIHNpemUgb2YgbWFsbG9jJ2Qgc2NhdHRlci1nYXRo ZXIgbGlzdCAqLw0KIAl1bnNpZ25lZCBzcl91bmRlcmZsb3c7CS8qIFJldHVy biBlcnJvciBpZiBsZXNzIHRoYW4NCiAJCQkJICAgdGhpcyBhbW91bnQgaXMg dHJhbnNmZXJyZWQgKi8NCisJdm9pZCAqdHJhY2VfcHRyOwkvKiBjYXBhYmxl IG9mIGNtZC1jbW5kLWVycm9yIHRyYWNpbmcgKi8NCiB9Ow0KIA0KKyNkZWZp bmUgTU9ESUZJRURfU0NTSV9IDQorDQogLyoNCiAgKiBGSVhNRShlcmljKSAt IG9uZSBvZiB0aGUgZ3JlYXQgcmVncmV0cyB0aGF0IEkgaGF2ZSBpcyB0aGF0 IEkgZmFpbGVkIHRvIGRlZmluZQ0KICAqIHRoZXNlIHN0cnVjdHVyZSBlbGVt ZW50cyBhcyBzb21ldGhpbmcgbGlrZSBzY19mb28gaW5zdGVhZCBvZiBmb28u ICBUaGlzIHdvdWxkDQo= --1430322656-1953087833-1037686562=:2779-- - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/