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From: Matt_Domsch@Dell.com
To: axboe@suse.de
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: RE: aacraid 2.4.0 kernel
Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2001 21:24:00 -0600 
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> I haven't seen this driver, but if it uses the SCSI layer instead
> of being a "pure" block driver then I can see a slight problem
> in that currently only understand max sg entry limits and not
> total request sizes. I would rather fix this limitation then, and
> would also be interested to know if any of the (older) SCSI drivers
> have such limitations too.

Yes, it's a SCSI driver, not a block driver.  Adaptec thought it prudent to
try to fix this in their driver rather than try to change the SCSI layer in
2.4.x just now.  They expected it would be more difficult getting such a
change through validation and into the kernel in a timely manner.

-Matt


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