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Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2011 12:55:42 -0500
From: Ric Wheeler <rwheeler@redhat.com>
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To: "Loke, Chetan" <Chetan.Loke@netscout.com>
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Subject: Re: copy offload support in Linux - new system call needed?
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On 12/15/2011 12:31 PM, Loke, Chetan wrote:
>> I think that hypervisor vendors will be very interested in this feature
>> which
>> would explain why vmware was active in drafting both the NFS and T10
> Specs are the only way to convince storage-target-vendors ;). Otherwise target-stack will need to implement multiple custom-CDB-handlers for different front-end APIs(which is ugly).
>
>
> Chetan

Hi Chetan,

I should post from my "Red Hat" email to make this less confusing for you - I 
know that this is in fact interesting to vendors :)

Thanks!

Ric