On Tue, Feb 14, 2017 at 9:32 PM, Bart Van Assche <Bart.VanAssche@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hello Robert, > > Are you using ZFS on Solaris or on Linux? In the last case, are you aware > that the Linux NVMeoF target driver supports all block devices? That > includes regular block devices SCSI devices and also the loop device. The > last option allows to export a file through the NVMeOF target driver. We are using ZFS on Linux. I did some reading and got NVMeoF working on our RoCE cards using a loop device. It was surprisingly easy and I didn't have any connection problems or D state issues. I'd like to know how the performance compares to iSER, but this D state problem prevents getting data on the iSER side. Thanks for helping me understand that NVMeoF can use a regular block device. Robert LeBlanc ---------------- Robert LeBlanc PGP Fingerprint 79A2 9CA4 6CC4 45DD A904 C70E E654 3BB2 FA62 B9F1 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-rdma" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
