Re: [PATCH] RDMA/srp: Increase max_segment_size

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On Wed, Jan 30, 2019 at 10:59:34AM -0800, Bart Van Assche wrote:
> On Tue, 2019-01-22 at 10:25 -0800, Bart Van Assche wrote:
> > The default behavior of the SCSI core is to set the block layer request
> > queue parameter max_segment_size to 64 KB. That means that elements of
> > scatterlists are limited to 64 KB. Since RDMA adapters support larger
> > sizes, increase max_segment_size for the SRP initiator.
> > 
> > Notes:
> > - The SCSI max_segment_size parameter was introduced in kernel v5.0. See
> >   also commit 50c2e9107f17 ("scsi: introduce a max_segment_size
> >   host_template parameters").
> > - Some other block drivers already set max_segment_size to UINT_MAX,
> >   e.g. nbd and rbd.
> 
> Hi Jason and Doug,
> 
> Can one of you have a look at this patch?

I was confused by the unanswered remark from Doug Gilbert - what that
a request to change something?

Jason



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