Re: [PATCH 6/11] lpfc 8.1.1 : Fixes to error handlers

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On Tue, Nov 29, 2005 at 05:11:42PM +1000, Douglas Gilbert wrote:
> While on the subject of resets, linux still has a
> fuzziness around a "device" reset. There should be
> two resets around this level:
>   - target reset: reset a target device, its ports and
>     all logical units within it [transport level]
>   - logical unit reset: reset a logical unit only
>     [this is a mandatory SCSI task management function]

Agreed.  In fact the emulex driver has a target reset handler already
in lower level code, but only loops over it for all found targets in the
linux bus reset handler.

> If changes are being made in this area, then perhaps
> this fuzziness should be addressed.

I don't think it's related to the asynchronous reset change.  On the
other hand it's a pretty simple change, I should have done it long
ago.

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