On Fri, Sep 16, 2011 at 10:26 AM, Chris Boot <bootc@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On 16/09/2011 01:08, Jerome Martin wrote: >> >> It has been suggested to me by several parties that the "rtsadmin" >> name for the open-source CLI tool used to >> administrate the targets is causing some issues. Accordingly, before >> tagging release 2.0, I would like to ask >> everyone that has an opinion here if they have favored alternatives, >> in order to update the name for the release. > > I personally don't mind rtsadmin but I can see why the name might ruffle > some feathers and why it probably should be changed. You should be commended > for making the move to change the name so quickly. > >> Currently, the list is: >> >> - lioadm >> - lioadmin > > I'm not so keen on these as LIO is 'Linux-iSCSI.org', but the target > framework is much more than just iSCSI. To me these would make FC, SAS, > etc... all seem like second-class citizens. You are right. We actually tried to move away from lio name in the past but unexpectedly it did stick, hence the suggestion. > >> - tcmadmin > > I've been using LIO/TCM/whatever it's actually called for a while now and I > still can't work out what TCM is supposed to mean/be. Is it Target Core Mod? > If so I'm not sure this is good as I see the Target Core as being the > back-end drivers like iblock and pscsi and not the front-end target drivers > like iSCSI/FC/SAS/etc... Right, tcm is the storage backend part. Again, I am relaying suggestions here :-) > >> - targetadmin > > This is perhaps a little long but I like this the most so far. It does > exactly what it says on the tin. I agree with you but it feels a bit awkward and long. However, yeah, it seems to be the one carrying the best meaning of the whole list. > >> - tgtadm >> - tgtadmin > > The Linux SCSI Target Framework userspace admin tools are called tgtadm and > tgt-admin, so I think these are best avoided. Definitely the first as it > would make migration from tgt over to LIO/TCM/Target/whatever much more > difficult. tgtadmin should be avoided due to its similarity, IMO. <nod> Thanks for your input! How would an 'exotic' name feel to you guys ? I had maybe 'cible' in mind (this is 'target' in french ;-) )... Regards, -- Jérôme Martin -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe target-devel" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
