Re: Emulex FC target driver based on lpfc 10.4.8000.0

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Chris Moore wrote:
> > From: target-devel-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:target-devel-
> > owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Sebastian Herbszt
> > Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 2015 3:51 PM
> > To: Roland Dreier
> > Cc: scst-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; target-devel
> > Subject: Re: Emulex FC target driver based on lpfc 10.4.8000.0
> > 
> > Roland Dreier wrote:
> > > On Sun, Feb 8, 2015 at 9:31 AM, Sebastian Herbszt <herbszt@xxxxxx>
> > wrote:
> > > > The code is available on request.
> > >
> > > I would be curious to have a copy of your emulex target code.
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >   Roland
> > 
> > Which kernel version do you want to try it on? Depending on the version the
> > code will require modifications.
> > 
> > Sebastian
> 
> Before you get too far down that path, are you aware of the Emulex OCS SDK?  The SDK is independent
> of the lpfc driver, and supports target and initiator on FC, FCoE, and iSCSI.  

The Emulex OCS SDK was suggested before [1], but unfortunately it
was a no go for SLI-3 HBAs [2]. Did this change yet?

> The SDK in the past has been under a proprietary license and required signing up for the partner
> program to get the source, but we're in the process of making it more available and switching to an open
> source license.

Do you know a time frame for that change?
Does Emulex plan to upstream a target driver afterwards?

> If the SDK has the functionality you want it might save you from having to re-invent the wheel.
> 
> More information on the SDK is at http://www.emulex.com/products/onecore-storage-sdk/overview.
> 
> Chris

[1] http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.scsi.target.devel/6862
[2] http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.scsi.target.devel/6890

Sebastian
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