Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2008 22:09:49 -0500
From: Ralph Weber <roweber@IEEE.org>
To: t10@t10.org
Subject: Re: using Request Sense
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I support Katata-san.
The REQUEST SENSE command is very useful in monitoring the progress
of long-running operations, some of which have been pushed into the
background by setting the IMMED bit to one.
In fact, I have just posted a proposal to enhance this capability.
http://www.t10.org/ftp/t10/document.08/08-263r0.pdf
All the best,
.Ralph
keiji_katata@post.pioneer.co.jp wrote:
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> In the case of autosense environment, to see the progress indication in the
> sense data, you may use the request sense command alone.
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> Best regards,
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> Keiji Katata
> PIONEER CORP.
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> Mark Overby <moverby@nvidia.com>@t10.org on 2008/06/26 11:06:24
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> $B08@h(B:  Eddy Quicksall <Quicksall_SCSI@Bellsouth.net>, <t10@t10.org>
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> For protocols that use autosense, probably not.
> For protocols that do not have autosense, you bet. (There are quite a few
wide
> spread protocols that do not have autosense capability).
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> On 6/25/08 6:51 PM, "Eddy Quicksall" <Quicksall_SCSI@bellsouth.net> wrote:
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>	Since some protocols use autosense then the sense data will be
cleared
>	when a command creates the condition and request sense will just get
back
>	"no sense".
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>	Is there a case where request sense is still useful?
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>	Eddy
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