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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">&gt; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;b) when transmitting the last idle dword before a connection is established (i.e., after receiving OPEN_ACCEPT);<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">&gt; Should XL transmitter insert a deletable primitive (dword mode) or LRM (link rate management, packet mode) just before the last idle dword or after the last idle dword<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">After.&nbsp; <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">If the forwarded stream includes the worst-case number of dwords before a forwarded deletable primitive occurs, then the dword immediately before the first forwarded dword needs to be deletable.&nbsp; Otherwise, you&#8217;d
 have one more dword than allowed between deletable primitives, which could result in a buffer overflow and losing one of the dwords (if there is a worst-case combination of ppm rates, buffer sizes, etc.).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">---<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Robert Elliott, HPE Persistent Memory<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> t10-bounces@t10.org [mailto:t10-bounces@t10.org]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Tim Symons<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, July 12, 2018 7:18 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Mansi Chadha &lt;Mansi.Chadha@synopsys.com&gt;; t10@t10.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [T10] [IMPORTANT] SPL-5 Specification queries :Physical link rate tolerance management requirements : (SPL-5 Revision 04 16 April 2018) : 6.19.2 XL transmitter and receiver<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Mansi,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">I will bring your enquiry to the attention of the T10 working group for review at the next meeting (17-19 July).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">I don&#8217;t believe that the precise location is particularly critical as will never cause an error event. It really should not matter if it is inserted before or after the final dword (or SPL packet), the objective
 is to ensure that there is a deletable primitive prior to the longer sequences described in the standard.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">My opinion is driven by Note 36:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>&#8220;NOTE 36 - This ensures that physical link rate tolerance management requirements are met, even if the<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>forwarded dword stream does not include a deletable primitive until the last possible dword.&#8221;<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">I will ask the group to comment whether there is a need for further definition to clarify the purpose of this requirement, and provide feedback to you by E-mail.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Regards<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Tim Symons<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">T10 Editor of SPL-5<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#365F91">Tim Symons | Storage Architect<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> <a href="mailto:t10-bounces@t10.org">t10-bounces@t10.org</a> &lt;<a href="mailto:t10-bounces@t10.org">t10-bounces@t10.org</a>&gt;
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Mansi Chadha<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, June 28, 2018 10:33 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:t10@t10.org">t10@t10.org</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [T10] [IMPORTANT] SPL-5 Specification queries :Physical link rate tolerance management requirements : (SPL-5 Revision 04 16 April 2018) : 6.19.2 XL transmitter and receiver<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:&quot;Cambria&quot;,serif;color:red">EXTERNAL EMAIL</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:ArialMT;color:#7030A0">Hi,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:ArialMT;color:#7030A0">I have certain queries on below section of the specification (SPL-5 Revision 04 16 April 2018) on &nbsp;the physical link rate tolerance management
 requirements.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:ArialMT;color:#7030A0">These queries are inline highlighted in
</span><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:ArialMT;color:#5B9BD5">blue and bolded</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:ArialMT;color:#7030A0">. Please suggest the valid expectation as per specification interpretation.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial-BoldMT">6.19.2 XL transmitter and receiver<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:ArialMT">The XL transmitter shall insert a deletable primitive or a deletable extended binary primitive before switching</span><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial-BoldMT"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:ArialMT">from originating dwords or originating SPL packets to forwarding dwords or forwarding SPL packets, including,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:ArialMT">for example:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:ArialMT">b) when transmitting the last idle dword before a connection is established (i.e., after receiving<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:ArialMT">OPEN_ACCEPT);<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:ArialMT;color:#5B9BD5">Should XL transmitter insert a deletable primitive (dword mode) or LRM (link rate management, packet mode) just before the last idle dword or after the last idle
 dword<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:ArialMT">c) while transmitting a SATA frame to a SAS logical link during an STP connection, when transmitting the<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:ArialMT">last dword from the STP flow control buffer in response to release of SATA_HOLD;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:ArialMT">d) while transmitting a SATA frame to a SAS logical link during an STP connection, when transmitting the<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:ArialMT">last SATA_HOLDA in response to release of SATA_HOLD (e.g., if the STP flow control buffer is<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:ArialMT">empty); and<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:ArialMT;color:#5B9BD5">XL transmitter is expected to insert a deletable primitive</span></b><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:ArialMT">
<span style="color:#5B9BD5">(dword mode) or LRM (link rate management, packet mode) &nbsp;after last SATA_HOLDA in response to release of SATA_HOLD<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:ArialMT;color:#5B9BD5">XL transmitter is expected to insert a deletable primitive (dword mode) or LRM (link rate management, packet mode) &nbsp;before last SATA_HOLDA in response to release
 of SATA_HOLD<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.75in;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:ArialMT"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:ArialMT">e) while receiving dwords of a SATA frame from a SAS logical link during an STP connection, when<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:ArialMT">transmitting the last SATA_HOLD.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:ArialMT;color:#5B9BD5">XL transmitter is expected to insert a deletable primitive (dword mode) or LRM (link rate management, packet mode) after last SATA_HOLD
<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:ArialMT;color:#5B9BD5">XL transmitter is expected to insert a deletable primitive</span></b><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:ArialMT">
<span style="color:#5B9BD5">(dword mode) or LRM (link rate management, packet mode) &nbsp;before last SATA_HOLD
<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:ArialMT;color:#7030A0">Also, apart from above mentioned examples we have identified some other scenarios which could be possible switches from originating to forwarding for XL transmitter as below:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:ArialMT;color:#7030A0">Please suggest if otherwise.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:ArialMT;color:#5B9BD5"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">1)<span style="font:7.0pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span></span></span></b><![endif]><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:ArialMT;color:#5B9BD5">Transmitting SATA_SOF after X_RDY is one of the switch case from Originating to forwarding which is not listed in examples list.&nbsp;
<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:ArialMT;color:#5B9BD5"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">a.<span style="font:7.0pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span></span></span></b><![endif]><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:ArialMT;color:#5B9BD5">X_RDY followed by CONT is to be treated as Originating sequence and for transmitting SATA_SOF, Expander should switch to forwarding Phy, and put a deletable
 primitive (dword mode) or LRM (link rate management, packet mode) before SATA_SOF<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:ArialMT;color:#5B9BD5"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">b.<span style="font:7.0pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span></span></span></b><![endif]><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:ArialMT;color:#5B9BD5">X_RDY (not followed by CONT) is to be treated as Originating sequence and for transmitting SATA_SOF, Expander should switch to forwarding Phy, and put a deletable
 primitive (dword mode) or LRM (link rate management, packet mode) before SATA_SOF<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:ArialMT;color:#5B9BD5"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">c.<span style="font:7.0pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span></span></span></b><![endif]><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:ArialMT;color:#5B9BD5">X_RDY followed by CONT and then X_RDY, is to be treated as Originating sequence and for transmitting SATA_SOF, Expander should switch to forwarding Phy, and
 put a deletable primitive (dword mode) or LRM (link rate management, packet mode) before SATA_SOF<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:ArialMT;color:#5B9BD5"><span style="mso-list:Ignore"><span style="font:7.0pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span>i.<span style="font:7.0pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span></b><![endif]><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:ArialMT;color:#5B9BD5">E.g. SATA_X_RDY -&gt; SATA_X_RDY -&gt; SATA_CONT -&gt; SATA_X_RDY -&gt; SATA_SOF<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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</span></span></span></b><![endif]><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:ArialMT;color:#5B9BD5">Read DATA transaction(DATA FIS is transmitted by Expander to STP Initiator) &#8220;<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:ArialMT;color:#5B9BD5"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">a.<span style="font:7.0pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span></span></span></b><![endif]><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:ArialMT;color:#5B9BD5">Expander shall put a deletable primitive (dword mode) or LRM (link rate management, packet mode) while transmitting the &nbsp;last SATA_HOLD i.e. before the last
 SATA_HOLD or after the last SATA_HOLD?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:ArialMT;color:#5B9BD5"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">3)<span style="font:7.0pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span></span></span></b><![endif]><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:ArialMT;color:#5B9BD5">while receiving dwords of a SATA frame from a SAS logical link during an STP connection, when<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:31.5pt;text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:ArialMT;color:#5B9BD5">transmitting the last SATA_HOLD<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:ArialMT;color:#5B9BD5"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">a.<span style="font:7.0pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span></span></span></b><![endif]><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:ArialMT;color:#5B9BD5">Write DATA transaction(DATA FIS is transmitted by STP initiator to &nbsp;Expander) &#8220;<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:ArialMT;color:#5B9BD5"><span style="mso-list:Ignore"><span style="font:7.0pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span>i.<span style="font:7.0pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span></b><![endif]><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:ArialMT;color:#5B9BD5">Expander shall put a deletable primitive (dword mode) or LRM (link rate management, packet mode)
 while transmitting the &nbsp;last SATA_HOLD i.e. before the last SATA_HOLD or after the last SATA_HOLD?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#7030A0">Please suggest the specification (SPL-5) interpretation for the above mentioned points related to physical link rate tolerance management requirements.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#7030A0">Hope to receive your response as soon as possible.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:ArialMT;color:#7030A0">Thanks &amp; Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:ArialMT;color:#7030A0">Mansi
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<span style="color:#ED7D31"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
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