94-188r0 -- Proposed INQUIRY command enhancements (a.k.a. TEST SUPPORT)

[Ralph Weber -- VMS -- ZKO3-4/U14]

> My responses to Gene Milligan's comments are as follows:

You need to specify the response if both the EVPD and CmdDt bits are one,
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> I do.
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> If both the EVPD and CmdDt bits are zero, the device server shall
> return the standard INQUIRY data (see clause 7.5.1).   . . .
> . . .          If both the EVPD and CmdDt bits are one, the device
> server shall return CHECK CONDITION status with the sense key set to
> ILLEGAL REQUEST and an additional sense code of INVALID FIELD IN CDB.


 "it shall 4 zero bytes" needs to be "it shall return four zero bytes"
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> Done.


A global solution to the version byte is needed but that is not unique to this
proposal. However since this proposal specifically accounts for back version
implementations, I don't understand how we can arbitrarily delete the ECMA
version field. I can understand how we could reduce it to a bit.
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> I just put the ECMA version field back.  Trying to rationalize version
> strategy plus trying to solve the reserved bits stuff is too much tilting
> at windmills for one proposal.


A fix to the typo "the contents of the ISO and ANSI-approved version fields
shall vendor-specific" is easy but I have a basic problem with the require- 
ment.  There is no vendor unique setting of the version number. Perhaps the
requirements should be restated to "interpretation of the version fields by 
the initiator is vendor-specific.
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> I added your proposed words.


This example assumes that the SAM defines uses for only the low-order three
bits of the Control byte.
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> This comment does not appear to identify anything that needs changing.
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> A 94-188r1 is in the works.  Watch the SCSI Reflector nearest you.
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> Thanks.
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> Ralph::