A SAS Outstanding Xfer_RDY Question.

Nixon, Bob Bob.Nixon at emulex.com
Fri Jun 27 14:27:15 PDT 2003


* From the T10 Reflector (t10 at t10.org), posted by:
* "Nixon, Bob" <Bob.Nixon at Emulex.Com>
*
Hi, Bob, I think the rule you are looking for is in 9.2.6.3.3.5.2. This
looks like the only way to get to the state that sends transfer ready, and
it won't go there until the first burst data is processed. 

   - Bob Nixon

-----Original Message-----
From: Sheffield, Robert L [mailto:robert.l.sheffield at intel.com]
Sent: Friday, June 27, 2003 12:44 PM
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Subject: RE: A SAS Outstanding Xfer_RDY Question.


* From the T10 Reflector (t10 at t10.org), posted by:
* "Sheffield, Robert L" <robert.l.sheffield at intel.com>
*
I didn't see this the last time I looked into the question, but it does look
like only one XFER_RDY can be outstanding at a time. I looked into it before
because of a question about the first burst transfer, and what sort of
timeout might occur in case the first burst never completes. I assumed that
since the first burst is an implicit XFER_RDY, that the timeout would be the
same whether it's the first burst or a transfer associated with an explicit
XFER_RDY (the Initiator Response Timeout timer). What I'm left wondering now
is if the target must wait for the first burst transfer to complete before
sending the first XFER_RDY? Is that the intent, and is is stated anywhere?

Bob Sheffield

-----Original Message-----
From: Sriram Srinivasan [mailto:srirams at lsil.com]
Sent: Friday, June 27, 2003 11:31 AM
To: t10 at t10.org
Subject: RE: A SAS Outstanding Xfer_RDY Question.


* From the T10 Reflector (t10 at t10.org), posted by:
* Sriram Srinivasan <srirams at lsil.com>
*

  If sas-r04a.pdf is the current SAS spec, I see that in "10.2.1.8 Receive 
Data-Out transport protocol service" it talks about limiting number of 
outstanding XFER_RDY frames per command to 1.  I don't see where it allows 
more than 1 outstanding XFER_RDY frame per command.
  
  
  \Sriram\
  
» 
» * From the T10 Reflector (t10 at t10.org), posted by:
» * "Bill Galloway" <BillG at breatech.com>
» *
» I believe the current SAS spec allows more than one outstanding XFER_RDY 
per
» command.  There was some talk of limiting this but it never went anywhere.
» 
» Bill Galloway
» Pivot3, Inc.
» BillG at pivot3.com
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» F: (281) 988-0398 
» 
» -----Original Message-----
» From: owner-t10 at t10.org [mailto:owner-t10 at t10.org] On Behalf Of Whitehill,
» Cliff
» Sent: Friday, June 27, 2003 11:03 AM
» To: t10 at t10.org
» Subject: A SAS Outstanding Xfer_RDY Question.
» 
» 
» * From the T10 Reflector (t10 at t10.org), posted by:
» * "Whitehill, Cliff" <cwhitehi at lsil.com>
» *
» All,
» 
» My current understanding is that for SAS you can have only one outstanding
» Xfer_RDY per command.  Is this true? If so, where does it say this in the
» SAS specification?
» 
» Regards,
» 
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