Possible mistake in Access Controls Out command

Thu Sep 2 05:57:34 PDT 2004

* From the T10 Reflector (t10 at t10.org), posted by:
* "Banther, Michael" <michael.banther at hp.com>
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Hi Ralph,
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While reading through the Access Controls portion of SPC-3 (r20a), I
came across a sentence that I suspect says something insensible:

If the error is an unsupported value in the LUN VALUE field, the access
controls coordinator should determine a suggested LUN value that is
unlikely to produce an error while also minimizing the absolute value =
of
the difference of the erroneous default LUN value and the suggested LUN
value.

The sentence occurs in 8.3.3.2.2 The Grant/revoke ACE page four
paragraphs below table 361.
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The problem lies in the phrase 'default LUN value'.  The Grant/Revoke
ACE page contains a LUN VALUE field and a DEFAULT LUN field.  It's not
clear from the text to which field 'default LUN value' refers.
=20
To my mind minimizing the absolute difference between the default LUN
and a suggested LUN doesn't make as much sense as minimizing the
absolute difference between the unsupported LUN value and a suggested
LUN.  Presumably the reason the device server uses a minimum distance
metric at all to suggest a value is to give the application client a
value close to what it wants.
=20
Do you agree that a problem exists here, and do you consider a change
|from 'default LUN value' to 'unsupported LUN value' (or something
similar) an editorial or technical change?
=20
Regards,
Michael Banther
Hewlett-Packard Ltd.
Telephone +44 (117) 312-9503
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Message Hi=20 Ralph,

 While = reading=20 through the Access Controls portion of SPC-3 (r20a), I came across a = sentence=20 that I suspect says something insensible:
 If the error is an unsupported = value in the=20 LUN VALUE = field, the=20 access controls coordinator = should=20 determine a suggested LUN value that is unlikely to produce an error = while=20 also minimizing the absolute = value of=20 the difference of the erroneous default LUN value and the suggested = LUN=20 value.
 The = sentence occurs=20 in 8.3.3.2.2 The Grant/revoke ACE page four paragraphs below table=20 361.

 The = problem lies in=20 the phrase 'default LUN value'.  The Grant/Revoke ACE page = contains a LUN VALUE field = and a DEFAULT LUN = field.  It's not=20 clear from the text to which field 'default LUN value'=20 refers.

 To my mind minimizing the absolute difference between the = default LUN and=20 a suggested LUN doesn't make as much sense as minimizing the absolute = difference=20 between the unsupported LUN value and a suggested LUN.  Presumably = the=20 reason the device server uses a minimum distance metric at all to = suggest a=20 value is to give the application client a value close to what it=20 wants.

 Do = you agree that a=20 problem exists here, and do you consider a change from 'default LUN = value' to=20 'unsupported LUN value' (or something similar) an editorial or = technical=20 change?

 Regards,
 Michael = Banther
 Hewlett-Packard = Ltd.
 Telephone +44 (117)=20 312-9503

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