SSC-4: Sequential-access device log page

[Paul Suhler]

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This is fine with Quantum.
Paul
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Paul A. Suhler | Firmware Engineer | Quantum Corporation | Office:
949.856.7748 | paul.suhler at quantum.com 
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From: owner-t10 at t10.org [mailto:owner-t10 at t10.org] On Behalf Of Ballard,
Curtis C (StorageWorks)
Sent: Monday, March 01, 2010 8:44 AM
To: Kevin D Butt; t10 at t10.org
Subject: RE: SSC-4: Sequential-access device log page
No objections from HP.	I believe that would be a useful clarification.
Curtis Ballard
Hewlett Packard
StorageWorks Platforms Tape
Fort Collins, CO
(970) 898-3013
From: owner-t10 at t10.org [mailto:owner-t10 at t10.org] On Behalf Of Kevin D
Butt
Sent: Monday, March 01, 2010 8:52 AM
To: t10 at t10.org
Subject: SSC-4: Sequential-access device log page
In the sequential access device log page (0Ch) there are several
parameters defined where there is the use of the term "medium".  This
has caused some confusion about whether the intent is to report values
based on what has actually been committed to the medium or what has made
it into the object buffer (e.g., during writes are the blocks that have
successfully been received into the buffer part of the parameter or only
those that have been flushed to medium). 
The intent when I brought the proposal to add the parameters from 0004h
on is that it be the logical state of the medium, not the committed
state of the medium.  It is intended to be used as a gas gauge for the
operations being processed. 
Are there any objections to refining the wording to clarify this? 
Thanks, 
Kevin D. Butt
SCSI & Fibre Channel Architect, Tape Firmware
MS 6TYA, 9000 S. Rita Rd., Tucson, AZ 85744
Tel: 520-799-5280
Fax: 520-799-2723 (T/L:321)
Email address: kdbutt at us.ibm.com
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