Re: linux-2.5.x-dj and SCSI error handling.

Douglas Gilbert (dougg@torque.net)
Sat, 27 Apr 2002 14:00:16 -0400

Andries.Brouwer@cwi.nl wrote:
> > The recent patch from Christoph Hellwig which kills off
> > the last remaining remnants of the old style SCSI error handling.
> > ...
>
> Is the new scsi-eh generally regarded as a good thing?

Andries,
If it isn't a good thing at the moment, James Bottomley
intends to make it a good thing shortly.

The new scsi_eh is a better design, and in 2.5 the scsi
mid level only has to concentrate on one rather than
two error correction mechanisms. That should make it
easier to get right.

Doug Gilbert
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