tree 3d7fbce10e7379097f34276b6a8a7d090d4dc813
parent ba539743b70cd160c84bab1c82910d0789b820f8
author Nicholas Bellinger <nab@linux-iscsi.org> 1337230954 -0700
committer Nicholas Bellinger <nab@linux-iscsi.org> 1337240758 -0700

target: Add MI_REPORT_TARGET_PGS ext. header + implict_trans_secs attribute

This patch adds support for ALUA MI_REPORT_TARGET_PGS extended header
format defined within SPC-4.  It changes target core ALUA emulation logic
within target_emulate_report_target_port_groups() to support both the
extended and original length only header formats.

It includes adding a new 'implict_trans_secs' attribute for each ALUA
target port group to control the value returned to the application client
for an recommended implict translation timeout in seconds.  By default
this value is currently set to zero, and limited up to 255 by virtue of
using a single byte in the extended header format.

This value is used by target_emulate_report_target_port_groups() within
the extended header logic to set IMPLICIT TRANSITION TIME as defined by
spc4r30.

Cc: Hannes Reinecke <hare@suse.de>
Cc: Rob Evers <revers@redhat.com>
Cc: Christoph Hellwig <hch@lst.de>
Cc: Roland Dreier <roland@purestorage.com>
Signed-off-by: Nicholas Bellinger <nab@linux-iscsi.org>