[Ksummit-2008-discuss] Kernel Summit Request for Discussion: The Future of Target mode and Cloud storage on Linux

[Greg KH]

On Wed, Aug 20, 2008 at 05:49:50PM -0700, Nicholas A. Bellinger wrote:
> On Wed, 2008-08-20 at 18:35 -0600, Matthew Wilcox wrote:
> > On Wed, Aug 20, 2008 at 05:15:22PM -0700, Nicholas A. Bellinger wrote:
> > > James, there are lots of people interested in a proper kernel level
> > > target engine that can be used across multiple fabrics.  The problem is
> > 
> > But are any of them going to be at kernel summit?  This just doesn't
> > feel like something that is of kernel-wide interest.  I appreciate it's
> > something you feel strongly about, but this really feels like something
> > that's very scsi-specific.
> > 
> 
> /me puts on the VHACS cloud hat

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> > What can be addressed at the KS that couldn't be addressed at the
> > storage summit?
> > 
> 
> Well, some of these topics at the storage summit with little movement.
> Now that a killer app exists (VHACS and VHACS-VM), the interest from all
> corners is rising for getting those out of tree pieces that the killer
> app depends on upstream with the highest level of code quality
> possibile.

That's the point right there.  Post the code and people who are
interested can take it from there.

> Getting the face to face discussion time about these topics at the KS
> in a month (as opposed to six months at LSF) will help kickstart
> things toward the right path in the generic target mode engine and
> iSCSI target mode development communities. 

Again, I think you are aiming for the wrong audience here.  How about a
BOF at the Plumbers conference with this topic instead?  There will be
lots of storage people around and that way you can meet them in person,
to try to convince them of your proposal, which is what it looks like
you are wanting to do.

But again, this isn't a general "kernel-wide or process" type topic and
as such, isn't really that relevant for the KS this year.

We are trying to have topics that interest _everyone_ as much as
possible.  Otherwise people tune out.

thanks,

greg k-h