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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Hi Ray,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">I don’t have hardware to support NVM Reservation Register. So, my testing was limited to issuing individual Scsi Persistent Reserve commands and manually verifying
the Scsi to NVMe translation. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">As you observed, I missed the IEKEY field. My implementation was based on table 6-35 in the SNTL 1.5. That doesn’t mention IEKEY. But, I overlooked the information
about IEKEY from table 4-16.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">I’ll make that change and submit a new patch.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:90%"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:90%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Tom Freeman</span></b><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:90%"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:90%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Software Engineer, Device Manager and Driver Development</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:90%"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:90%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">HGST, a Western Digital company</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:90%"><a href="mailto:thomas.freeman@hgst.com"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:90%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0563C1">thomas.freeman@hgst.com</span></a><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:90%"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:90%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">507-322-2311<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:8.0pt;line-height:90%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">3605 Hwy 52 N
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</span><span style="font-size:8.0pt;line-height:90%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Rochester, MN 55901</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1F497D"><br>
</span><a href="https://hgst.jiveon.com/external-link.jspa?url=http://www.hgst.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;line-height:90%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0563C1">www.hgst.com</span></a><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext"> Robles, Raymond C [mailto:raymond.c.robles@intel.com]
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<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, November 10, 2015 3:59 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Thomas Freeman <thomas.freeman@hgst.com>; nvmewin@lists.openfabrics.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> RE: [nvmewin] Changes for SNTL 1.5 and SCSI Persistent Reserve In/Out<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Intel Clear";color:#44546A">Hi Tom,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Intel Clear";color:#44546A"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Intel Clear";color:#44546A">Intel has finished their internal testing of this patch. All tests passed with the exception of the MS SCSI Compliance Tests for Persistent Reserve In/Out (see attached
file).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Intel Clear";color:#44546A"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Intel Clear";color:#44546A">We’re not sure if the failures are due to IEKEY field not being handled in Persistent Reserve Out command. Was this something that was intentionally left out? Were you
able to try the SCSI compliance test?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Intel Clear";color:#44546A"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Intel Clear";color:#44546A">Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Intel Clear";color:#44546A">Ray<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Intel Clear";color:#44546A"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">
</span><a href="mailto:nvmewin-bounces@lists.openfabrics.org"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">nvmewin-bounces@lists.openfabrics.org</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext"> [</span><a href="mailto:nvmewin-bounces@lists.openfabrics.org"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">mailto:nvmewin-bounces@lists.openfabrics.org</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Robles, Raymond C<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, November 02, 2015 4:25 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Thomas Freeman; </span><a href="mailto:nvmewin@lists.openfabrics.org"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">nvmewin@lists.openfabrics.org</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext"><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [nvmewin] Changes for SNTL 1.5 and SCSI Persistent Reserve In/Out<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Intel Clear";color:#44546A">Hello all,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Intel Clear";color:#44546A"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Intel Clear";color:#44546A">I extended the review period for this patch to allow for more time. We’re coming up on the end of the year and I’d like to wrap up all planned patches.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Intel Clear";color:#44546A"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Intel Clear";color:#44546A">Intel is wrapping up our review of this patch and will send out our feedback by the end of the week. Still awaiting feedback from Samsung and PMC. In order to keep to
our original schedule, I’d like to wrap this patch up as soon as possible. Intel will be next with the namespace management patch.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Intel Clear";color:#44546A"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Intel Clear";color:#44546A">Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Intel Clear";color:#44546A">Ray<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Intel Clear";color:#44546A"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">
</span><a href="mailto:nvmewin-bounces@lists.openfabrics.org"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">nvmewin-bounces@lists.openfabrics.org</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext"> [</span><a href="mailto:nvmewin-bounces@lists.openfabrics.org"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">mailto:nvmewin-bounces@lists.openfabrics.org</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Robles, Raymond C<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, October 07, 2015 12:54 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Thomas Freeman; </span><a href="mailto:nvmewin@lists.openfabrics.org"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">nvmewin@lists.openfabrics.org</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext"><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [nvmewin] Changes for SNTL 1.5 and SCSI Persistent Reserve In/Out<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Intel Clear";color:#44546A;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">Tom,</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Intel Clear";color:#44546A"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Intel Clear";color:#44546A"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Intel Clear";color:#44546A">Thanks for volunteering to submit this patch while Intel is wrapping up the namespace management patch.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Intel Clear";color:#44546A"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Intel Clear";color:#44546A;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">All Reviewers,</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Intel Clear";color:#44546A"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Intel Clear";color:#44546A"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Intel Clear";color:#44546A">Please provide feedback on HGST’s patch by
</span><b><u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Intel Clear";color:red">October 21<sup>st</sup>, 2015</span></u></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Intel Clear";color:#44546A">. Thanks!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Intel Clear";color:#44546A"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Intel Clear";color:#44546A">Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Intel Clear";color:#44546A">Ray<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Intel Clear";color:#44546A"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext"> Thomas Freeman [</span><a href="mailto:thomas.freeman@hgst.com"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">mailto:thomas.freeman@hgst.com</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">]
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<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, October 07, 2015 12:45 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> </span><a href="mailto:nvmewin@lists.openfabrics.org"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">nvmewin@lists.openfabrics.org</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext"><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Robles, Raymond C<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Changes for SNTL 1.5 and SCSI Persistent Reserve In/Out<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">This patch includes changes to support SNTL version 1.5, SCSI Persistent Reserve In/Out and a variety of small fixes.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">The following tests were successfully run on Windows 2008 R2, Windows 2012 and Windows 2012 R2<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">1 hour sdstress, 1 hour IOMETER, Quick and Slow format - MBR and GPT, Microsoft Scsi Compliance.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">The above tests were run with an NVMe 1.1a compliant device that does not support NVMe Reservations.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Testing variations of Unit SN VPD page/Device ID Data Page (requiring V1.0 or NGUID support) and
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">SCSI Persistent Reserve In/Out, required setting breakpoints to manually alter the required Identify<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">data. At that point individual SCSI commands were issued and the driver's response (NVMe commands
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">issued and data returned) was manually verified.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">The attached file, SNTL15ResInOut.zip, contains a Patch file, a copy of the source code and a Log file detailing the changes made.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">The password for the file is “nvmehgst”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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