Return-Path: X-Sieve: cmu-sieve 2.0 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by ece.cmu.edu (8.11.0/8.10.2) id h0H0j9F12788 for ips-outgoing; Thu, 16 Jan 2003 19:45:09 -0500 (EST) X-Authentication-Warning: ece.cmu.edu: majordom set sender to owner-ips@ece.cmu.edu using -f Received: from web13704.mail.yahoo.com (web13704.mail.yahoo.com [216.136.175.137]) by ece.cmu.edu (8.11.0/8.10.2) with SMTP id h0H0j6W12783 for ; Thu, 16 Jan 2003 19:45:06 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <20030117004505.29713.qmail@web13704.mail.yahoo.com> Received: from [192.52.57.33] by web13704.mail.yahoo.com via HTTP; Thu, 16 Jan 2003 16:45:05 PST Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2003 16:45:05 -0800 (PST) From: Martins Krikis Subject: Re: iSCSI: using the C bit To: Eddy Quicksall , ips@ece.cmu.edu In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Sender: owner-ips@ece.cmu.edu Precedence: bulk --- Eddy Quicksall wrote: > If this is done, the target will not process the > partial key and may send > his own key saying "ImmediateData=no". But, the > initiator has already > constructed the negotiation and request A+1 would > violate the protocol > because ImmediateData has already been negotiated. Avoiding this kind of a scenario is exactly why the C-bit got introduced. One cannot send any data (DataSegmentLength must be 0) until the other side clears the C-bit, thus allowing it. C-bit basically says "let me finish speaking". Martins Krikis, Intel Corp. __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com