Re: [PATCH] ATA over Ethernet driver for 2.6.9

From: Helge Hafting (helge.hafting_at_hist.no)
Date: 12/08/04

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To: Pavel Machek <pavel@ucw.cz>

    Pavel Machek wrote:

    >
    >Well, at least it has a chance to correctly work in low-memory conditions,
    >and it might be possible to swap over AoE.
    >ARPs are real problem there.
    > Pavel
    >
    >
    Well, how about caching the hw address of the AoE device
    somewhere in the data structure describing the block device?
    Then you won't need to ARP for it, and I guess that address isn't
    likely to change while the device is in use?

    Helge Hafting
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