Instead of using GID_FT SNS request to get list of registered FCP ports,
use GID_PT to get list of all Nx_Ports, and then use GFF_ID and/or GFT_ID
requests to find whether they are FCP and target capable.
The problem with old approach is that GID_FT does not report ports without
FC-4 type registered. In particular it was impossible to boot OS from
FreeBSD FC target using QLogic FC BIOS, since one does not register FC-4
type even on new cards and so ignored by old code as incompatible.
As a side bonus this allows initiator to skip pointless logins to other
initiators by fetching that information from SNS instead.
In case some switches do not implement GFF_ID/GFT_ID correctly, add sysctls
to disable that functionality. I handled broken GFF_ID of my Brocade 200E,
but there may be other switches with different bugs.
Linux also uses GID_PT, but GFF_ID is disabled by default there, and GFT_ID
is not supported.
Sponsored by: iXsystems, Inc.
FC-Tape provides additional link level error recovery, and is
highly recommended for tape devices. It will only be turned on for
a given target if the target supports it.
Without this setting, we default to whatever FC-Tape setting is in
NVRAM on the card.
This can be overridden by setting the following loader tunable, for
example for isp0:
hint.isp.0.nofctape=1
sys/conf/options:
Add a new kernel config option, ISP_FCTAPE_OFF, that
defaults the FC-Tape configuration to off.
sys/dev/isp/isp_pci.c:
If ISP_FCTAPE_OFF is defined, turn off FC-Tape. Otherwise,
turn it on if the card supports it.
share/man/man4/isp.4:
Add a description of FC-Tape to the isp(4) man page.
Add descriptions of the fctape and nofctape options, as well as the
ISP_FCTAPE_OFF kernel configuration option.
Add the ispfw module and kernel drivers to the suggested
configurations at the top of the man page so that users are less
likely to leave it out. The driver works well with the included
firmware, but may not work at all with whatever firmware the user
has flashed on their card.
MFC after: 3 days
Sponsored by: Spectra Logic
Hacks to enable target mode there complicated code, while didn't really
work. And for outdated hardware fixing it is not really interesting.
Initiator mode tested with Qlogic 1080 adapter is still working fine.
