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    SubjectRe: increasing scsi_max_sg / max_segments for scsi writes/reads
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    On Sun, 2005-04-17 at 23:17 -0700, sai narasimhamurthy wrote:
    > I tried working on scsi_malloc to increase burst size
    > , but to no avail ..all I got was hanged system every
    > time I started data transfers!
    > Has anyone worked on scsi_malloc , I am still trying
    > to figure out what changes were made in 2.6 to
    > overcome this problem of limited bursts.

    The change in 2.6 was to dump scsi_malloc and use mempools instead for
    the sg list.

    > Any pointers are very greatly welcome...I have never
    > worked on this part of the code before .

    Upgrade to 2.6 ... seriously ... what you're trying to do is what 2.6
    was designed for.

    James


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