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From: Andrew Vasquez <andrew.vasquez@qlogic.com>
Subject: Re: [RFC-v4 0/3] qla2xxx: v3.4 target mode LLD changes + tcm_qla2xxx
 fabric module
Date: Thu, 22 Dec 2011 14:25:20 -0800
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On Wed, 21 Dec 2011, Christoph Hellwig wrote:

> I think the most important item is to sort out the mess around the old
> generation qla23xx support.  The way the code currently sprinkles ifs
> around that is a complete mess.  Given that the qla23xx support has as
> far as I know zero test coverage, and has been EOLed by qlogic I see
> no reason to keep it around.
> 
> Anyone disagreeing with that?
> 

Christoph,

>>From an engineering and support perspective it doesn't make sense to
keep the (unsupported and untested) pre-ISP24xx codes around.  Going
forward, once internal resources can be allocated, QLogic would like
to see support for all ISP24xx and above hardware.

Regards,
Andrew Vasquez