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author | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@g5.osdl.org> | 2006-06-21 11:18:25 -0700 |
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committer | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@g5.osdl.org> | 2006-06-21 11:18:25 -0700 |
commit | 28e4b224955cbe30275b2a7842e729023a4f4b03 (patch) | |
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Merge master.kernel.org:/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jejb/scsi-misc-2.6
* master.kernel.org:/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jejb/scsi-misc-2.6: (85 commits)
[SCSI] 53c700: remove reliance on deprecated cmnd fields
[SCSI] hptiop: don't use cmnd->bufflen
[SCSI] hptiop: HighPoint RocketRAID 3xxx controller driver
[SCSI] aacraid: small misc. cleanups
[SCSI] aacraid: Update supported product information
[SCSI] aacraid: Fix return code interpretation
[SCSI] scsi_transport_sas: fix panic in sas_free_rphy
[SCSI] remove RQ_SCSI_* flags
[SCSI] remove scsi_request infrastructure
[SCSI] mptfusion: change driver revision to 3.03.10
[SCSI] mptfc: abort of board reset leaves port dead requiring reboot
[SCSI] mptfc: fix fibre channel infinite request/response loop
[SCSI] mptfc: set fibre channel fw target missing timers to one second
[SCSI] mptfusion: move fc event/reset handling to mptfc
[SCSI] spi transport: don't allow dt to be set on SE or HVD buses
[SCSI] aic7xxx: expose the bus setting to sysfs
[SCSI] scsi: remove Documentation/scsi/cpqfc.txt
[SCSI] drivers/scsi: Use ARRAY_SIZE macro
[SCSI] Remove last page_address from dc395x.c
[SCSI] hptiop: HighPoint RocketRAID 3xxx controller driver
...
Fixed up conflicts in drivers/message/fusion/mptbase.c manually (due to
the sparc interrupt cleanups)
Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation')
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/scsi/00-INDEX | 2 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/scsi/ChangeLog.megaraid_sas | 13 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/scsi/aacraid.txt | 8 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/scsi/cpqfc.txt | 272 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/scsi/hptiop.txt | 92 |
5 files changed, 109 insertions, 278 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/scsi/00-INDEX b/Documentation/scsi/00-INDEX index e7da8c3a255b..12354830c6b0 100644 --- a/Documentation/scsi/00-INDEX +++ b/Documentation/scsi/00-INDEX @@ -30,8 +30,6 @@ aic7xxx.txt - info on driver for Adaptec controllers aic7xxx_old.txt - info on driver for Adaptec controllers, old generation -cpqfc.txt - - info on driver for Compaq Tachyon TS adapters dpti.txt - info on driver for DPT SmartRAID and Adaptec I2O RAID based adapters dtc3x80.txt diff --git a/Documentation/scsi/ChangeLog.megaraid_sas b/Documentation/scsi/ChangeLog.megaraid_sas index 2dafa63bd370..0a85a7e8120e 100644 --- a/Documentation/scsi/ChangeLog.megaraid_sas +++ b/Documentation/scsi/ChangeLog.megaraid_sas @@ -1,3 +1,16 @@ + +1 Release Date : Wed Feb 03 14:31:44 PST 2006 - Sumant Patro <Sumant.Patro@lsil.com> +2 Current Version : 00.00.02.04 +3 Older Version : 00.00.02.04 + +i. Remove superflous instance_lock + + gets rid of the otherwise superflous instance_lock and avoids an unsave + unsynchronized access in the error handler. + + - Christoph Hellwig <hch@lst.de> + + 1 Release Date : Wed Feb 03 14:31:44 PST 2006 - Sumant Patro <Sumant.Patro@lsil.com> 2 Current Version : 00.00.02.04 3 Older Version : 00.00.02.04 diff --git a/Documentation/scsi/aacraid.txt b/Documentation/scsi/aacraid.txt index 820fd0793502..be55670851a4 100644 --- a/Documentation/scsi/aacraid.txt +++ b/Documentation/scsi/aacraid.txt @@ -24,10 +24,10 @@ Supported Cards/Chipsets 9005:0285:9005:0296 Adaptec 2240S (SabreExpress) 9005:0285:9005:0290 Adaptec 2410SA (Jaguar) 9005:0285:9005:0293 Adaptec 21610SA (Corsair-16) - 9005:0285:103c:3227 Adaptec 2610SA (Bearcat) + 9005:0285:103c:3227 Adaptec 2610SA (Bearcat HP release) 9005:0285:9005:0292 Adaptec 2810SA (Corsair-8) 9005:0285:9005:0294 Adaptec Prowler - 9005:0286:9005:029d Adaptec 2420SA (Intruder) + 9005:0286:9005:029d Adaptec 2420SA (Intruder HP release) 9005:0286:9005:029c Adaptec 2620SA (Intruder) 9005:0286:9005:029b Adaptec 2820SA (Intruder) 9005:0286:9005:02a7 Adaptec 2830SA (Skyray) @@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ Supported Cards/Chipsets 9005:0285:9005:0297 Adaptec 4005SAS (AvonPark) 9005:0285:9005:0299 Adaptec 4800SAS (Marauder-X) 9005:0285:9005:029a Adaptec 4805SAS (Marauder-E) - 9005:0286:9005:02a2 Adaptec 4810SAS (Hurricane) + 9005:0286:9005:02a2 Adaptec 3800SAS (Hurricane44) 1011:0046:9005:0364 Adaptec 5400S (Mustang) 1011:0046:9005:0365 Adaptec 5400S (Mustang) 9005:0283:9005:0283 Adaptec Catapult (3210S with arc firmware) @@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ Supported Cards/Chipsets 9005:0286:9005:02a1 ICP ICP9087MA (Lancer) 9005:0286:9005:02a4 ICP ICP9085LI (Marauder-X) 9005:0286:9005:02a5 ICP ICP5085BR (Marauder-E) - 9005:0286:9005:02a3 ICP ICP5085AU (Hurricane) + 9005:0286:9005:02a3 ICP ICP5445AU (Hurricane44) 9005:0286:9005:02a6 ICP ICP9067MA (Intruder-6) 9005:0286:9005:02a9 ICP ICP5087AU (Skyray) 9005:0286:9005:02aa ICP ICP5047AU (Skyray) diff --git a/Documentation/scsi/cpqfc.txt b/Documentation/scsi/cpqfc.txt deleted file mode 100644 index dd33e61c0645..000000000000 --- a/Documentation/scsi/cpqfc.txt +++ /dev/null @@ -1,272 +0,0 @@ -Notes for CPQFCTS driver for Compaq Tachyon TS -Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapter, PCI 64-bit, 66MHz -for Linux (RH 6.1, 6.2 kernel 2.2.12-32, 2.2.14-5) -SMP tested -Tested in single and dual HBA configuration, 32 and 64bit busses, -33 and 66MHz. Only supports FC-AL. -SEST size 512 Exchanges (simultaneous I/Os) limited by module kmalloc() - max of 128k bytes contiguous. - -Ver 2.5.4 Oct 03, 2002 - * fixed memcpy of sense buffer in ioctl to copy the smaller defined size -Ver 2.5.3 Aug 01, 2002 - * fix the passthru ioctl to handle the Scsi_Cmnd->request being a pointer -Ver 2.5.1 Jul 30, 2002 - * fix ioctl to pay attention to the specified LUN. -Ver 2.5.0 Nov 29, 2001 - * eliminated io_request_lock. This change makes the driver specific - to the 2.5.x kernels. - * silenced excessively noisy printks. - -Ver 2.1.2 July 23, 2002 - * initialize DumCmnd->lun in cpqfcTS_ioctl (used in fcFindLoggedInPorts as LUN index) - -Ver 2.1.1 Oct 18, 2001 - * reinitialize Cmnd->SCp.sent_command (used to identify commands as - passthrus) on calling scsi_done, since the scsi mid layer does not - use (or reinitialize) this field to prevent subsequent comands from - having it set incorrectly. - -Ver 2.1.0 Aug 27, 2001 - * Revise driver to use new kernel 2.4.x PCI DMA API, instead of - virt_to_bus(). (enables driver to work w/ ia64 systems with >2Gb RAM.) - Rework main scatter-gather code to handle cases where SG element - lengths are larger than 0x7FFFF bytes and use as many scatter - gather pages as necessary. (Steve Cameron) - * Makefile changes to bring cpqfc into line w/ rest of SCSI drivers - (thanks to Keith Owens) - -Ver 2.0.5 Aug 06, 2001 - * Reject non-existent luns in the driver rather than letting the - hardware do it. (some HW behaves differently than others in this area.) - * Changed Makefile to rely on "make dep" instead of explicit dependencies - * ifdef'ed out fibre channel analyzer triggering debug code - * fixed a jiffies wrapping issue - -Ver 2.0.4 Aug 01, 2001 - * Incorporated fix for target device reset from Steeleye - * Fixed passthrough ioctl so it doesn't hang. - * Fixed hang in launch_FCworker_thread() that occurred on some machines. - * Avoid problem when number of volumes in a single cabinet > 8 - -Ver 2.0.2 July 23, 2001 - Changed the semiphore changes so the driver would compile in 2.4.7. - This version is for 2.4.7 and beyond. - -Ver 2.0.1 May 7, 2001 - Merged version 1.3.6 fixes into version 2.0.0. - -Ver 2.0.0 May 7, 2001 - Fixed problem so spinlock is being initialized to UNLOCKED. - Fixed updated driver so it compiles in the 2.4 tree. - - Ver 1.3.6 Feb 27, 2001 - Added Target_Device_Reset function for SCSI error handling - Fixed problem with not reseting addressing mode after implicit logout - - -Ver 1.3.4 Sep 7, 2000 - Added Modinfo information - Fixed problem with statically linking the driver - -Ver 1.3.3, Aug 23, 2000 - Fixed device/function number in ioctl - -Ver 1.3.2, July 27, 2000 - Add include for Alpha compile on 2.2.14 kernel (cpq*i2c.c) - Change logic for different FCP-RSP sense_buffer location for HSG80 target - And search for Agilent Tachyon XL2 HBAs (not finished! - in test) - -Tested with -(storage): - Compaq RA-4x000, RAID firmware ver 2.40 - 2.54 - Seagate FC drives model ST39102FC, rev 0006 - Hitachi DK31CJ-72FC rev J8A8 - IBM DDYF-T18350R rev F60K - Compaq FC-SCSI bridge w/ DLT 35/70 Gb DLT (tape) -(servers): - Compaq PL-1850R - Compaq PL-6500 Xeon (400MHz) - Compaq PL-8500 (500MHz, 66MHz, 64bit PCI) - Compaq Alpha DS20 (RH 6.1) -(hubs): - Vixel Rapport 1000 (7-port "dumb") - Gadzoox Gibralter (12-port "dumb") - Gadzoox Capellix 2000, 3000 -(switches): - Brocade 2010, 2400, 2800, rev 2.0.3a (& later) - Gadzoox 3210 (Fabric blade beta) - Vixel 7100 (Fabric beta firmare - known hot plug issues) -using "qa_test" (esp. io_test script) suite modified from Unix tests. - -Installation: -make menuconfig - (select SCSI low-level, Compaq FC HBA) -make modules -make modules_install - -e.g. insmod -f cpqfc - -Due to Fabric/switch delays, driver requires 4 seconds -to initialize. If adapters are found, there will be a entries at -/proc/scsi/cpqfcTS/* - -sample contents of startup messages - -************************* - scsi_register allocating 3596 bytes for CPQFCHBA - ioremap'd Membase: c887e600 - HBA Tachyon RevId 1.2 -Allocating 119808 for 576 Exchanges @ c0dc0000 -Allocating 112904 for LinkQ @ c0c20000 (576 elements) -Allocating 110600 for TachSEST for 512 Exchanges - cpqfcTS: writing IMQ BASE 7C0000h PI 7C4000h - cpqfcTS: SEST c0e40000(virt): Wrote base E40000h @ c887e740 -cpqfcTS: New FC port 0000E8h WWN: 500507650642499D SCSI Chan/Trgt 0/0 -cpqfcTS: New FC port 0000EFh WWN: 50000E100000D5A6 SCSI Chan/Trgt 0/1 -cpqfcTS: New FC port 0000E4h WWN: 21000020370097BB SCSI Chan/Trgt 0/2 -cpqfcTS: New FC port 0000E2h WWN: 2100002037009946 SCSI Chan/Trgt 0/3 -cpqfcTS: New FC port 0000E1h WWN: 21000020370098FE SCSI Chan/Trgt 0/4 -cpqfcTS: New FC port 0000E0h WWN: 21000020370097B2 SCSI Chan/Trgt 0/5 -cpqfcTS: New FC port 0000DCh WWN: 2100002037006CC1 SCSI Chan/Trgt 0/6 -cpqfcTS: New FC port 0000DAh WWN: 21000020370059F6 SCSI Chan/Trgt 0/7 -cpqfcTS: New FC port 00000Fh WWN: 500805F1FADB0E20 SCSI Chan/Trgt 0/8 -cpqfcTS: New FC port 000008h WWN: 500805F1FADB0EBA SCSI Chan/Trgt 0/9 -cpqfcTS: New FC port 000004h WWN: 500805F1FADB1EB9 SCSI Chan/Trgt 0/10 -cpqfcTS: New FC port 000002h WWN: 500805F1FADB1ADE SCSI Chan/Trgt 0/11 -cpqfcTS: New FC port 000001h WWN: 500805F1FADBA2CA SCSI Chan/Trgt 0/12 -scsi4 : Compaq FibreChannel HBA Tachyon TS HPFC-5166A/1.2: WWN 500508B200193F50 - on PCI bus 0 device 0xa0fc irq 5 IObaseL 0x3400, MEMBASE 0xc6ef8600 -PCI bus width 32 bits, bus speed 33 MHz -FCP-SCSI Driver v1.3.0 -GBIC detected: Short-wave. LPSM 0h Monitor -scsi : 5 hosts. - Vendor: IBM Model: DDYF-T18350R Rev: F60K - Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 03 -Detected scsi disk sdb at scsi4, channel 0, id 0, lun 0 - Vendor: HITACHI Model: DK31CJ-72FC Rev: J8A8 - Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 02 -Detected scsi disk sdc at scsi4, channel 0, id 1, lun 0 - Vendor: SEAGATE Model: ST39102FC Rev: 0006 - Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 02 -Detected scsi disk sdd at scsi4, channel 0, id 2, lun 0 - Vendor: SEAGATE Model: ST39102FC Rev: 0006 - Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 02 -Detected scsi disk sde at scsi4, channel 0, id 3, lun 0 - Vendor: SEAGATE Model: ST39102FC Rev: 0006 - Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 02 -Detected scsi disk sdf at scsi4, channel 0, id 4, lun 0 - Vendor: SEAGATE Model: ST39102FC Rev: 0006 - Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 02 -Detected scsi disk sdg at scsi4, channel 0, id 5, lun 0 - Vendor: SEAGATE Model: ST39102FC Rev: 0006 - Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 02 -Detected scsi disk sdh at scsi4, channel 0, id 6, lun 0 - Vendor: SEAGATE Model: ST39102FC Rev: 0006 - Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 02 -Detected scsi disk sdi at scsi4, channel 0, id 7, lun 0 - Vendor: COMPAQ Model: LOGICAL VOLUME Rev: 2.48 - Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 02 -Detected scsi disk sdj at scsi4, channel 0, id 8, lun 0 - Vendor: COMPAQ Model: LOGICAL VOLUME Rev: 2.48 - Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 02 -Detected scsi disk sdk at scsi4, channel 0, id 8, lun 1 - Vendor: COMPAQ Model: LOGICAL VOLUME Rev: 2.40 - Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 02 -Detected scsi disk sdl at scsi4, channel 0, id 9, lun 0 - Vendor: COMPAQ Model: LOGICAL VOLUME Rev: 2.40 - Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 02 -Detected scsi disk sdm at scsi4, channel 0, id 9, lun 1 - Vendor: COMPAQ Model: LOGICAL VOLUME Rev: 2.54 - Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 02 -Detected scsi disk sdn at scsi4, channel 0, id 10, lun 0 - Vendor: COMPAQ Model: LOGICAL VOLUME Rev: 2.54 - Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 02 -Detected scsi disk sdo at scsi4, channel 0, id 11, lun 0 - Vendor: COMPAQ Model: LOGICAL VOLUME Rev: 2.54 - Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 02 -Detected scsi disk sdp at scsi4, channel 0, id 11, lun 1 - Vendor: COMPAQ Model: LOGICAL VOLUME Rev: 2.54 - Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 02 -Detected scsi disk sdq at scsi4, channel 0, id 12, lun 0 - Vendor: COMPAQ Model: LOGICAL VOLUME Rev: 2.54 - Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 02 -Detected scsi disk sdr at scsi4, channel 0, id 12, lun 1 -resize_dma_pool: unknown device type 12 -resize_dma_pool: unknown device type 12 -SCSI device sdb: hdwr sector= 512 bytes. Sectors= 35843670 [17501 MB] [17.5 GB] - sdb: sdb1 -SCSI device sdc: hdwr sector= 512 bytes. Sectors= 144410880 [70513 MB] [70.5 GB] - sdc: sdc1 -SCSI device sdd: hdwr sector= 512 bytes. Sectors= 17783240 [8683 MB] [8.7 GB] - sdd: sdd1 -SCSI device sde: hdwr sector= 512 bytes. Sectors= 17783240 [8683 MB] [8.7 GB] - sde: sde1 -SCSI device sdf: hdwr sector= 512 bytes. Sectors= 17783240 [8683 MB] [8.7 GB] - sdf: sdf1 -SCSI device sdg: hdwr sector= 512 bytes. Sectors= 17783240 [8683 MB] [8.7 GB] - sdg: sdg1 -SCSI device sdh: hdwr sector= 512 bytes. Sectors= 17783240 [8683 MB] [8.7 GB] - sdh: sdh1 -SCSI device sdi: hdwr sector= 512 bytes. Sectors= 17783240 [8683 MB] [8.7 GB] - sdi: sdi1 -SCSI device sdj: hdwr sector= 512 bytes. Sectors= 2056160 [1003 MB] [1.0 GB] - sdj: sdj1 -SCSI device sdk: hdwr sector= 512 bytes. Sectors= 2052736 [1002 MB] [1.0 GB] - sdk: sdk1 -SCSI device sdl: hdwr sector= 512 bytes. Sectors= 17764320 [8673 MB] [8.7 GB] - sdl: sdl1 -SCSI device sdm: hdwr sector= 512 bytes. Sectors= 8380320 [4091 MB] [4.1 GB] - sdm: sdm1 -SCSI device sdn: hdwr sector= 512 bytes. Sectors= 17764320 [8673 MB] [8.7 GB] - sdn: sdn1 -SCSI device sdo: hdwr sector= 512 bytes. Sectors= 17764320 [8673 MB] [8.7 GB] - sdo: sdo1 -SCSI device sdp: hdwr sector= 512 bytes. Sectors= 17764320 [8673 MB] [8.7 GB] - sdp: sdp1 -SCSI device sdq: hdwr sector= 512 bytes. Sectors= 2056160 [1003 MB] [1.0 GB] - sdq: sdq1 -SCSI device sdr: hdwr sector= 512 bytes. Sectors= 2052736 [1002 MB] [1.0 GB] - sdr: sdr1 - -************************* - -If a GBIC of type Short-wave, Long-wave, or Copper is detected, it will -print out; otherwise, "none" is displayed. If the cabling is correct -and a loop circuit is completed, you should see "Monitor"; otherwise, -"LoopFail" (on open circuit) or some LPSM number/state with bit 3 set. - - -ERRATA: -1. Normally, Linux Scsi queries FC devices with INQUIRY strings. All LUNs -found according to INQUIRY should get READ commands at sector 0 to find -partition table, etc. Older kernels only query the first 4 devices. Some -Linux kernels only look for one LUN per target (i.e. FC device). - -2. Physically removing a device, or a malfunctioning system which hides a -device, leads to a 30-second timeout and subsequent _abort call. -In some process contexts, this will hang the kernel (crashing the system). -Single bit errors in frames and virtually all hot plugging events are -gracefully handled with internal driver timer and Abort processing. - -3. Some SCSI drives with error conditions will not handle the 7 second timeout -in this software driver, leading to infinite retries on timed out SCSI commands. -The 7 secs balances the need to quickly recover from lost frames (esp. on sequence -initiatives) and time needed by older/slower/error-state drives in responding. -This can be easily changed in "Exchanges[].timeOut". - -4. Due to the nature of FC soft addressing, there is no assurance that the -same LUNs (drives) will have the same path (e.g. /dev/sdb1) from one boot to -next. Dynamic soft address changes (i.e. 24-bit FC port_id) are -supported during run time (e.g. due to hot plug event) by the use of WWN to -SCSI Nexus (channel/target/LUN) mapping. - -5. Compaq RA4x00 firmware version 2.54 and later supports SSP (Selective -Storage Presentation), which maps LUNs to a WWN. If RA4x00 firmware prior -2.54 (e.g. older controller) is used, or the FC HBA is replaced (another WWN -is used), logical volumes on the RA4x00 will no longer be visible. - - -Send questions/comments to: -Amy Vanzant-Hodge (fibrechannel@compaq.com) - diff --git a/Documentation/scsi/hptiop.txt b/Documentation/scsi/hptiop.txt new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..d28a31247d4c --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/scsi/hptiop.txt @@ -0,0 +1,92 @@ +HIGHPOINT ROCKETRAID 3xxx RAID DRIVER (hptiop) + +Controller Register Map +------------------------- + +The controller IOP is accessed via PCI BAR0. + + BAR0 offset Register + 0x10 Inbound Message Register 0 + 0x14 Inbound Message Register 1 + 0x18 Outbound Message Register 0 + 0x1C Outbound Message Register 1 + 0x20 Inbound Doorbell Register + 0x24 Inbound Interrupt Status Register + 0x28 Inbound Interrupt Mask Register + 0x30 Outbound Interrupt Status Register + 0x34 Outbound Interrupt Mask Register + 0x40 Inbound Queue Port + 0x44 Outbound Queue Port + + +I/O Request Workflow +---------------------- + +All queued requests are handled via inbound/outbound queue port. +A request packet can be allocated in either IOP or host memory. + +To send a request to the controller: + + - Get a free request packet by reading the inbound queue port or + allocate a free request in host DMA coherent memory. + + The value returned from the inbound queue port is an offset + relative to the IOP BAR0. + + Requests allocated in host memory must be aligned on 32-bytes boundary. + + - Fill the packet. + + - Post the packet to IOP by writing it to inbound queue. For requests + allocated in IOP memory, write the offset to inbound queue port. For + requests allocated in host memory, write (0x80000000|(bus_addr>>5)) + to the inbound queue port. + + - The IOP process the request. When the request is completed, it + will be put into outbound queue. An outbound interrupt will be + generated. + + For requests allocated in IOP memory, the request offset is posted to + outbound queue. + + For requests allocated in host memory, (0x80000000|(bus_addr>>5)) + is posted to the outbound queue. If IOP_REQUEST_FLAG_OUTPUT_CONTEXT + flag is set in the request, the low 32-bit context value will be + posted instead. + + - The host read the outbound queue and complete the request. + + For requests allocated in IOP memory, the host driver free the request + by writing it to the outbound queue. + +Non-queued requests (reset/flush etc) can be sent via inbound message +register 0. An outbound message with the same value indicates the completion +of an inbound message. + + +User-level Interface +--------------------- + +The driver exposes following sysfs attributes: + + NAME R/W Description + driver-version R driver version string + firmware-version R firmware version string + +The driver registers char device "hptiop" to communicate with HighPoint RAID +management software. Its ioctl routine acts as a general binary interface +between the IOP firmware and HighPoint RAID management software. New management +functions can be implemented in application/firmware without modification +in driver code. + + +----------------------------------------------------------------------------- +Copyright (C) 2006 HighPoint Technologies, Inc. All Rights Reserved. + + This file is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, + but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of + MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the + GNU General Public License for more details. + + linux@highpoint-tech.com + http://www.highpoint-tech.com |