Messages in this thread |  | | From | "White, Charles" <> | Subject | RE: drivers/block: cpqarray.h,smart1,2.h and cciss.h question | Date | Mon, 25 Sep 2000 08:21:39 -0500 |
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The cciss driver is for our next generation of array controllers.
Besides adding the complexity of a single driver, there is also a question of regression testing a single driver. The cpqarray driver has support for all our controllers back to the EISA based controllers.
-----Original Message----- From: Jeff Garzik [mailto:jgarzik@mandrakesoft.mandrakesoft.com] Sent: Sunday, September 24, 2000 9:15 AM To: Frank Davis Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org; Arrays Subject: Re: drivers/block: cpqarray.h,smart1,2.h and cciss.h question
On Sun, 24 Sep 2000, Frank Davis wrote: > While looking through the block drivers, cpqarray.c/h, smart1,2.h > and the recent cciss.c/h: they were all for the Compaq Smart Array > Controllers. For 2.5.x or possibly prior, could we consolidate them into > one file incorporating all types of controllers or is there reason there > are 3 different files?
Often its easier for the driver author to copy and modify an existing driver, rather than spending the time to design and test a single driver which supports all flavors of the target hardware...
For Compaq specifically, talk to the driver maintainer (arrays@compaq.com), he is actively maintaining the driver.
Jeff
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