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Subject[ANNOUNCE] QLogic qla2xxx driver update available (v8.00.00b7).
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A new version of the 8.x series driver for Linux 2.6.x kernels has
been uploaded to SourceForge:

http://sourceforge.net/projects/linux-qla2xxx/

Changes from previous release (8.00.00b6) include:

o Merge several large patches from Christoph Hellwig:
- split driver into a common qla2xxx.ko lib with light-weight
ISP driver modules (qla2?xx.ko).
- Failover code optional and split from main code.
o Merge several patches from Jes Sorensen:
- IA64 allocations
- PCI posting issues.
o Clean-up slab-cache allocations (-> mempool).
o Fix GA_NXT portid preparation problem.
o NVRAM interface tool for all hardware platforms.
o Tar-ball extracts to qla2xxx-<version>/

Review the revision notes for further details of the changes in
8.00.00b7.

Some words regarding the NVRAM tool:

WARNINGS
EXTREME CARE MUST TO BE TAKEN WHEN CHANGING
NVRAM CONTENTS, INCORRECT DATA MAY RENDER THE ADAPTER
UNUSABLE TO THE POINT THAT THE OPERATING SYSTEM MAY
NO LONGER FUNCTION.

NOTES
Each NVRAM is has a unique port name for every adapter
so the same data file generated from the NVRAM tool
cannot be used to load multiple adapters. Each adapter
must have its NVRAM dumped then modified before loading.
In the case of adapters that contain multiple ports each
port has its own unique NVRAM and must be programmed
separately.

Use of this tool is *STRONGLY* discouraged. Most if not all
useful NVRAM parameters have module_param overrides. This tool
is meant only to assist users who use QLogic HBAs on platforms
with no GUI/CLI support.

Finally, a large thanks goes out to Christoph for his persistence and
efforts.

Regards,
Andrew Vasquez
QLogic Corporation
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