Messages in this thread | | | Subject | [ANNOUNCE] QLogic qla2xxx driver update available (v8.00.00b7). | Date | Fri, 5 Dec 2003 12:52:31 -0800 | From | "Andrew Vasquez" <> |
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All,
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 - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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