From 672b2d38da4fff4c4452685a25fb88b65243d1a6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Ju, Seokmann" Date: Mon, 16 May 2005 18:32:17 -0400 Subject: [SCSI] megaraid version 2.20.4.6 Signed-off by: Seokmann Ju Signed-off-by: James Bottomley --- Documentation/scsi/ChangeLog.megaraid | 66 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 66 insertions(+) (limited to 'Documentation') diff --git a/Documentation/scsi/ChangeLog.megaraid b/Documentation/scsi/ChangeLog.megaraid index a9356c63b800..5331d91432c7 100644 --- a/Documentation/scsi/ChangeLog.megaraid +++ b/Documentation/scsi/ChangeLog.megaraid @@ -1,3 +1,69 @@ +Release Date : Mon Mar 07 12:27:22 EST 2005 - Seokmann Ju +Current Version : 2.20.4.6 (scsi module), 2.20.2.6 (cmm module) +Older Version : 2.20.4.5 (scsi module), 2.20.2.5 (cmm module) + +1. Added IOCTL backward compatibility. + Convert megaraid_mm driver to new compat_ioctl entry points. + I don't have easy access to hardware, so only compile tested. + - Signed-off-by:Andi Kleen + +2. megaraid_mbox fix: wrong order of arguments in memset() + That, BTW, shows why cross-builds are useful-the only indication of + problem had been a new warning showing up in sparse output on alpha + build (number of exceeding 256 got truncated). + - Signed-off-by: Al Viro + + +3. Convert pci_module_init to pci_register_driver + Convert from pci_module_init to pci_register_driver + (from:http://kerneljanitors.org/TODO) + - Signed-off-by: Domen Puncer + +4. Use the pre defined DMA mask constants from dma-mapping.h + Use the DMA_{64,32}BIT_MASK constants from dma-mapping.h when calling + pci_set_dma_mask() or pci_set_consistend_dma_mask(). See + http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?t=108001993000001&r=1&w=2 for more + details. + Signed-off-by: Tobias Klauser + Signed-off-by: Domen Puncer + +5. Remove SSID checking for Dobson, Lindsay, and Verde based products. + Checking the SSVID/SSID for controllers which have Dobson, Lindsay, + and Verde is unnecessary because device ID has been assigned by LSI + and it is unique value. So, all controllers with these IOPs have to be + supported by the driver regardless SSVID/SSID. + +6. Date Thu, 27 Jan 2005 04:31:09 +0100 + From Herbert Poetzl <> + Subject RFC: assert_spin_locked() for 2.6 + + Greetings! + + overcautious programming will kill your kernel ;) + ever thought about checking a spin_lock or even + asserting that it must be held (maybe just for + spinlock debugging?) ... + + there are several checks present in the kernel + where somebody does a variation on the following: + + BUG_ON(!spin_is_locked(&some_lock)); + + so what's wrong about that? nothing, unless you + compile the code with CONFIG_DEBUG_SPINLOCK but + without CONFIG_SMP ... in which case the BUG() + will kill your kernel ... + + maybe it's not advised to make such assertions, + but here is a solution which works for me ... + (compile tested for sh, x86_64 and x86, boot/run + tested for x86 only) + + best, + Herbert + + - Herbert Poetzl , Thu, 27 Jan 2005 + Release Date : Thu Feb 03 12:27:22 EST 2005 - Seokmann Ju Current Version : 2.20.4.5 (scsi module), 2.20.2.5 (cmm module) Older Version : 2.20.4.4 (scsi module), 2.20.2.4 (cmm module) -- cgit v1.2.3-59-g8ed1b