1 IBM ServeRAID driver Change Log
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4 7.00.xx - Linux 2.6 Kernel Changes
6 6.11.07 - Make Logical Drive Info structure safe for DMA
7 - Get VersionInfo buffer off the stack !
9 6.10.24 - Remove 1G Addressing Limitations
11 6.00.00 - Add 6x Adapters and Battery Flash
13 5.30.00 - use __devexit_p()
15 5.10.15 - remove unused code (sem, macros, etc.)
17 5.10.12 - use pci_dma interfaces, update for 2.5 kernel changes
19 5.00.01 - Sarasota ( 5i ) adapters must always be scanned first
20 - Get rid on IOCTL_NEW_COMMAND code
21 - Add Extended DCDB Commands for Tape Support in 5I
23 4.90.11 - Don't actually RESET unless it's physically required
24 - Remove unused compile options
26 4.90.08 - Data Corruption if First Scatter Gather Element is > 64K
28 4.90.08 - Increase Delays in Flashing ( Trombone Only - 4H )
30 4.90.05 - Use New PCI Architecture to facilitate Hot Plug Development
32 4.90.01 - Add ServeRAID Version Checking
34 4.80.26 - Clean up potential code problems ( Arjan's recommendations )
36 4.80.21 - Change memcpy() to copy_to_user() in NVRAM Page 5 IOCTL path
38 4.80.20 - Set max_sectors in Scsi_Host structure ( if >= 2.4.7 kernel )
39 - 5 second delay needed after resetting an i960 adapter
41 4.80.14 - Take all semaphores off stack
42 - Clean Up New_IOCTL path
44 4.80.04 - Eliminate calls to strtok() if 2.4.x or greater
45 - Adjustments to Device Queue Depth
47 4.80.00 - Make ia64 Safe
49 4.72.01 - I/O Mapped Memory release ( so "insmod ips" does not Fail )
50 - Don't Issue Internal FFDC Command if there are Active Commands
51 - Close Window for getting too many IOCTL's active
53 4.72.00 - Allow for a Scatter-Gather Element to exceed MAX_XFER Size
55 4.71.00 - Change all memory allocations to not use GFP_DMA flag
56 - Code Clean-Up for 2.4.x kernel
58 4.70.15 - Fix Breakup for very large ( non-SG ) requests
60 4.70.13 - Don't release HA Lock in ips_next() until SC taken off queue
61 - Unregister SCSI device in ips_release()
62 - Don't Send CDB's if we already know the device is not present
64 4.70.12 - Corrective actions for bad controller ( during initialization )
66 4.70.09 - Use a Common ( Large Buffer ) for Flashing from the JCRM CD
67 - Add IPSSEND Flash Support
68 - Set Sense Data for Unknown SCSI Command
69 - Use Slot Number from NVRAM Page 5
70 - Restore caller's DCDB Structure
72 4.20.14 - Update patch files for kernel 2.4.0-test5
74 4.20.13 - Fix some failure cases / reset code
75 - Hook into the reboot_notifier to flush the controller
78 4.20.03 - Rename version to coincide with new release schedules
80 - Fix truncation of /proc files with cat
81 - Merge in changes through kernel 2.4.0test1ac21
83 4.10.13 - Fix for dynamic unload and proc file system
85 4.10.00 - Add support for ServeRAID 4M/4L
87 4.00.06 - Fix timeout with initial FFDC command
89 4.00.05 - Remove wish_block from init routine
90 - Use linux/spinlock.h instead of asm/spinlock.h for kernels
92 - Sync with other changes from the 2.3 kernels
94 4.00.04 - Rename structures/constants to be prefixed with IPS_
96 4.00.03 - Add alternative passthru interface
97 - Add ability to flash ServeRAID BIOS
99 4.00.02 - Fix problem with PT DCDB with no buffer
101 4.00.01 - Add support for First Failure Data Capture
103 4.00.00 - Add support for ServeRAID 4
105 3.60.02 - Make DCDB direction based on lookup table.
106 - Only allow one DCDB command to a SCSI ID at a time.
108 3.60.01 - Remove bogus error check in passthru routine.
110 3.60.00 - Bump max commands to 128 for use with ServeRAID
112 - Change version to 3.60 to coincide with ServeRAID release
115 1.00.00 - Initial Public Release
116 - Functionally equivalent to 0.99.05
118 0.99.05 - Fix an oops on certain passthru commands
120 0.99.04 - Fix race condition in the passthru mechanism
121 -- this required the interface to the utilities to change
122 - Fix error recovery code
124 0.99.03 - Make interrupt routine handle all completed request on the
125 adapter not just the first one
126 - Make sure passthru commands get woken up if we run out of
128 - Send all of the commands on the queue at once rather than
129 one at a time since the card will support it.
131 0.99.02 - Added some additional debug statements to print out
132 errors if an error occurs while trying to read/write
133 to a logical drive (IPS_DEBUG).
135 - Fixed read/write errors when the adapter is using an