From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from viefep14-int.chello.at (viefep14-int.chello.at [213.46.255.13]) by dsl2.external.hp.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 90CD54850 for ; Thu, 13 Jun 2002 15:18:11 -0600 (MDT) Message-ID: <3D090C28.6681CB62@gmx.at> Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2002 23:18:32 +0200 From: Christoph Plattner MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Grant Grundler Cc: "parisc-linux@lists.parisc-linux.org" Subject: Re: [parisc-linux] SCSI driver for E-class servers - SPIFI ? References: <3D050639.B9F9695D@gmx.at> <20020610215312.29D2C483A@dsl2.external.hp.com> <3D053341.571CF331@gmx.at> <20020611213929.C75684854@dsl2.external.hp.com> <3D07BB3E.A896878A@gmx.at> <20020612230856.D16EE485D@dsl2.external.hp.com> <3D0900EB.77E7CFAA@gmx.at> <20020613211133.A055C483D@dsl2.external.hp.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Sender: parisc-linux-admin@lists.parisc-linux.org Errors-To: parisc-linux-admin@lists.parisc-linux.org List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: parisc-linux developers list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Hello, Grant Grundler wrote: > > Christoph Plattner wrote: > > Hello Grant, > > > > MUX: > > ---- > > So, what is then the status of the docu then. You (I think it was you), > > said something about a non-disclosure agreement. Is this opportunity > > still active ? > > Yes - I've already asked the person who can do this and they agreed to. > The issue was finding time to do it. Please be patient with us since > "business issues" are keeping us busy right now. It might take > another month but hopefully not that long. We'll contact you off list > when it's ready. Oh, no problem, I will patient here. From an older email, I thougt, this process was cancelled, I thought you wrote, that you will to that (the driver). So I was interested in the status. So now I am up-to-date, ok. > > > SCSI: > > ----- > > Are there plans to start developing the SCSI driver on base of this > > NetBSD driver ? > > Yes - I was pretty sure you or rbrad was going to port that. ;^) > In any case, someone who cares will make this port happen. Ok, I will look, if I can help here. I have some experience in ethernet work (and a little bit serial), SCSI and block devices are new for me, but I am interested in (month by month, new regions of the kernel can be discovered ..., I like it ....) > > > Common: > > ------- > > Is there a need to handle the bus system in a special way, or are the > > devices full accessable, interrupts assigned, etc..., or is there > > special > > work to do ? > > The MMIO access makes the system bus transperent. > Interrupts will require some small bit of work identical to > what's be done for Zalon SCSI support. Ok, that helps in starting driver development. > > grant Bye Christoph P. -- ------------------------------------------------------- private: christoph.plattner@gmx.at company: christoph.plattner@alcatel.at