From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Paul Neuwirth Subject: sata_sil[24] / silicon image binary drivers / SiI4726 RAID Date: Thu, 3 Jan 2008 14:10:49 +0100 Message-ID: <20080103141049.5c7534c8@pane.pane> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; boundary="Sig_/cuaAyw6r+SjvheOFb3NsQz/"; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; micalg=PGP-SHA1 Return-path: Received: from server5.northern-solutions.de ([85.10.207.69]:55772 "EHLO server5.northern-solutions.de" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1750790AbYACNlf (ORCPT ); Thu, 3 Jan 2008 08:41:35 -0500 Received: from pane.pane (pD95491AF.dip0.t-ipconnect.de [217.84.145.175]) by server5.northern-solutions.de (Postfix) with ESMTP id 250AF7911FA for ; Thu, 3 Jan 2008 14:11:04 +0100 (CET) Sender: linux-ide-owner@vger.kernel.org List-Id: linux-ide@vger.kernel.org To: IDE/ATA development list --Sig_/cuaAyw6r+SjvheOFb3NsQz/ Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hallo, i hope I am here at the right address. I am using a Silicon Image 3124 SATA-Controller with the Silicon Image 4726 pm / hardware-RAID product, using the sata_sil24 driver. The pm is also a hardware raid-controller (not SATARAID - fake, see docs on http://www.siliconimage.com/products/product.aspx?id=3D74). For the configuration of hardware raid, you can download a software from the sii website (SiI4726 Manager). But this software only seems to work with the precompiled proprietary drivers from sii (e.g. sii3124.ko), i think there are unimplemented specific commands in the sil_sata(24) drivers. Isn't it possible to make a opensource way to configure the hardware raid controller or make the sil_sata(24) driver be usable with the sii's RAID manager? (If the hardware would be needed therefor i could provide) The binary drivers from sii for their controllers are unfortunately only available for a very low number of kernels (e.g. suse enterprise, RHEL kernels, see http://www.siliconimage.com/support/supportsearchresults.aspx?pid=3D27&cid= =3D3&ctid=3D2&osid=3D1&).=20 I don't know whom to contact at sii to get specifications or (more improbably) a suiting driver... Nor am I an kernel programmer... I only know following: -for the configuration a "config disk" is provided by the pm (hwinfo is below) -the sii configuration manager recognizes all SATA-disks, but doesn't detect serial numbers or the config disk. Thanks for advice and help, Paul Neuwirth hwinfo [disk] IDE 250.0: 10600 Disk [Created at block.233] UDI: /org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/storage_serial_SATA_Config_Disk_0000000= _0703517__5_0 Unique ID: by2M.OswvJFVubC7 Parent ID: qnJ_.+pLfg7up4B3 SysFS ID: /block/sde SysFS BusID: 2:5:0:0 SysFS Device Link: /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:0d.0/host2/target2:5:0/2:5:0:0 Hardware Class: disk Model: "Config Disk" Vendor: "Config" Device: "Disk" Revision: "PLS1" Serial ID: "0000000_0703517__5_0" Driver: "sata_sil24", "sd" Driver Modules: "sata_sil24" Device File: /dev/sde Device Files: /dev/sde, /dev/disk/by-id/scsi-SATA_Config_Disk_0000000_0703517__5_0= , /dev/disk/by-id/ata-Config_Disk_0000000_0703517__5_0, /dev/disk/by-path/p= ci-0000:00:0d.0-scsi-2:5:0:0 Device Number: block 8:64-8:79 Geometry (Logical): CHS 0/255/63 Size: 640 sectors a 512 bytes Config Status: cfg=3Dno, avail=3Dyes, need=3Dno, active=3Dunknown Attached to: #7 (RAID bus controller) [pci] PCI 0d.0: 0104 RAID bus controller [Created at pci.301] UDI: /org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/pci_1095_3124 Unique ID: qnJ_.+pLfg7up4B3 SysFS ID: /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:0d.0 SysFS BusID: 0000:00:0d.0 Hardware Class: storage Model: "Silicon Image SiI 3124 PCI-X Serial ATA Controller" Vendor: pci 0x1095 "Silicon Image, Inc." Device: pci 0x3124 "SiI 3124 PCI-X Serial ATA Controller" SubVendor: pci 0x1095 "Silicon Image, Inc." SubDevice: pci 0x6124=20 Revision: 0x02 Driver: "sata_sil24" Driver Modules: "sata_sil24" Memory Range: 0xeb008000-0xeb00807f (rw,non-prefetchable) Memory Range: 0xeb000000-0xeb007fff (rw,non-prefetchable) I/O Ports: 0xb000-0xb00f (rw) Memory Range: 0x40000000-0x4007ffff (ro,prefetchable,disabled) IRQ: 16 (6136 events) Module Alias: "pci:v00001095d00003124sv00001095sd00006124bc01sc04i00" Driver Info #0: Driver Status: sata_sil24 is active Driver Activation Cmd: "modprobe sata_sil24" Config Status: cfg=3Dno, avail=3Dyes, need=3Dno, active=3Dunknown --=20 Teraz mamy jeszcze lepszy spos=F3b by upewni=E6 si=EA, =BFe jeden uszkodzony plik z danymi rozprzestrzeni si=EA na ca=B3=B1 sie=E6: nazywamy go OLE 2.0. --- Bill Gates (mia=B3 powiedzie=E6) --Sig_/cuaAyw6r+SjvheOFb3NsQz/ Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name=signature.asc Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=signature.asc -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.5 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFHfN7mUzPtJrIXoaMRAkL8AKDSyBZpa73/GPINzjF0lW+IQ5wbSgCghuN8 YrJqE9MN/tyq0UGtOUqNVpc= =xHvR -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --Sig_/cuaAyw6r+SjvheOFb3NsQz/--