Re: adaptec 2120S software under RedHat 8.0 and FC2

[Christoph Hellwig <hch@infradead.org>]

On Wed, Mar 16, 2005 at 01:52:51PM -0800, Mark Haverkamp wrote:
> On Wed, 2005-03-16 at 08:02 -0500, Salyzyn, Mark wrote:
> > The applications require the Adaptec Branch of the driver in order to
> > function (mainly because the kernel.org branch drops the
> > /proc/scsi/aacraid entry). I have submitted a patch to Mark Haverkamp
> > for consideration where we add the information back to the /sys
> > filesystem, and the /proc filesystem (with CONFIG_PROC_FS defined) that
> > will help re-enable the applications.
> 
> The proc info code was removed almost two years ago.  I assume that it
> was removed because of the move away from using /proc and towards
> using /sys.  Christoph, is that the reason for its removal?

Yes.  Note that aacraid never had a non-trivial proc_info handler in mainline.

> 
> 
> Mark.
> 
> > 
> > There is also a Public GPL daemon, aeventd, that provides event services
> > that you may consider.
> > 
> > I will provide the sources for both under separate cover.
> > 
> > Sincerely -- Mark Salyzyn
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: linux-scsi-owner@vger.kernel.org
> > [mailto:linux-scsi-owner@vger.kernel.org] On Behalf Of Ross Macintyre
> > Sent: Wednesday, March 16, 2005 6:20 AM
> > To: linux-scsi@vger.kernel.org
> > Subject: adaptec 2120S software under RedHat 8.0 and FC2
> > 
> > Could someone possibly help?
> > 
> > I have upgraded a machine from RedHat 8.0 to FC2 and the
> > adaptec-browser1 and adaptec-smbe software that I installed is not
> > working
> > properly. It looks ok at first glance but if I pull a disk out I only
> > get
> > informed of the 'informational' type messages.
> > (Also the browser interface to the RAID doesn't notice that the disk has
> > been pulled)
> > 
> > These are the RPMs that I installed from adaptec:
> >   adaptec-browser-1.2b-2
> >   adaptec-smbe-1.01.005-0
> > 
> > and I am running this kernel: 2.6.8-1.521smp
> > 
> > Note the mail part works ok and I do get informational messages when I
> > use
> > the browser interface and I tell it to rescan, (the array is rebuilt
> > ok),
> > but after the disk is pulled, from the browser interface it still shows
> > the disk as being there, and it is only when I tell it to rescan that it
> > starts sending out the informational messages and rebuilds.
> > The messages are logged to /var/log/messages but it seems that anotifyd
> > is
> > not picking them up.
> > 
> > Maybe I just need to upgrade the firmware and put on the latest RPMs?
> > I think I am at firmware revision 7244.
> > 
> > I have attached the anotify.conf file.
> > 
> > Thanks in advance,
> > Ross
> > 
> -- 
> Mark Haverkamp <markh@osdl.org>
> 
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