From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: "Adam Radford" Subject: RE: [BK-PATCH] 3w-9xxx: proc interface Date: Wed, 7 Jul 2004 11:27:55 -0700 Sender: linux-scsi-owner@vger.kernel.org Message-ID: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8BIT Return-path: Received: from hadar.amcc.com ([192.195.69.168]:41386 "EHLO hadar.amcc.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S265281AbUGGS2K convert rfc822-to-8bit (ORCPT ); Wed, 7 Jul 2004 14:28:10 -0400 List-Id: linux-scsi@vger.kernel.org To: Ricky Beam , Christoph Hellwig Cc: Linux SCSI List Rick, There should be a beta version of 3dm2 & tw_cli that will work with the in-kernel 3w-9xxx driver on the 3ware website sometime this week. I'd rather not re-add deprecated interfaces. -Adam -----Original Message----- From: Ricky Beam [mailto:jfbeam@bluetronic.net] Sent: Friday, July 02, 2004 11:42 AM To: Christoph Hellwig Cc: Adam Radford; Linux SCSI List Subject: Re: [BK-PATCH] 3w-9xxx: proc interface On Fri, 2 Jul 2004, Christoph Hellwig wrote: >On Fri, Jul 02, 2004 at 12:08:23PM -0400, Ricky Beam wrote: >> 3dm2 (the currently available one anyway) needs /proc/scsi/3w-9xxx to >> discover any controllers. The current in-kernel driver doesn't contain any >> /proc/scsi support. The attached patch restores the interface. > >I'd rather wait for a new 3dm2 release instead of adding deprecated interfaces. >Adam, any schedule for a new release? Well, I'm not the only one who cannot monitor/control their array with the current in-kernel driver. I don't care if the proc interface makes it back into the kernel; the systems I assemble with a 9500 will have the proc interface restored until I have a 3dm2 in hand that doesn't need it. Having a non-functioning 3dm2 is a major problem in my book. (technically, not have a firmware update interface in the kernel's driver is also a concern.) Locking the door before you have a key to get back in is a bad idea. --Ricky