Re: [PATCH] Add hpsa driver for HP Smart Array controllers.

Mike Miller
2009-10-02T19:15:45Z

On Thu, Oct 01, 2009 at 02:30:35PM -0700, Andrew Morton wrote:
> On Thu, 01 Oct 2009 16:25:30 -0500
> "Stephen M. Cameron" <scameron@beardog.cce.hp.com> wrote:
>
> > Add hpsa driver for HP Smart Array controllers.
> >
> > This driver supports a subset of HP Smart Array Controllers.
> > It is a SCSI alternative to the cciss driver.
>
> Does it support all the devices which cciss supports?
>
> IOW, do we have a plan here to remove the cciss driver or must we
> maintain both drivers indefinitely?

Andrew, et al.,
>From the lack of response I'm guessing my reply about phasing cciss out
completely did not go over well. Or is that what the question meant?

We purposely limited controller support in hpsa to try and prevent problems
in the field. What's needed to get hpsa accepted? Add support for all
hardware?

While we do not want to maintain 2 drivers indefinitely we (HP) must
continue to support cciss for some years to come.

Any guidance is appreciated.

-- mikem