From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S263460AbTL2APM (ORCPT ); Sun, 28 Dec 2003 19:15:12 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S263468AbTL2APM (ORCPT ); Sun, 28 Dec 2003 19:15:12 -0500 Received: from 64-60-248-67.cust.telepacific.net ([64.60.248.67]:60387 "EHLO mx.rackable.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S263460AbTL2API (ORCPT ); Sun, 28 Dec 2003 19:15:08 -0500 Message-ID: <3FEF721D.7020405@rackable.com> Date: Sun, 28 Dec 2003 16:15:25 -0800 From: Samuel Flory User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.6b) Gecko/20031208 X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Leon Toh CC: Linux Mailing List Subject: Re: Adaptec/DPT I2O Option Omitted From Linux 2.6.0 Kernel Configuration Tool References: <6.0.1.1.2.20031227093632.0229afe8@wheresmymailserver.com> In-Reply-To: <6.0.1.1.2.20031227093632.0229afe8@wheresmymailserver.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-OriginalArrivalTime: 29 Dec 2003 00:15:06.0552 (UTC) FILETIME=[D00D9B80:01C3CDA0] Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Leon Toh wrote: > Merry Christmas Everyone, > > I just downloaded full source code of linux-2.6.0 to start doing some > work and testing of Adaptec/DPT I2O controller's. This is when I happen > to notice Adapec/DPT I2O option have been omitted from Linux Kernel > 2.6.0 Configuration tool. > > Typically this option is located in *Device Drivers -> SCSI device > support -> SCSI low-level drivers*. Furthermore it is also not listed in > *Device Drivers -> I2O device support* also. And the driver source > (dpti2o) is residing in /drivers/scsi. > > Please advice how should I than go about in hacking Linux 2.6.0 Kernel > Configuration tool to include Adaptec/DPT I2O support ? > > Also any reason for the Adaptec/DPT I2O option being omitted out from > Linux Kernel configuration tool ? Or is it just happen to be accidental > ? Will this be option made available in the next release or pre-release > of 2.6 kernel than ? > The DPT I2O driver was never converted to the new driver model. The driver from what I can see is a mess. It doesn't even compile in 2.4 for a number of archs like amd64. A while back a bunch of people (including myself) raised the concern through various channels with adaptec. In theroy someone at adaptec is working on it, but there was not an ETA.