Re: Adaptec/DPT I2O Option Omitted From Linux 2.6.0 Kernel Configuration Tool

[Samuel Flory <sflory@rackable.com>]

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Go Taniguchi wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Just FYI.
> 
> This is my patch.
> http://pkgcvs.turbolinux.co.jp/~go/patch-2.6/dpt_i2o.patch
> 
> Worked fine for me on quad xeon with 4G mem and 64bit PCI.
> It include.
> - Support 2.6 kernel and DMA-mapping
> - ioctl fix for raid tools
> - use schedule_timeout in long long loop
> - not support 64bit CPU yet.
> 
> However, It may differ from the Adaptec policy (linux-scsi ML).
> 

   Different aproaches but both seem to hit the same areas in the code.

> Samuel Flory wrote:
> 
>> Samuel Flory wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>   You might want to hold off on doing a lot of work for a bit.  I 
>>> think there was a beta driver that was being passed around.
>>>
>>
>>   FYI I've found a beta release of the dpt-i2o driver that someone 
>> sent me.  I'll see if I can figure out what the current status of it.


-- 
There is no such thing as obsolete hardware.
Merely hardware that other people don't want.
(The Second Rule of Hardware Acquisition)
Sam Flory  <sflory@rackable.com>

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