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author | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> | 2010-08-05 02:15:15 +0400 |
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committer | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> | 2010-08-05 02:15:15 +0400 |
commit | 03da30986793385af57eeca3296253c887b742e6 (patch) | |
tree | 9c46dbe51c9d0856990649dd917ab45474b7be87 /Documentation | |
parent | 6ba74014c1ab0e37af7de6f64b4eccbbae3cb9e7 (diff) | |
parent | 339f4f4eab80caa6cf0d39fb057ad6ddb84ba91e (diff) | |
download | linux-03da30986793385af57eeca3296253c887b742e6.tar.xz |
Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jejb/scsi-misc-2.6
* git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jejb/scsi-misc-2.6: (276 commits)
[SCSI] zfcp: Trigger logging in the FCP channel on qdio error conditions
[SCSI] zfcp: Introduce experimental support for DIF/DIX
[SCSI] zfcp: Enable data division support for FCP devices
[SCSI] zfcp: Prevent access on uninitialized memory.
[SCSI] zfcp: Post events through FC transport class
[SCSI] zfcp: Cleanup QDIO attachment and improve processing.
[SCSI] zfcp: Cleanup function parameters for sbal value.
[SCSI] zfcp: Use correct width for timer_interval field
[SCSI] zfcp: Remove SCSI device when removing unit
[SCSI] zfcp: Use memdup_user and kstrdup
[SCSI] zfcp: Fix retry after failed "open port" erp action
[SCSI] zfcp: Fail erp after timeout
[SCSI] zfcp: Use forced_reopen in terminate_rport_io callback
[SCSI] zfcp: Register SCSI devices after successful fc_remote_port_add
[SCSI] zfcp: Do not try "forced close" when port is already closed
[SCSI] zfcp: Do not unblock rport from REOPEN_PORT_FORCED
[SCSI] sd: add support for runtime PM
[SCSI] implement runtime Power Management
[SCSI] convert to the new PM framework
[SCSI] Unify SAM_ and SAM_STAT_ macros
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Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation')
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/scsi/hpsa.txt | 107 |
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diff --git a/Documentation/scsi/hpsa.txt b/Documentation/scsi/hpsa.txt new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..dca658362cbf --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/scsi/hpsa.txt @@ -0,0 +1,107 @@ + +HPSA - Hewlett Packard Smart Array driver +----------------------------------------- + +This file describes the hpsa SCSI driver for HP Smart Array controllers. +The hpsa driver is intended to supplant the cciss driver for newer +Smart Array controllers. The hpsa driver is a SCSI driver, while the +cciss driver is a "block" driver. Actually cciss is both a block +driver (for logical drives) AND a SCSI driver (for tape drives). This +"split-brained" design of the cciss driver is a source of excess +complexity and eliminating that complexity is one of the reasons +for hpsa to exist. + +Supported devices: +------------------ + +Smart Array P212 +Smart Array P410 +Smart Array P410i +Smart Array P411 +Smart Array P812 +Smart Array P712m +Smart Array P711m +StorageWorks P1210m + +Additionally, older Smart Arrays may work with the hpsa driver if the kernel +boot parameter "hpsa_allow_any=1" is specified, however these are not tested +nor supported by HP with this driver. For older Smart Arrays, the cciss +driver should still be used. + +HPSA specific entries in /sys +----------------------------- + + In addition to the generic SCSI attributes available in /sys, hpsa supports + the following attributes: + + HPSA specific host attributes: + ------------------------------ + + /sys/class/scsi_host/host*/rescan + /sys/class/scsi_host/host*/firmware_revision + + the host "rescan" attribute is a write only attribute. Writing to this + attribute will cause the driver to scan for new, changed, or removed devices + (e.g. hot-plugged tape drives, or newly configured or deleted logical drives, + etc.) and notify the SCSI midlayer of any changes detected. Normally this is + triggered automatically by HP's Array Configuration Utility (either the GUI or + command line variety) so for logical drive changes, the user should not + normally have to use this. It may be useful when hot plugging devices like + tape drives, or entire storage boxes containing pre-configured logical drives. + + The "firmware_revision" attribute contains the firmware version of the Smart Array. + For example: + + root@host:/sys/class/scsi_host/host4# cat firmware_revision + 7.14 + + HPSA specific disk attributes: + ------------------------------ + + /sys/class/scsi_disk/c:b:t:l/device/unique_id + /sys/class/scsi_disk/c:b:t:l/device/raid_level + /sys/class/scsi_disk/c:b:t:l/device/lunid + + (where c:b:t:l are the controller, bus, target and lun of the device) + + For example: + + root@host:/sys/class/scsi_disk/4:0:0:0/device# cat unique_id + 600508B1001044395355323037570F77 + root@host:/sys/class/scsi_disk/4:0:0:0/device# cat lunid + 0x0000004000000000 + root@host:/sys/class/scsi_disk/4:0:0:0/device# cat raid_level + RAID 0 + +HPSA specific ioctls: +--------------------- + + For compatibility with applications written for the cciss driver, many, but + not all of the ioctls supported by the cciss driver are also supported by the + hpsa driver. The data structures used by these are described in + include/linux/cciss_ioctl.h + + CCISS_DEREGDISK + CCISS_REGNEWDISK + CCISS_REGNEWD + + The above three ioctls all do exactly the same thing, which is to cause the driver + to rescan for new devices. This does exactly the same thing as writing to the + hpsa specific host "rescan" attribute. + + CCISS_GETPCIINFO + + Returns PCI domain, bus, device and function and "board ID" (PCI subsystem ID). + + CCISS_GETDRIVVER + + Returns driver version in three bytes encoded as: + (major_version << 16) | (minor_version << 8) | (subminor_version) + + CCISS_PASSTHRU + CCISS_BIG_PASSTHRU + + Allows "BMIC" and "CISS" commands to be passed through to the Smart Array. + These are used extensively by the HP Array Configuration Utility, SNMP storage + agents, etc. See cciss_vol_status at http://cciss.sf.net for some examples. + |