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author | Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu> | 2008-11-23 10:52:33 +0100 |
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committer | Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu> | 2008-11-23 10:52:33 +0100 |
commit | 9f1441644213e5f6faa150206399fe511eba2eb6 (patch) | |
tree | e59d4e6475aa84f7e821a8c607deb56b85e19e95 /Documentation/blockdev/cpqarray.txt | |
parent | 3ff68a6a106c362a6811d3e51bced58e6fc87de7 (diff) | |
parent | 13d428afc007fcfcd6deeb215618f54cf9c0cae6 (diff) |
Merge commit 'v2.6.28-rc6' into irq/urgent
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diff --git a/Documentation/blockdev/cpqarray.txt b/Documentation/blockdev/cpqarray.txt new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..c7154e20ef5e --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/blockdev/cpqarray.txt @@ -0,0 +1,93 @@ +This driver is for Compaq's SMART2 Intelligent Disk Array Controllers. + +Supported Cards: +---------------- + +This driver is known to work with the following cards: + + * SMART (EISA) + * SMART-2/E (EISA) + * SMART-2/P + * SMART-2DH + * SMART-2SL + * SMART-221 + * SMART-3100ES + * SMART-3200 + * Integrated Smart Array Controller + * SA 4200 + * SA 4250ES + * SA 431 + * RAID LC2 Controller + +It should also work with some really old Disk array adapters, but I am +unable to test against these cards: + + * IDA + * IDA-2 + * IAES + + +EISA Controllers: +----------------- + +If you want to use an EISA controller you'll have to supply some +modprobe/lilo parameters. If the driver is compiled into the kernel, must +give it the controller's IO port address at boot time (it is not +necessary to specify the IRQ). For example, if you had two SMART-2/E +controllers, in EISA slots 1 and 2 you'd give it a boot argument like +this: + + smart2=0x1000,0x2000 + +If you were loading the driver as a module, you'd give load it like this: + + modprobe cpqarray eisa=0x1000,0x2000 + +You can use EISA and PCI adapters at the same time. + + +Device Naming: +-------------- + +You need some entries in /dev for the ida device. MAKEDEV in the /dev +directory can make device nodes for you automatically. The device setup is +as follows: + +Major numbers: + 72 ida0 + 73 ida1 + 74 ida2 + 75 ida3 + 76 ida4 + 77 ida5 + 78 ida6 + 79 ida7 + +Minor numbers: + b7 b6 b5 b4 b3 b2 b1 b0 + |----+----| |----+----| + | | + | +-------- Partition ID (0=wholedev, 1-15 partition) + | + +-------------------- Logical Volume number + +The device naming scheme is: +/dev/ida/c0d0 Controller 0, disk 0, whole device +/dev/ida/c0d0p1 Controller 0, disk 0, partition 1 +/dev/ida/c0d0p2 Controller 0, disk 0, partition 2 +/dev/ida/c0d0p3 Controller 0, disk 0, partition 3 + +/dev/ida/c1d1 Controller 1, disk 1, whole device +/dev/ida/c1d1p1 Controller 1, disk 1, partition 1 +/dev/ida/c1d1p2 Controller 1, disk 1, partition 2 +/dev/ida/c1d1p3 Controller 1, disk 1, partition 3 + + +Changelog: +========== + +10-28-2004 : General cleanup, syntax fixes for in-kernel driver version. + James Nelson <james4765@gmail.com> + + +1999 : Original Document |