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@@ -28,6 +28,12 @@ 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.
+The "hpsa_simple_mode=1" boot parameter may be used to prevent the driver from
+putting the controller into "performant" mode. The difference is that with simple
+mode, each command completion requires an interrupt, while with "performant mode"
+(the default, and ordinarily better performing) it is possible to have multiple
+command completions indicated by a single interrupt.
+
HPSA specific entries in /sys
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@@ -39,6 +45,8 @@ HPSA specific entries in /sys
/sys/class/scsi_host/host*/rescan
/sys/class/scsi_host/host*/firmware_revision
+ /sys/class/scsi_host/host*/resettable
+ /sys/class/scsi_host/host*/transport_mode
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
@@ -55,6 +63,21 @@ HPSA specific entries in /sys
root@host:/sys/class/scsi_host/host4# cat firmware_revision
7.14
+ The transport_mode indicates whether the controller is in "performant"
+ or "simple" mode. This is controlled by the "hpsa_simple_mode" module
+ parameter.
+
+ The "resettable" read-only attribute indicates whether a particular
+ controller is able to honor the "reset_devices" kernel parameter. If the
+ device is resettable, this file will contain a "1", otherwise, a "0". This
+ parameter is used by kdump, for example, to reset the controller at driver
+ load time to eliminate any outstanding commands on the controller and get the
+ controller into a known state so that the kdump initiated i/o will work right
+ and not be disrupted in any way by stale commands or other stale state
+ remaining on the controller from the previous kernel. This attribute enables
+ kexec tools to warn the user if they attempt to designate a device which is
+ unable to honor the reset_devices kernel parameter as a dump device.
+
HPSA specific disk attributes:
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