From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S263702AbTLTAQp (ORCPT ); Fri, 19 Dec 2003 19:16:45 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S263726AbTLTAQp (ORCPT ); Fri, 19 Dec 2003 19:16:45 -0500 Received: from out003pub.verizon.net ([206.46.170.103]:16326 "EHLO out003.verizon.net") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S263702AbTLTAQn (ORCPT ); Fri, 19 Dec 2003 19:16:43 -0500 From: Gene Heskett Reply-To: gene.heskett@verizon.net To: Guennadi Liakhovetski , "Randy.Dunlap" Subject: Re: SCSI AM53C974 driver missing in 2.6.0? Date: Fri, 19 Dec 2003 19:16:38 -0500 User-Agent: KMail/1.5.1 Cc: Ralf Hildebrandt , References: In-Reply-To: Organization: Organization: None that appears to be detectable by casual observers MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200312191916.38901.gene.heskett@verizon.net> X-Authentication-Info: Submitted using SMTP AUTH at out003.verizon.net from [151.205.60.44] at Fri, 19 Dec 2003 18:16:41 -0600 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Friday 19 December 2003 16:16, Guennadi Liakhovetski wrote: >On Fri, 19 Dec 2003, Randy.Dunlap wrote: >> On Thu, 18 Dec 2003 15:55:27 +0100 Ralf Hildebrandt wrote: >> | in 2.4.x we've been using >> | CONFIG_SCSI_AM53C974=m >> | >> | 2.6.0 doesn't seem to have any support for that specific SCSI >> | controller. What now? Aternatives? >> >> Kurt Garloff >> and Guennadi Liakhovetski >> have made some recent patches for this driver. >> It was discussed on the linux-scsi@vger.kernel.org mailing list. > >tmscsim driver should be used in 2.6. I've posted the "final" > version of a patch to this driver on linux-scsi. Kurt wanted to put > it on his site for download, so, maybe it's there. Otherwise have a > look in linux-scsi archives. It should be included in 2.6 at some > point, possibly, 2.6.1... Hey, how about us advansis users? There is at least one, me... And thats the only driver in the whole compile that spits out visible warnings about check_region() being deprecated. But its still working, so far. I presume it will until such time as check_region() is actually removed from wherever it lives. >Guennadi > >P.S. heh, this is becomming a FAQ:-)) Looks like there are a couple > more users of this driver / chip then I initially thought:-) >--- >Guennadi Liakhovetski -- Cheers, Gene AMD K6-III@500mhz 320M Athlon1600XP@1400mhz 512M 99.22% setiathome rank, not too shabby for a WV hillbilly Yahoo.com attornies please note, additions to this message by Gene Heskett are: Copyright 2003 by Maurice Eugene Heskett, all rights reserved.