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Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/750629b6a5233c85c5391c44d126606b8aabefc8.1583136624.git.mchehab+huawei@kernel.org Acked-by: Khalid Aziz <khalid@gonehiking.org> Signed-off-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab+huawei@kernel.org> Signed-off-by: Martin K. Petersen <martin.petersen@oracle.com>
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BusLogic MultiMaster and FlashPoint SCSI Driver for Linux
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.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
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=========================================================
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BusLogic MultiMaster and FlashPoint SCSI Driver for Linux
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=========================================================
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Version 2.0.15 for Linux 2.0
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Version 2.1.15 for Linux 2.1
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PRODUCTION RELEASE
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17 August 1998
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Leonard N. Zubkoff
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Dandelion Digital
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lnz@dandelion.com
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Copyright 1995-1998 by Leonard N. Zubkoff <lnz@dandelion.com>
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INTRODUCTION
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Introduction
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============
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BusLogic, Inc. designed and manufactured a variety of high performance SCSI
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host adapters which share a common programming interface across a diverse
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@ -86,9 +94,11 @@ Contact information for offices in Europe and Japan is available on the Web
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site.
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DRIVER FEATURES
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Driver Features
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===============
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o Configuration Reporting and Testing
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Configuration Reporting and Testing
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-----------------------------------
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During system initialization, the driver reports extensively on the host
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adapter hardware configuration, including the synchronous transfer parameters
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The status of Wide Negotiation, Disconnect/Reconnect, and Tagged Queuing
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are reported as "Enabled", Disabled", or a sequence of "Y" and "N" letters.
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o Performance Features
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Performance Features
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--------------------
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BusLogic SCSI Host Adapters directly implement SCSI-2 Tagged Queuing, and so
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support has been included in the driver to utilize tagged queuing with any
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queue depth of 1 is selected. Tagged queuing is also disabled for individual
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target devices if disconnect/reconnect is disabled for that device.
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o Robustness Features
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Robustness Features
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-------------------
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The driver implements extensive error recovery procedures. When the higher
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level parts of the SCSI subsystem request that a timed out command be reset,
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lock up or crash, and thereby allowing a clean shutdown and restart after the
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offending component is removed.
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o PCI Configuration Support
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PCI Configuration Support
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-------------------------
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On PCI systems running kernels compiled with PCI BIOS support enabled, this
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driver will interrogate the PCI configuration space and use the I/O port
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used to disable the ISA compatible I/O port entirely as it is not necessary.
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The ISA compatible I/O port is disabled by default on the BT-948/958/958D.
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o /proc File System Support
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/proc File System Support
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-------------------------
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Copies of the host adapter configuration information together with updated
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data transfer and error recovery statistics are available through the
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/proc/scsi/BusLogic/<N> interface.
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o Shared Interrupts Support
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Shared Interrupts Support
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-------------------------
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On systems that support shared interrupts, any number of BusLogic Host
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Adapters may share the same interrupt request channel.
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SUPPORTED HOST ADAPTERS
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Supported Host Adapters
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=======================
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The following list comprises the supported BusLogic SCSI Host Adapters as of
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the date of this document. It is recommended that anyone purchasing a BusLogic
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FlashPoint Series PCI Host Adapters:
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======================= =============================================
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FlashPoint LT (BT-930) Ultra SCSI-3
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FlashPoint LT (BT-930R) Ultra SCSI-3 with RAIDPlus
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FlashPoint LT (BT-920) Ultra SCSI-3 (BT-930 without BIOS)
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FlashPoint LW (BT-950R) Wide Ultra SCSI-3 with RAIDPlus
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FlashPoint DW (BT-952) Dual Channel Wide Ultra SCSI-3
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FlashPoint DW (BT-952R) Dual Channel Wide Ultra SCSI-3 with RAIDPlus
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======================= =============================================
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MultiMaster "W" Series Host Adapters:
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======= === ==============================
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BT-948 PCI Ultra SCSI-3
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BT-958 PCI Wide Ultra SCSI-3
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BT-958D PCI Wide Differential Ultra SCSI-3
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======= === ==============================
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MultiMaster "C" Series Host Adapters:
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======== ==== ==============================
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BT-946C PCI Fast SCSI-2
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BT-956C PCI Wide Fast SCSI-2
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BT-956CD PCI Wide Differential Fast SCSI-2
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BT-757CD EISA Wide Differential Fast SCSI-2
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BT-545C ISA Fast SCSI-2
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BT-540CF ISA Fast SCSI-2
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======== ==== ==============================
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MultiMaster "S" Series Host Adapters:
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======= ==== ==============================
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BT-445S VLB Fast SCSI-2
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BT-747S EISA Fast SCSI-2
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BT-747D EISA Differential Fast SCSI-2
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BT-542D ISA Differential Fast SCSI-2
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BT-742A EISA SCSI-2 (742A revision H)
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BT-542B ISA SCSI-2 (542B revision H)
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======= ==== ==============================
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MultiMaster "A" Series Host Adapters:
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======= ==== ==============================
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BT-742A EISA SCSI-2 (742A revisions A - G)
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BT-542B ISA SCSI-2 (542B revisions A - G)
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======= ==== ==============================
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AMI FastDisk Host Adapters that are true BusLogic MultiMaster clones are also
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supported by this driver.
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driver media and documentation that are not provided with bare boards.
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FLASHPOINT INSTALLATION NOTES
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FlashPoint Installation Notes
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=============================
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o RAIDPlus Support
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RAIDPlus Support
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----------------
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FlashPoint Host Adapters now include RAIDPlus, Mylex's bootable software
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RAID. RAIDPlus is not supported on Linux, and there are no plans to support
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than RAIDPlus, so there is little impetus to include RAIDPlus support in the
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BusLogic driver.
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o Enabling UltraSCSI Transfers
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Enabling UltraSCSI Transfers
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----------------------------
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FlashPoint Host Adapters ship with their configuration set to "Factory
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Default" settings that are conservative and do not allow for UltraSCSI speed
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the "Optimum Performance" settings are loaded.
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BT-948/958/958D INSTALLATION NOTES
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BT-948/958/958D Installation Notes
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==================================
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The BT-948/958/958D PCI Ultra SCSI Host Adapters have some features which may
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require attention in some circumstances when installing Linux.
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o PCI I/O Port Assignments
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PCI I/O Port Assignments
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When configured to factory default settings, the BT-948/958/958D will only
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recognize the PCI I/O port assignments made by the motherboard's PCI BIOS.
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possible future I/O port conflicts. The older BT-946C/956C/956CD also have
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this configuration option, but the factory default setting is "Primary".
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o PCI Slot Scanning Order
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PCI Slot Scanning Order
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In systems with multiple BusLogic PCI Host Adapters, the order in which the
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PCI slots are scanned may appear reversed with the BT-948/958/958D as
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so as to recognize the host adapters in the same order as they are enumerated
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by the host adapter's BIOS.
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o Enabling UltraSCSI Transfers
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Enabling UltraSCSI Transfers
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The BT-948/958/958D ship with their configuration set to "Factory Default"
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settings that are conservative and do not allow for UltraSCSI speed to be
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"Optimum Performance" settings are loaded.
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DRIVER OPTIONS
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Driver Options
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BusLogic Driver Options may be specified either via the Linux Kernel Command
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Line or via the Loadable Kernel Module Installation Facility. Driver Options
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Devices on the second host adapter to 31, and the Bus Settle Time on the
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second host adapter to 30 seconds.
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Linux Kernel Command Line:
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Linux Kernel Command Line::
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linux BusLogic=QueueDepth:[,7,15];QueueDepth:31,BusSettleTime:30
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LILO Linux Boot Loader (in /etc/lilo.conf):
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LILO Linux Boot Loader (in /etc/lilo.conf)::
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append = "BusLogic=QueueDepth:[,7,15];QueueDepth:31,BusSettleTime:30"
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INSMOD Loadable Kernel Module Installation Facility:
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INSMOD Loadable Kernel Module Installation Facility::
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insmod BusLogic.o \
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'BusLogic="QueueDepth:[,7,15];QueueDepth:31,BusSettleTime:30"'
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NOTE: Module Utilities 2.1.71 or later is required for correct parsing
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.. Note::
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Module Utilities 2.1.71 or later is required for correct parsing
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of driver options containing commas.
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DRIVER INSTALLATION
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Driver Installation
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===================
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This distribution was prepared for Linux kernel version 2.0.35, but should be
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compatible with 2.0.4 or any later 2.0 series kernel.
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To install the new BusLogic SCSI driver, you may use the following commands,
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replacing "/usr/src" with wherever you keep your Linux kernel source tree:
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replacing "/usr/src" with wherever you keep your Linux kernel source tree::
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cd /usr/src
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tar -xvzf BusLogic-2.0.15.tar.gz
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appropriate, and reboot.
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BUSLOGIC ANNOUNCEMENTS MAILING LIST
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BusLogic Announcements Mailing List
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===================================
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The BusLogic Announcements Mailing List provides a forum for informing Linux
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users of new driver releases and other announcements regarding Linux support
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aic7xxx
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bfa
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bnx2fc
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BusLogic
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scsi_transport_srp/figures
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selected host adapter.
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The BusLogic Driver Probing Options are described in
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<file:Documentation/scsi/BusLogic.txt>.
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<file:Documentation/scsi/BusLogic.rst>.
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*/
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static int __init blogic_parseopts(char *options)
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This is support for BusLogic MultiMaster and FlashPoint SCSI Host
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Adapters. Consult the SCSI-HOWTO, available from
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<http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>, and the files
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<file:Documentation/scsi/BusLogic.txt> and
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<file:Documentation/scsi/BusLogic.rst> and
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<file:Documentation/scsi/FlashPoint.txt> for more information.
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Note that support for FlashPoint is only available for 32-bit
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x86 configurations.
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