This merge changes the device switch tables from static array to
dynamically generated by config(8).
- All device switches is defined as a constant structure in device drivers.
- The new grammer ``device-major'' is introduced to ``files''.
device-major <prefix> char <num> [block <num>] [<rules>]
- All device major numbers must be listed up in port dependent majors.<arch>
by using this grammer.
- Added the new naming convention.
The name of the device switch must be <prefix>_[bc]devsw for auto-generation
of device switch tables.
- The backward compatibility of loading block/character device
switch by LKM framework is broken. This is necessary to convert
from block/character device major to device name in runtime and vice versa.
- The restriction to assign device major by LKM is completely removed.
We don't need to reserve LKM entries for dynamic loading of device switch.
- In compile time, device major numbers list is packed into the kernel and
the LKM framework will refer it to assign device major number dynamically.
flag to clear, even when the COMMAND COMPLETE interrupt already did happen,
otherwise we get ATTENTION ERROR for next command if it happens soon
enough; this fixes the reliability problems introduced by previous change
some other cleanup & simlify of edc_cmd_wait()/edc_run_cmd(), the 'secs'
is just a hint used in !poll case only
add some comments
move status_block[] back to edc_mca_softc, to save stack memory
make #ifdef DEBUG #ifdef EDC_DEBUG and g/c some obsolete debug stuff
make some EAGAINs EIOs
edc_intr(): wakeup the waiter for any command, not just READ/WRITE DATA
not support a value (e.g., it's to be used as "options FOO" instead of
"options FOO=xxx"). options that take a value were converted to
defparam recently.
- minor whitespace & formatting cleanups
for the i82596 PORT access interface, from the documentation
for that chip. These help clarify writes to the SYSBUS
part of the SCP, and PORT usage by i82596-aware drivers.
* simplify and clean the attach code a lot, and support the 'drive'
locator
* pass proper dev_t to readdisklabel() - formerly, the passed value was
completely broken (used incorrect major and wrong minor), but worked
by accident
* worker thread is now spawned per controller, rather than per-drive;
i/o cannot be done concurrently by different drivers, only one
i/o can be pending at any time
* simplify the command queue code, just sleep appropriately when
!poll case, g/c 'async' code formerly needed, move the bio code
from ed_mca.c to edc_mca.c:edc_bio()
* other misc cleanups
the MCA DMA controller access. This also means we gain >16MB RAM support.
While here, overhaul the driver to saner state, especially:
* simplify and clean the attach code a lot, and support the 'drive'
locator
* pass proper dev_t to readdisklabel() - formerly, the passed value was
completely broken (used incorrect major and wrong minor), but worked
by accident
* worker thread is now spawned per controller, rather than per-drive;
i/o cannot be done concurrently by different drivers, only one
i/o can be pending at any time
* simplify the command queue code, just sleep appropriately when
!poll case, g/c 'async' code formerly needed, move the bio code
from ed_mca.c to edc_mca.c:edc_bio()
* put all string arrays used by edc_dump_status_block() within #ifdef EDC_DEBUG,
and use numbers instead if it's not defined; this cuts object size by 5KB
* other misc cleanups
DIAGNOSTIC/DEBUG from the kernel. This helped to boost the performance
on my test machine from ~5KB/s to like 800KB/s for ftp test, and
to like 700KB/s for netio test. I wouldn't have imagined the options
are THAT costly ....
and for initial autoconf probes; the latter eliminates need for
deferred configuration (and makes dmesg a bit nicer).
g/c EDF_IODONE flag - protect against interrupt by calling tsleep()
at splbio in worker thread
g/c unneeded stuff, improve some autoconf messages
Both models tested and seem to be quite stable and fast.
Thanks to:
- Hans Hubner <hans@Huebner.org> for giving me the cards for testing
- Georg Klug of Syskonnect, who provided me with hw docs for these cards,
very promptly and willingly - I wish all vendors would be like this
- Alfred Arnold, Linux SKNET driver author, for giving me valuable Syskonnect
contact :)
tsutsui