1IBM ServeRAID driver Change Log
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4        4.80.20  - Set max_sectors in Scsi_Host structure ( if >= 2.4.7 kernel )
5                 - 5 second delay needed after resetting an i960 adapter
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7        4.80.14  - Take all semaphores off stack
8                   Clean Up New_IOCTL path
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10        4.80.04  - Eliminate calls to strtok() if 2.4.x or greater
11                 - Adjustments to Device Queue Depth
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13        4.80.00  - Make ia64 Safe
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15        4.72.01  - I/O Mapped Memory release ( so "insmod ips" does not Fail )
16                   Don't Issue Internal FFDC Command if there are Active Commands
17                   Close Window for getting too many IOCTL's active
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19        4.72.00  - Allow for a Scatter-Gather Element to exceed MAX_XFER Size
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21        4.71.00  - Change all memory allocations to not use GFP_DMA flag
22                   Code Clean-Up for 2.4.x kernel
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24        4.70.15  - Fix Breakup for very large ( non-SG ) requests
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26        4.70.13  - Don't release HA Lock in ips_next() until SC taken off queue
27                 - Unregister SCSI device in ips_release()
28                 - Don't Send CDB's if we already know the device is not present
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30        4.70.12  - Corrective actions for bad controller ( during initialization )
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32        4.70.09  - Use a Common ( Large Buffer ) for Flashing from the JCRM CD
33                 - Add IPSSEND Flash Support
34                 - Set Sense Data for Unknown SCSI Command
35                 - Use Slot Number from NVRAM Page 5
36                 - Restore caller's DCDB Structure
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38        4.20.14  - Update patch files for kernel 2.4.0-test5
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40        4.20.13  - Fix some failure cases / reset code
41                 - Hook into the reboot_notifier to flush the controller
42                   cache
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44        4.20.03 - Rename version to coincide with new release schedules
45                - Performance fixes
46                - Fix truncation of /proc files with cat
47                - Merge in changes through kernel 2.4.0test1ac21
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49        4.10.13 - Fix for dynamic unload and proc file system
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51        4.10.00 - Add support for ServeRAID 4M/4L
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53        4.00.06 - Fix timeout with initial FFDC command
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55        4.00.05 - Remove wish_block from init routine
56                - Use linux/spinlock.h instead of asm/spinlock.h for kernels
57                  2.3.18 and later
58                - Sync with other changes from the 2.3 kernels
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60        4.00.04 - Rename structures/constants to be prefixed with IPS_
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62        4.00.03 - Add alternative passthru interface
63                - Add ability to flash ServeRAID BIOS
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65        4.00.02 - Fix problem with PT DCDB with no buffer
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67        4.00.01 - Add support for First Failure Data Capture
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69        4.00.00 - Add support for ServeRAID 4
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71        3.60.02 - Make DCDB direction based on lookup table.
72                - Only allow one DCDB command to a SCSI ID at a time.
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74        3.60.01 - Remove bogus error check in passthru routine.
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76        3.60.00 - Bump max commands to 128 for use with ServeRAID
77                  firmware 3.60.
78                - Change version to 3.60 to coincide with ServeRAID release
79                  numbering.
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81        1.00.00 - Initial Public Release
82                - Functionally equivalent to 0.99.05
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84        0.99.05 - Fix an oops on certain passthru commands
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86        0.99.04 - Fix race condition in the passthru mechanism
87                  -- this required the interface to the utilities to change
88                - Fix error recovery code
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90        0.99.03 - Make interrupt routine handle all completed request on the
91                  adapter not just the first one
92                - Make sure passthru commands get woken up if we run out of
93                  SCBs
94                - Send all of the commands on the queue at once rather than
95                  one at a time since the card will support it.
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97        0.99.02 - Added some additional debug statements to print out
98                  errors if an error occurs while trying to read/write
99                  to a logical drive (IPS_DEBUG).
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101                - Fixed read/write errors when the adapter is using an
102                  8K stripe size.
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