2002-11-13 01:18:36

by Mukker, Atul

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Subject: [ANNOUNCE] MegaRAID RAID driver version 2.00 - introduced as new megaraid2 in 2.4.x and 2.5.x

Alan et al,

Attached please find the megaraid driver version 2.00, which is to be
introduced as megaraid2 in 2.4.x and 2.5.x kernels. The mail has two
attachments:
1. megaraid v200 for 2.4.x kernels - megaraid2-v200.tar.gz
2. patch for 2.5.x kernels - megaraid2-v200-24x-25x.patch.gz

Other people on linux lists: Driver is not attached for lists. Please await
announcement from Matt Domsch after he has updated the appropriate download
sites.

Regards

Atul Mukker <[email protected]>
Project Leader, RAID Device Drivers

RAID Storage Adapters Division
LSI Logic Corporation
6145-D Northbelt Parkway
Norcross GA - 30071
U.S.A.

<megaraid2-v200.tar.gz> <megaraid2-v200-24x-25x.patch.gz>


2002-11-13 01:26:22

by Christoph Hellwig

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Subject: Re: [ANNOUNCE] MegaRAID RAID driver version 2.00 - introduced as new megaraid2 in 2.4.x and 2.5.x

[could you cut down the Cc list to something reasonable next time?]

On Tue, Nov 12, 2002 at 08:24:57PM -0500, Mukker, Atul wrote:
> Alan et al,
>
> Attached please find the megaraid driver version 2.00, which is to be
> introduced as megaraid2 in 2.4.x and 2.5.x kernels. The mail has two
> attachments:
> 1. megaraid v200 for 2.4.x kernels - megaraid2-v200.tar.gz
> 2. patch for 2.5.x kernels - megaraid2-v200-24x-25x.patch.gz
>
> Other people on linux lists: Driver is not attached for lists. Please await
> announcement from Matt Domsch after he has updated the appropriate download
> sites.

Please don't add another driver. From what I've seen the megaraid2
is nothing but the bugfixes/partial rewrite RH did for their Advanced
Server. Just add it to 2.5 and maybe 2.4-ac instead of the current driver,
if it proves stable it can go into 2.4 later.