Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Mon, 23 Apr 2001 16:01:48 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Mon, 23 Apr 2001 16:01:38 -0400 Received: from vger.timpanogas.org ([207.109.151.240]:3344 "EHLO vger.timpanogas.org") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Mon, 23 Apr 2001 16:01:23 -0400 Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2001 13:55:00 -0600 From: "Jeff V. Merkey" To: Guest section DW Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: 3-Ware Raid driver fails to update GenDisk head Message-ID: <20010423135500.B32378@vger.timpanogas.org> In-Reply-To: <20010423120852.A32097@vger.timpanogas.org> <20010423214701.A18855@win.tue.nl> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 1.0.1i In-Reply-To: <20010423214701.A18855@win.tue.nl>; from dwguest@win.tue.nl on Mon, Apr 23, 2001 at 09:47:01PM +0200 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Mon, Apr 23, 2001 at 09:47:01PM +0200, Guest section DW wrote: > On Mon, Apr 23, 2001 at 12:08:52PM -0600, Jeff V. Merkey wrote: > > > > I am still working on this, but would appreciate some help from > > whomever owns this driver proper. I have discovered that the > > 3Ware drivers are not updating the gendisk_head with devices > > reported and exposed to user space as /dev/sda, sdb, etc. > > But that is the job of sd.c, not of a driver. These drivers are an IDE driver that simulates a SCSI interface. It reported IDE devices as SCSI handles, so there's some holes. I guess you were not aware of this, or you would have known that standard sd.c is not working. :-) Jeff - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/