1 Release Date : Thu. Jun 19, 2014 17:00:00 P
2 (emaild-id:megaraidlin
3 Adam Radford
4 Kashyap Desai
5 Sumit Saxena
6 Uday Lingala
7 Current Version : 06.803.02.00-rc1
8 Old Version : 06.803.01.00-rc1
9 1. Fix reset_mutex leak in megasas_reset_f
10 2. Remove unused variables in megasas_inst
11 3. Fix LD/VF affiliation parsing.
12 4. Add missing initial call to megasas_get
13 5. Version and Changelog update.
14 ----------------------------------------------
15 Release Date : Mon. Mar 10, 2014 17:00:00 P
16 (emaild-id:megaraidlin
17 Adam Radford
18 Kashyap Desai
19 Sumit Saxena
20 Current Version : 06.803.01.00-rc1
21 Old Version : 06.700.06.00-rc1
22 1. Load correct raid context timeout value
23 2. Fix megasas_ioc_init_fusion to use loca
24 3. Return leaked MPT frames to MPT command
25 4. Add Dell PowerEdge VRTX SR-IOV VF devic
26 5. Version and Changelog update.
27 ----------------------------------------------
28 Release Date : Sat. Aug 31, 2013 17:00:00 P
29 (emaild-id:megaraidlin
30 Adam Radford
31 Kashyap Desai
32 Sumit Saxena
33 Current Version : 06.700.06.00-rc1
34 Old Version : 06.600.18.00-rc1
35 1. Add High Availability clustering suppor
36 2. Version and Changelog update.
37 ----------------------------------------------
38 Release Date : Wed. May 15, 2013 17:00:00 P
39 (emaild-id:megaraidlin
40 Adam Radford
41 Kashyap Desai
42 Sumit Saxena
43 Current Version : 06.600.18.00-rc1
44 Old Version : 06.506.00.00-rc1
45 1. Return DID_ERROR for scsi io, when cont
46 2. Fix the interrupt mask for Gen2 control
47 3. Update balance count in driver to be in
48 4. Free event detail memory without device
49 5. Set IO request timeout value provided b
50 6. Add support for MegaRAID Fury (device I
51 7. Add support to display Customer brandin
52 8. Set IoFlags to enable Fast Path for JBO
53 controllers.
54 9. Add support for Extended MSI-x vectors
55 HBA).
56 10.Add support for Uneven Span PRL11.
57 11.Add support to differentiate between iM
58 12.Version and Changelog update.
59 ----------------------------------------------
60 Release Date : Sat. Feb 9, 2013 17:00:00 PS
61 (emaild-id:megaraidlin
62 Adam Radford
63 Current Version : 06.506.00.00-rc1
64 Old Version : 06.504.01.00-rc1
65 1. Add 4k FastPath DIF support.
66 2. Don't load DevHandle unless FastPath en
67 3. Version and Changelog update.
68 ----------------------------------------------
69 Release Date : Mon. Oct 1, 2012 17:00:00 PS
70 (emaild-id:megaraidlin
71 Adam Radford
72 Current Version : 06.504.01.00-rc1
73 Old Version : 00.00.06.18-rc1
74 1. Removed un-needed completion_lock spinl
75 2. Add module param for configurable MSI-X
76 3. Load io_request DataLength in bytes.
77 4. Add array boundary check for SystemPD.
78 5. Add SystemPD FastPath support.
79 6. Remove duplicate code.
80 7. Version, Changelog, Copyright update.
81 ----------------------------------------------
82 Release Date : Tue. Jun 17, 2012 17:00:00 P
83 (emaild-id:megaraidlin
84 Adam Radford/Kashyap D
85 Current Version : 00.00.06.18-rc1
86 Old Version : 00.00.06.15-rc1
87 1. Fix Copyright dates.
88 2. Add throttlequeuedepth module parameter
89 3. Add resetwaittime module parameter.
90 4. Move poll_aen_lock initializer.
91 ----------------------------------------------
92 Release Date : Mon. Mar 19, 2012 17:00:00 P
93 (emaild-id:megaraidlin
94 Adam Radford
95 Current Version : 00.00.06.15-rc1
96 Old Version : 00.00.06.14-rc1
97 1. Optimize HostMSIxVectors setting.
98 2. Add fpRead/WriteCapable, fpRead/WriteAc
99 ----------------------------------------------
100 Release Date : Fri. Jan 6, 2012 17:00:00 PS
101 (emaild-id:megaraidlin
102 Adam Radford
103 Current Version : 00.00.06.14-rc1
104 Old Version : 00.00.06.12-rc1
105 1. Fix reglockFlags for degraded raid5/6 f
106 2. Mask off flags in ioctl path to prevent
107 MegaCLI versions.
108 3. Remove poll_mode_io module parameter, s
109 ----------------------------------------------
110 Release Date : Wed. Oct 5, 2011 17:00:00 PS
111 (emaild-id:megaraidlin
112 Adam Radford
113 Current Version : 00.00.06.12-rc1
114 Old Version : 00.00.05.40-rc1
115 1. Continue booting immediately if FW in F
116 2. Increase default cmds per lun to 256.
117 3. Fix mismatch in megasas_reset_fusion()
118 4. Remove some un-necessary code.
119 5. Clear state change interrupts for Fusio
120 6. Clear FUSION_IN_RESET before enabling i
121 7. Add support for MegaRAID 9360/9380 12GB
122 8. Add multiple MSI-X vector/multiple repl
123 9. Add driver workaround for PERC5/1068 kd
124 ----------------------------------------------
125 Release Date : Tue. Jul 26, 2011 17:00:00 P
126 (emaild-id:megaraidlin
127 Adam Radford
128 Current Version : 00.00.05.40-rc1
129 Old Version : 00.00.05.38-rc1
130 1. Fix FastPath I/O to work with degraded
131 2. Add .change_queue_depth support.
132 ----------------------------------------------
133 Release Date : Wed. May 11, 2011 17:00:00 P
134 (emaild-id:megaraidlin
135 Adam Radford
136 Current Version : 00.00.05.38-rc1
137 Old Version : 00.00.05.34-rc1
138 1. Remove MSI-X black list, use MFI_REG_ST
139 2. Remove un-used function megasas_return_
140 3. Check MFI_REG_STATE.fault.resetAdapter
141 4. Disable interrupts/free_irq() in megasa
142 5. Fix bug where AENs could be lost in pro
143 6. Convert 6,10,12 byte CDB's to 16 byte C
144 IO.
145 7. Add 1078 OCR support.
146 ----------------------------------------------
147 Release Date : Thu. Feb 24, 2011 17:00:00 P
148 (emaild-id:megaraidlin
149 Adam Radford
150 Current Version : 00.00.05.34-rc1
151 Old Version : 00.00.05.29-rc1
152 1. Fix some failure gotos from megasas_pro
153 2. Add missing check_and_restore_queue_dep
154 complete_cmd_fusion().
155 3. Enable MSI-X before calling megasas_ini
156 4. Call tasklet_schedule() even if outboun
157 boards in MSI-X mode.
158 5. Fix megasas_probe_one() to clear PCI_MS
159 register in kdump kernel.
160 6. Fix megasas_get_cmd() to only print "Co
161 megasas_dbg_lvl is set.
162 7. Fix megasas_build_dcdb_fusion() to not
163 8. Fix megasas_build_dcdb_fusion() to use
164 9. Add MR_EVT_CFG_CLEARED to megasas_aen_p
165 10. Fix tasklet_init() in megasas_init_fw(
166 11. Fix fault state handling in megasas_tr
167 12. Fix max_sectors setting for IEEE SGL's
168 13. Fix iMR OCR support to work correctly.
169 ----------------------------------------------
170 Release Date : Tues. Dec 14, 2010 17:00:00
171 (emaild-id:megaraidlin
172 Adam Radford
173 Current Version : 00.00.05.29-rc1
174 Old Version : 00.00.04.31-rc1
175 1. Rename megaraid_sas.c to megaraid_sas_b
176 2. Update GPL headers.
177 3. Add MSI-X support and 'msix_disable' mo
178 4. Use lowest memory bar (for SR-IOV VF su
179 5. Add struct megasas_instance_temlate cha
180 new instance entries:
181
182 irqreturn_t (*service_isr )(int irq, vo
183 void (*tasklet)(unsigned long);
184 u32 (*init_adapter)(struct megasas_inst
185 u32 (*build_and_issue_cmd) (struct mega
186 struct scsi_cmnd *);
187 void (*issue_dcmd) (struct megasas_inst
188 struct megasas_c
189
190 6. Add code to support MegaRAID 9265/9285 c
191 ----------------------------------------------
192 1 Release Date : Thur. May 03, 2010 09:12:
193 (emaild-id:megaraidlin
194 Bo Yang
195
196 2 Current Version : 00.00.04.31-rc1
197 3 Older Version : 00.00.04.17.1-rc1
198
199 1. Add the Online Controller Reset (OCR)
200 OCR is the new feature for megaraid_sa
201 will allow the fw to do the chip reset
202 affect the OS behavior.
203
204 To add the OCR support, driver need to
205 a). reset the controller chips
206 will change the function calls
207 related to this two chips.
208
209 b). during the reset, driver w
210 which not returned by FW to dr
211 will re-issue those pending cm
212 finished.
213
214 c). In driver's timeout routin
215 OS as reset. Also driver's que
216 cmds until the OCR finished.
217
218 d). in Driver's ISR routine, i
219 state change, FW in Failure st
220 reset (OCR), driver will start
221
222 e). In driver's IOCTL routine,
223 OCR to finish, then issue the
224
225 f). Before driver kill adapter
226 OCR to see if driver can bring
227
228 2. Add the support update flag to the dri
229 application which driver will support
230 will not need to do the device update
231 from the system.
232 3. In driver's timeout routine, driver wi
233 failed state. Driver will kill adapte
234 this three times reset.
235 4. Add the input parameter max_sectors to
236 customer can use the input parameter m
237 controller.
238
239 1 Release Date : Thur. Oct 29, 2009 09:12:
240 (emaild-id:megaraidlin
241 Bo Yang
242
243 2 Current Version : 00.00.04.17.1-rc1
244 3 Older Version : 00.00.04.12
245
246 1. Add the pad_0 in mfi frame structure t
247 context value larger than 32bit value
248
249 2. Add the logic drive list to the driver
250 keep the logic drive list internal aft
251
252 3. driver fixed the device update issue a
253 PD delete/ADD, LD add/delete from FW.
254
255 1 Release Date : Tues. July 28, 2009 10:12
256 (emaild-id:megaraidlin
257 Bo Yang
258
259 2 Current Version : 00.00.04.12
260 3 Older Version : 00.00.04.10
261
262 1. Change the AEN sys PD update from scsi
263 scsi_add_device and scsi_remove_device
264 2. Takeoff the debug print-out in aen_pol
265
266 1 Release Date : Thur. July 02, 2009 10:12
267 (emaild-id:megaraidlin
268 Bo Yang
269
270 2 Current Version : 00.00.04.10
271 3 Older Version : 00.00.04.08
272
273 1. Add the 3 mins timeout during the cont
274 2. Add the fix for 64bit sense date error
275
276 1 Release Date : Tues. May 05, 2009 10:12:4
277 (emaild-id:megaraidlin
278 Bo Yang
279
280 2 Current Version : 00.00.04.08
281 3 Older Version : 00.00.04.06
282
283 1. Add the fix of pending in FW after del
284 2. Add the fix of deallocating memory aft
285
286 1 Release Date : Tues. March 26, 2009 10:12
287 (emaild-id:megaraidlin
288 Bo Yang
289
290 2 Current Version : 00.00.04.06
291 3 Older Version : 00.00.04.04
292
293 1. Add the fix of the driver cmd empty fi
294 2. Add the fix of the driver MSM AEN CMD
295
296 1 Release Date : Tues. March 03, 2009 10:12
297 (emaild-id:megaraidlin
298 Bo Yang
299
300 2 Current Version : 00.00.04.04
301 3 Older Version : 00.00.04.01
302
303 1. Add the Tape drive fix to the driver:
304 the tape device, set the pthru timeout
305
306 2. Add Poll_wait mechanism to Gen-2 Linux
307 In the aen handler, driver nee
308 the way it raises SIGIO.
309
310 3. Add new controller new SAS2 support to
311
312 4. Report the unconfigured PD (system PD)
313
314 5. Add the IEEE SGL support to the driver
315
316 6. Reasign the Application cmds to SAS2 c
317
318 1 Release Date : Thur.July. 24 11:41:51 PST
319 (emaild-id:megaraidlinu
320 Sumant Patro
321 Bo Yang
322
323 2 Current Version : 00.00.04.01
324 3 Older Version : 00.00.03.22
325
326 1. Add the new controller (0078, 0079) support
327 Those controllers are LSI's next genera
328
329 1 Release Date : Mon.June. 23 10:12:45 PST
330 (emaild-id:megaraidlinu
331 Sumant Patro
332 Bo Yang
333
334 2 Current Version : 00.00.03.22
335 3 Older Version : 00.00.03.20
336
337 1. Add shutdown DCMD cmd to the shutdown routi
338 2. Unexpected interrupt occurs in HWR Linux dr
339
340 1 Release Date : Mon. March 10 11:02:31 PDT
341 (emaild-id:megaraidlin
342 Sumant Patro
343 Bo Yang
344
345 2 Current Version : 00.00.03.20-RC1
346 3 Older Version : 00.00.03.16
347
348 1. Rollback the sense info implementation
349 Sense buffer ptr data type in the ioct
350 to u32 * as in previous versions of dr
351
352 2. Fixed the driver frame count.
353 When Driver sent wrong frame count to
354 particular command is sent to drive, F
355 chip resets and so the command will ti
356
357 3. Add the new controller(1078DE) support to t
358 and Increase the max_wait to 60 from 1
359 operational status. With this max_wai
360 make sure the FW will finish the pen
361
362 1 Release Date : Thur. Nov. 07 16:30:43 PST
363 (emaild-id:megaraidlin
364 Sumant Patro
365 Bo Yang
366
367 2 Current Version : 00.00.03.16
368 3 Older Version : 00.00.03.15
369
370 1. Increased MFI_POLL_TIMEOUT_SECS to 60 secon
371 a max of 60 seconds to respond to the
372
373 1 Release Date : Fri. Sep. 07 16:30:43 PST
374 (emaild-id:megaraidlin
375 Sumant Patro
376 Bo Yang
377
378 2 Current Version : 00.00.03.15
379 3 Older Version : 00.00.03.14
380
381 1. Added module parameter "poll_mode_io" to su
382 (reduced interrupt operation). In thi
383 interrupts are delayed. At the end of
384 driver schedules for cmd completion if
385 to be completed. A timer-based interr
386 to prevent IO completion processing fr
387 indefinitely in the case that no new I
388
389 1 Release Date : Fri. Sep. 07 16:30:43 PST
390 (emaild-id:megaraidlin
391 Sumant Patro
392 Bo Yang
393
394 2 Current Version : 00.00.03.14
395 3 Older Version : 00.00.03.13
396
397 1. Setting the max_sectors_per_req based on ma
398 FW. Prior versions calculated this val
399 (max_sectors_1, max_sectors_2). For ce
400 this was resulting in a value greater
401 by the FW. Issue was first reported by
402 with megaraid_sas. Thanks to RB for p
403 duplication steps that helped to get t
404 issue. 2. Increased MFI_POLL_TIMEOUT_
405 10. FW may take a max of 60 seconds to
406 cmd.
407
408 1 Release Date : Fri. June. 15 16:30:43 PST
409 (emaild-id:megaraidlin
410 Sumant Patro
411 Bo Yang
412
413 2 Current Version : 00.00.03.13
414 3 Older Version : 00.00.03.12
415
416 1. Added the megasas_reset_timer routine to in
417
418 On Fri, 2007-03-16 at 16:44 -0600, James Botto
419 It looks like megaraid_sas at least needs this
420 > as they begin to time out. The code keeps t
421 > template use of eh_timed_out (and allows the
422 > host if they both have this callback).
423 >
424 > James
425
426 1 Release Date : Sat May. 12 16:30:43 PST 2
427 (emaild-id:megaraidlin
428 Sumant Patro
429 Bo Yang
430
431 2 Current Version : 00.00.03.12
432 3 Older Version : 00.00.03.11
433
434 1. When MegaSAS driver receives reset call fr
435 routine for max 3 minutes for all pending comm
436 call completion routine every 5 seconds from t
437 waiting for depending on cmd completion from i
438
439 1 Release Date : Mon Apr. 30 10:25:52 PST 2
440 (emaild-id:megaraidlin
441 Sumant Patro
442 Bo Yang
443
444 2 Current Version : 00.00.03.11
445 3 Older Version : 00.00.03.09
446
447 1. Memory Manager for IOCTL removed fo
448 pci_alloc_consistent replaced by dm
449 change there is no need of memory m
450
451 On Wed, 2007-02-07 at 13:30 -0800, And
452 > I suspect all this horror is due to
453 >
454 > pci_alloc_consistent() just goes and
455 > the caller (megasas_mgmt_fw_ioctl) w
456 > to use GFP_KERNEL.
457 >
458 > I bet this fixes it
459
460 It does, but the DMA API was expanded
461 use dma_alloc_coherent() directly in t
462 is just &pci_dev->dev.
463
464 James <James.Bottomley@SteelEye.com>
465
466 3. SYNCHRONIZE_CACHE is not supported
467 4. Hibernation support added
468 5. Performing diskdump while running I
469
470 1 Release Date : Fri Feb. 09 14:36:28 PST 2
471 (emaild-id:megaraidlin
472 Sumant Patro
473 Bo Yang
474
475 2 Current Version : 00.00.03.09
476 3 Older Version : 00.00.03.08
477
478 i. Under heavy IO mid-layer prints "DRIVE
479
480 The driver now waits for 10 seconds to
481 previous release) to resume IO.
482
483 1 Release Date : Mon Feb. 05 11:35:24 PST 2
484 (emaild-id:megaraidlin
485 Sumant Patro
486 Bo Yang
487 2 Current Version : 00.00.03.08
488 3 Older Version : 00.00.03.07
489
490 i. Under heavy IO mid-layer prints "DRIVE
491
492 Fix: The driver is now throttling I
493 Checks added in megasas_queue_command
494 process commands within timeout period
495 is 2 or greater,the driver stops sendi
496 resumed if pending cmd count reduces t
497 from the time cmds were last sent to F
498
499 ii. FW enables WCE bit in Mode Sense cmd f
500 as WriteBack. The OS may send "SYNCHRO
501 Disks are exposed with WCE=1. User is
502 mode only when the controller has batt
503 Synhronize cache is not supported by t
504 the cmd and return success without sen
505
506 1 Release Date : Sun Jan. 14 11:21:32 PDT 2
507 Sumant Patro <Sumant.Patro@lsi
508 2 Current Version : 00.00.03.07
509 3 Older Version : 00.00.03.06
510
511 i. bios_param entry added in scsi_host_te
512 information.
513
514 1 Release Date : Fri Oct 20 11:21:32 PDT 20<
515 2 Current Version : 00.00.03.06
516 3 Older Version : 00.00.03.05
517
518 1. Added new memory management module to suppo
519 2. Added check in megasas_queue_command and dp
520 (hw_crit_error=1). If hw_crit_error==1, now
521
522 1 Release Date : Mon Oct 02 11:21:32 PDT 20<
523 2 Current Version : 00.00.03.05
524 3 Older Version : 00.00.03.04
525
526 i. PCI_DEVICE macro used
527
528 Convert the pci_device_id-table of the
529
530 - Henrik Kretzschmar <henne@nac
531 ii. All compiler warnings removed
532 iii. megasas_ctrl_info struct reverted to 3
533 iv. Default value of megasas_dbg_lvl set t
534 v. Removing in megasas_exit the sysfs ent
535 vi. In megasas_teardown_frame_pool(), cmd-
536 cmd->sense to pci_pool_free. Fixed. Bu
537 Eric Sesterhenn
538
539 1 Release Date : Wed Sep 13 14:22:51 PDT 20<
540 2 Current Version : 00.00.03.04
541 3 Older Version : 00.00.03.03
542
543 i. Added Reboot notify
544 ii. Reduced by 1 max cmds sent to FW from
545 as Max Cmds FW can support
546
547 1 Release Date : Tue Aug 22 16:33:14 PDT 20<
548 2 Current Version : 00.00.03.03
549 3 Older Version : 00.00.03.02
550
551 i. Send stop adapter to FW & Dump pending
552 New variable added to set dbg level.
553 ii. Disable interrupt made as fn pointer a
554 iii. Frame count optimization. Main frame c
555 3 SGE for 32 bit SGL
556 iv. Tasklet added for cmd completion
557 v. If FW in operational state before firi
558 vi. megasas_ctrl_prop structure updated (b
559 vii. Added print : FW now in Ready State du
560
561 1 Release Date : Sun Aug 06 22:49:52 PDT 20<
562 2 Current Version : 00.00.03.02
563 3 Older Version : 00.00.03.01
564
565 i. Added FW transition state for Hotplug
566
567 1 Release Date : Sun May 14 22:49:52 PDT 20<
568 2 Current Version : 00.00.03.01
569 3 Older Version : 00.00.02.04
570
571 i. Added support for ZCR controller.
572
573 New device id 0x413 added.
574
575 ii. Bug fix : Disable controller interrupt
576
577 Interrupt is enabled after req
578 This is done to ensure that dr
579 it is generated by the control
580
581 -Sumant Patro <Sumant.Patro@lsi
582
583 1 Release Date : Wed Feb 03 14:31:44 PST 20<
584 2 Current Version : 00.00.02.04
585 3 Older Version : 00.00.02.04
586
587 i. Remove superfluous instance_lock
588
589 gets rid of the otherwise superfluous
590 unsynchronized access in the error han
591
592 - Christoph Hellwig <hch@lst.de
593
594
595 1 Release Date : Wed Feb 03 14:31:44 PST 20<
596 2 Current Version : 00.00.02.04
597 3 Older Version : 00.00.02.04
598
599 i. Support for 1078 type (ppc IOP) contro
600 During initialization, depending on th
601 are initialized with function pointers
602 xscale controllers.
603
604 -Sumant Patro <Sumant.Patro@lsi
605
606 1 Release Date : Fri Feb 03 14:16:25 PST 20
607 <
608 2 Current Version : 00.00.02.04
609 3 Older Version : 00.00.02.02
610 i. Register 16 byte CDB capability with s
611
612 "This patch properly registers the 16
613 megaraid_sas controlled hardware with
614 hardware supports 16 byte CDB's."
615
616 -Joshua Giles <joshua_giles@del
617
618 1 Release Date : Mon Jan 23 14:09:01 PST 20<
619 2 Current Version : 00.00.02.02
620 3 Older Version : 00.00.02.01
621
622 i. New template defined to represent each
623 The template will have definitions tha
624
625 -Sumant Patro <Sumant.Patro@lsi
626
627 1 Release Date : Mon Dec 19 14:36:26 PST 20<
628 2 Current Version : 00.00.02.00-rc4
629 3 Older Version : 00.00.02.01
630
631 i. Code reorganized to remove code duplic
632
633 "There's a lot of duplicate code megas
634
635 - Christoph Hellwig <hch@lst.de
636
637 ii. Defined MEGASAS_IOC_FIRMWARE32 for cod
638
639 "MEGASAS_IOC_FIRMWARE can't be redefin
640
641 - Christoph Hellwig <hch@lst.de
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