Root/Documentation/scsi/aic79xx.txt

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2= Adaptec Ultra320 Family Manager Set =
3= =
4= README for =
5= The Linux Operating System =
6====================================================================
7
8The following information is available in this file:
9
10  1. Supported Hardware
11  2. Version History
12  3. Command Line Options
13  4. Additional Notes
14  5. Contacting Adaptec
15
16
171. Supported Hardware
18
19   The following Adaptec SCSI Host Adapters are supported by this
20   driver set.
21
22   Ultra320 ASIC Description
23   ----------------------------------------------------------------
24   AIC-7901A Single Channel 64-bit PCI-X 133MHz to
25                              Ultra320 SCSI ASIC
26   AIC-7901B Single Channel 64-bit PCI-X 133MHz to
27                              Ultra320 SCSI ASIC with Retained Training
28   AIC-7902A4 Dual Channel 64-bit PCI-X 133MHz to
29                              Ultra320 SCSI ASIC
30   AIC-7902B Dual Channel 64-bit PCI-X 133MHz to
31                              Ultra320 SCSI ASIC with Retained Training
32
33   Ultra320 Adapters Description ASIC
34   --------------------------------------------------------------------------
35   Adaptec SCSI Card 39320 Dual Channel 64-bit PCI-X 133MHz to 7902A4/7902B
36                              Ultra320 SCSI Card (one external
37                              68-pin, two internal 68-pin)
38   Adaptec SCSI Card 39320A Dual Channel 64-bit PCI-X 133MHz to 7902B
39                              Ultra320 SCSI Card (one external
40                              68-pin, two internal 68-pin)
41   Adaptec SCSI Card 39320D Dual Channel 64-bit PCI-X 133MHz to 7902A4
42                              Ultra320 SCSI Card (two external VHDC
43                              and one internal 68-pin)
44   Adaptec SCSI Card 39320D Dual Channel 64-bit PCI-X 133MHz to 7902A4
45                              Ultra320 SCSI Card (two external VHDC
46                              and one internal 68-pin) based on the
47                              AIC-7902B ASIC
48   Adaptec SCSI Card 29320 Single Channel 64-bit PCI-X 133MHz to 7901A
49                              Ultra320 SCSI Card (one external
50                              68-pin, two internal 68-pin, one
51                              internal 50-pin)
52   Adaptec SCSI Card 29320A Single Channel 64-bit PCI-X 133MHz to 7901B
53                              Ultra320 SCSI Card (one external
54                              68-pin, two internal 68-pin, one
55                              internal 50-pin)
56   Adaptec SCSI Card 29320LP Single Channel 64-bit Low Profile 7901A
57                              PCI-X 133MHz to Ultra320 SCSI Card
58                              (One external VHDC, one internal
59                              68-pin)
60   Adaptec SCSI Card 29320ALP Single Channel 64-bit Low Profile 7901B
61                              PCI-X 133MHz to Ultra320 SCSI Card
62                              (One external VHDC, one internal
63                              68-pin)
642. Version History
65
66   3.0 (December 1st, 2005)
67    - Updated driver to use SCSI transport class infrastructure
68    - Upported sequencer and core fixes from adaptec released
69      version 2.0.15 of the driver.
70
71   1.3.11 (July 11, 2003)
72        - Fix several deadlock issues.
73        - Add 29320ALP and 39320B Id's.
74
75   1.3.10 (June 3rd, 2003)
76        - Align the SCB_TAG field on a 16byte boundary. This avoids
77          SCB corruption on some PCI-33 busses.
78        - Correct non-zero luns on Rev B. hardware.
79        - Update for change in 2.5.X SCSI proc FS interface.
80        - When negotiation async via an 8bit WDTR message, send
81          an SDTR with an offset of 0 to be sure the target
82          knows we are async. This works around a firmware defect
83          in the Quantum Atlas 10K.
84        - Implement controller suspend and resume.
85        - Clear PCI error state during driver attach so that we
86          don't disable memory mapped I/O due to a stray write
87          by some other driver probe that occurred before we
88          claimed the controller.
89
90   1.3.9 (May 22nd, 2003)
91        - Fix compiler errors.
92        - Remove S/G splitting for segments that cross a 4GB boundary.
93          This is guaranteed not to happen in Linux.
94        - Add support for scsi_report_device_reset() found in
95          2.5.X kernels.
96        - Add 7901B support.
97        - Simplify handling of the packetized lun Rev A workaround.
98        - Correct and simplify handling of the ignore wide residue
99          message. The previous code would fail to report a residual
100          if the transaction data length was even and we received
101          an IWR message.
102
103   1.3.8 (April 29th, 2003)
104        - Fix types accessed via the command line interface code.
105        - Perform a few firmware optimizations.
106        - Fix "Unexpected PKT busfree" errors.
107        - Use a sequencer interrupt to notify the host of
108          commands with bad status. We defer the notification
109          until there are no outstanding selections to ensure
110          that the host is interrupted for as short a time as
111          possible.
112        - Remove pre-2.2.X support.
113        - Add support for new 2.5.X interrupt API.
114        - Correct big-endian architecture support.
115
116   1.3.7 (April 16th, 2003)
117        - Use del_timer_sync() to ensure that no timeouts
118          are pending during controller shutdown.
119        - For pre-2.5.X kernels, carefully adjust our segment
120          list size to avoid SCSI malloc pool fragmentation.
121        - Cleanup channel display in our /proc output.
122        - Workaround duplicate device entries in the mid-layer
123          device list during add-single-device.
124
125   1.3.6 (March 28th, 2003)
126        - Correct a double free in the Domain Validation code.
127        - Correct a reference to free'ed memory during controller
128          shutdown.
129        - Reset the bus on an SE->LVD change. This is required
130          to reset our transceivers.
131
132   1.3.5 (March 24th, 2003)
133        - Fix a few register window mode bugs.
134        - Include read streaming in the PPR flags we display in
135          diagnostics as well as /proc.
136        - Add PCI hot plug support for 2.5.X kernels.
137        - Correct default precompensation value for RevA hardware.
138        - Fix Domain Validation thread shutdown.
139        - Add a firmware workaround to make the LED blink
140          brighter during packetized operations on the H2A4.
141        - Correct /proc display of user read streaming settings.
142        - Simplify driver locking by releasing the io_request_lock
143          upon driver entry from the mid-layer.
144        - Cleanup command line parsing and move much of this code
145          to aiclib.
146
147   1.3.4 (February 28th, 2003)
148        - Correct a race condition in our error recovery handler.
149        - Allow Test Unit Ready commands to take a full 5 seconds
150          during Domain Validation.
151
152   1.3.2 (February 19th, 2003)
153        - Correct a Rev B. regression due to the GEM318
154          compatibility fix included in 1.3.1.
155          
156   1.3.1 (February 11th, 2003)
157        - Add support for the 39320A.
158        - Improve recovery for certain PCI-X errors.
159        - Fix handling of LQ/DATA/LQ/DATA for the
160          same write transaction that can occur without
161          interveining training.
162        - Correct compatibility issues with the GEM318
163          enclosure services device.
164        - Correct data corruption issue that occurred under
165          high tag depth write loads.
166        - Adapt to a change in the 2.5.X daemonize() API.
167        - Correct a "Missing case in ahd_handle_scsiint" panic.
168
169   1.3.0 (January 21st, 2003)
170        - Full regression testing for all U320 products completed.
171        - Added abort and target/lun reset error recovery handler and
172          interrupt coalescing.
173
174   1.2.0 (November 14th, 2002)
175        - Added support for Domain Validation
176        - Add support for the Hewlett-Packard version of the 39320D
177          and AIC-7902 adapters.
178        Support for previous adapters has not been fully tested and should
179        only be used at the customer's own risk.
180
181   1.1.1 (September 24th, 2002)
182        - Added support for the Linux 2.5.X kernel series
183
184   1.1.0 (September 17th, 2002)
185        - Added support for four additional SCSI products:
186          ASC-39320, ASC-29320, ASC-29320LP, AIC-7901.
187
188   1.0.0 (May 30th, 2002)
189        - Initial driver release.
190
191   2.1. Software/Hardware Features
192        - Support for the SPI-4 "Ultra320" standard:
193          - 320MB/s transfer rates
194          - Packetized SCSI Protocol at 160MB/s and 320MB/s
195          - Quick Arbitration Selection (QAS)
196          - Retained Training Information (Rev B. ASIC only)
197        - Interrupt Coalescing
198        - Initiator Mode (target mode not currently
199          supported)
200        - Support for the PCI-X standard up to 133MHz
201        - Support for the PCI v2.2 standard
202        - Domain Validation
203
204   2.2. Operating System Support:
205        - Redhat Linux 7.2, 7.3, 8.0, Advanced Server 2.1
206        - SuSE Linux 7.3, 8.0, 8.1, Enterprise Server 7
207        - only Intel and AMD x86 supported at this time
208        - >4GB memory configurations supported.
209
210     Refer to the User's Guide for more details on this.
211
2123. Command Line Options
213
214        WARNING: ALTERING OR ADDING THESE DRIVER PARAMETERS
215                 INCORRECTLY CAN RENDER YOUR SYSTEM INOPERABLE.
216                 USE THEM WITH CAUTION.
217
218   Edit the file "modprobe.conf" in the directory /etc and add/edit a
219   line containing 'options aic79xx aic79xx=[command[,command...]]' where
220   'command' is one or more of the following:
221   -----------------------------------------------------------------
222              Option: verbose
223          Definition: enable additional informative messages during
224                      driver operation.
225     Possible Values: This option is a flag
226       Default Value: disabled
227   -----------------------------------------------------------------
228              Option: debug:[value]
229          Definition: Enables various levels of debugging information
230                      The bit definitions for the debugging mask can
231                      be found in drivers/scsi/aic7xxx/aic79xx.h under
232                      the "Debug" heading.
233     Possible Values: 0x0000 = no debugging, 0xffff = full debugging
234       Default Value: 0x0000
235   -----------------------------------------------------------------
236              Option: no_reset
237          Definition: Do not reset the bus during the initial probe
238                      phase
239     Possible Values: This option is a flag
240       Default Value: disabled
241   -----------------------------------------------------------------
242              Option: extended
243          Definition: Force extended translation on the controller
244     Possible Values: This option is a flag
245       Default Value: disabled
246   -----------------------------------------------------------------
247              Option: periodic_otag
248          Definition: Send an ordered tag periodically to prevent
249                      tag starvation. Needed for some older devices
250     Possible Values: This option is a flag
251       Default Value: disabled
252   -----------------------------------------------------------------
253              Option: reverse_scan
254          Definition: Probe the scsi bus in reverse order, starting
255                      with target 15
256     Possible Values: This option is a flag
257       Default Value: disabled
258   -----------------------------------------------------------------
259              Option: global_tag_depth
260          Definition: Global tag depth for all targets on all busses.
261                      This option sets the default tag depth which
262                      may be selectively overridden vi the tag_info
263                      option.
264     Possible Values: 1 - 253
265       Default Value: 32
266   -----------------------------------------------------------------
267              Option: tag_info:{{value[,value...]}[,{value[,value...]}...]}
268          Definition: Set the per-target tagged queue depth on a
269                      per controller basis. Both controllers and targets
270                      may be ommitted indicating that they should retain
271                      the default tag depth.
272            Examples: tag_info:{{16,32,32,64,8,8,,32,32,32,32,32,32,32,32,32}
273                        On Controller 0
274                          specifies a tag depth of 16 for target 0
275                          specifies a tag depth of 64 for target 3
276                          specifies a tag depth of 8 for targets 4 and 5
277                          leaves target 6 at the default
278                          specifies a tag depth of 32 for targets 1,2,7-15
279                        All other targets retain the default depth.
280
281                      tag_info:{{},{32,,32}}
282                        On Controller 1
283                          specifies a tag depth of 32 for targets 0 and 2
284                        All other targets retain the default depth.
285                        
286     Possible Values: 1 - 253
287       Default Value: 32
288   -----------------------------------------------------------------
289              Option: rd_strm: {rd_strm_bitmask[,rd_strm_bitmask...]}
290          Definition: Enable read streaming on a per target basis.
291                      The rd_strm_bitmask is a 16 bit hex value in which
292                      each bit represents a target. Setting the target's
293                      bit to '1' enables read streaming for that
294                      target. Controllers may be ommitted indicating that
295                      they should retain the default read streaming setting.
296             Example: rd_strm:{0x0041}
297                        On Controller 0
298                          enables read streaming for targets 0 and 6.
299                          disables read streaming for targets 1-5,7-15.
300                        All other targets retain the default read
301                        streaming setting.
302             Example: rd_strm:{0x0023,,0xFFFF}
303                        On Controller 0
304                          enables read streaming for targets 1,2, and 5.
305                          disables read streaming for targets 3,4,6-15.
306                        On Controller 2
307                          enables read streaming for all targets.
308                        All other targets retain the default read
309                        streaming setting.
310                      
311     Possible Values: 0x0000 - 0xffff
312       Default Value: 0x0000
313   -----------------------------------------------------------------
314              Option: dv: {value[,value...]}
315          Definition: Set Domain Validation Policy on a per-controller basis.
316                      Controllers may be ommitted indicating that
317                      they should retain the default read streaming setting.
318             Example: dv:{-1,0,,1,1,0}
319                        On Controller 0 leave DV at its default setting.
320                        On Controller 1 disable DV.
321                        Skip configuration on Controller 2.
322                        On Controllers 3 and 4 enable DV.
323                        On Controller 5 disable DV.
324
325     Possible Values: < 0 Use setting from serial EEPROM.
326                      0 Disable DV
327                      > 0 Enable DV
328       Default Value: DV Serial EEPROM configuration setting.
329   -----------------------------------------------------------------
330              Option: seltime:[value]
331          Definition: Specifies the selection timeout value
332     Possible Values: 0 = 256ms, 1 = 128ms, 2 = 64ms, 3 = 32ms
333       Default Value: 0
334   -----------------------------------------------------------------
335
336   *** The following three options should only be changed at ***
337   *** the direction of a technical support representative. ***
338
339   -----------------------------------------------------------------
340              Option: precomp: {value[,value...]}
341          Definition: Set IO Cell precompensation value on a per-controller
342                      basis.
343                      Controllers may be ommitted indicating that
344                      they should retain the default precompensation setting.
345             Example: precomp:{0x1}
346                        On Controller 0 set precompensation to 1.
347             Example: precomp:{1,,7}
348                        On Controller 0 set precompensation to 1.
349                        On Controller 2 set precompensation to 8.
350                      
351     Possible Values: 0 - 7
352       Default Value: Varies based on chip revision
353   -----------------------------------------------------------------
354              Option: slewrate: {value[,value...]}
355          Definition: Set IO Cell slew rate on a per-controller basis.
356                      Controllers may be ommitted indicating that
357                      they should retain the default slew rate setting.
358             Example: slewrate:{0x1}
359                        On Controller 0 set slew rate to 1.
360             Example: slewrate :{1,,8}
361                        On Controller 0 set slew rate to 1.
362                        On Controller 2 set slew rate to 8.
363                      
364     Possible Values: 0 - 15
365       Default Value: Varies based on chip revision
366   -----------------------------------------------------------------
367              Option: amplitude: {value[,value...]}
368          Definition: Set IO Cell signal amplitude on a per-controller basis.
369                      Controllers may be ommitted indicating that
370                      they should retain the default read streaming setting.
371             Example: amplitude:{0x1}
372                        On Controller 0 set amplitude to 1.
373             Example: amplitude :{1,,7}
374                        On Controller 0 set amplitude to 1.
375                        On Controller 2 set amplitude to 7.
376                      
377     Possible Values: 1 - 7
378       Default Value: Varies based on chip revision
379   -----------------------------------------------------------------
380
381   Example: 'options aic79xx aic79xx=verbose,rd_strm:{{0x0041}}'
382        enables verbose output in the driver and turns read streaming on
383        for targets 0 and 6 of Controller 0.
384
3854. Additional Notes
386
387   4.1. Known/Unresolved or FYI Issues
388
389        * Under SuSE Linux Enterprise 7, the driver may fail to operate
390          correctly due to a problem with PCI interrupt routing in the
391          Linux kernel. Please contact SuSE for an updated Linux
392          kernel.
393
394   4.2. Third-Party Compatibility Issues
395
396        * Adaptec only supports Ultra320 hard drives running
397          the latest firmware available. Please check with
398          your hard drive manufacturer to ensure you have the
399          latest version.
400
401   4.3. Operating System or Technology Limitations
402        
403        * PCI Hot Plug is untested and may cause the operating system
404          to stop responding.
405        * Luns that are not numbered contiguously starting with 0 might not
406          be automatically probed during system startup. This is a limitation
407          of the OS. Please contact your Linux vendor for instructions on
408          manually probing non-contiguous luns.
409        * Using the Driver Update Disk version of this package during OS
410          installation under RedHat might result in two versions of this
411          driver being installed into the system module directory. This
412          might cause problems with the /sbin/mkinitrd program and/or
413          other RPM packages that try to install system modules. The best
414          way to correct this once the system is running is to install
415          the latest RPM package version of this driver, available from
416          http://www.adaptec.com.
417
418
4195. Adaptec Customer Support
420
421   A Technical Support Identification (TSID) Number is required for
422   Adaptec technical support.
423    - The 12-digit TSID can be found on the white barcode-type label
424      included inside the box with your product. The TSID helps us
425      provide more efficient service by accurately identifying your
426      product and support status.
427
428   Support Options
429    - Search the Adaptec Support Knowledgebase (ASK) at
430      http://ask.adaptec.com for articles, troubleshooting tips, and
431      frequently asked questions about your product.
432    - For support via Email, submit your question to Adaptec's
433      Technical Support Specialists at http://ask.adaptec.com/.
434     
435   North America
436    - Visit our Web site at http://www.adaptec.com/.
437    - For information about Adaptec's support options, call
438      408-957-2550, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
439    - To speak with a Technical Support Specialist,
440      * For hardware products, call 408-934-7274,
441        Monday to Friday, 3:00 am to 5:00 pm, PDT.
442      * For RAID and Fibre Channel products, call 321-207-2000,
443        Monday to Friday, 3:00 am to 5:00 pm, PDT.
444      To expedite your service, have your computer with you.
445    - To order Adaptec products, including accessories and cables,
446      call 408-957-7274. To order cables online go to
447      http://www.adaptec.com/buy-cables/.
448
449   Europe
450    - Visit our Web site at http://www.adaptec-europe.com/.
451    - To speak with a Technical Support Specialist, call, or email,
452      * German: +49 89 4366 5522, Monday-Friday, 9:00-17:00 CET,
453        http://ask-de.adaptec.com/.
454      * French: +49 89 4366 5533, Monday-Friday, 9:00-17:00 CET,
455    http://ask-fr.adaptec.com/.
456      * English: +49 89 4366 5544, Monday-Friday, 9:00-17:00 GMT,
457    http://ask.adaptec.com/.
458    - You can order Adaptec cables online at
459      http://www.adaptec.com/buy-cables/.
460
461   Japan
462    - Visit our web site at http://www.adaptec.co.jp/.
463    - To speak with a Technical Support Specialist, call
464      +81 3 5308 6120, Monday-Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.,
465      1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
466
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