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scsi: docs: convert megaraid.txt to ReST
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/b7ee59230c5a33ff6d60edba0d0bcf3e2aeaa88f.1583136624.git.mchehab+huawei@kernel.org Signed-off-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab+huawei@kernel.org> Signed-off-by: Martin K. Petersen <martin.petersen@oracle.com>
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libsas
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link_power_management_policy
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lpfc
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megaraid
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scsi_transport_srp/figures
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Notes on Management Module
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
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Overview:
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==========================
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Notes on Management Module
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==========================
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Overview
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--------
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Different classes of controllers from LSI Logic accept and respond to the
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@ -25,28 +28,32 @@ ioctl commands. But this module is envisioned to handle all user space level
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interactions. So any 'proc', 'sysfs' implementations will be localized in this
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common module.
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Credits:
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Credits
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-------
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"Shared code in a third module, a "library module", is an acceptable
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solution. modprobe automatically loads dependent modules, so users
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running "modprobe driver1" or "modprobe driver2" would automatically
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load the shared library module."
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::
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- Jeff Garzik (jgarzik@pobox.com), 02.25.2004 LKML
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"Shared code in a third module, a "library module", is an acceptable
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solution. modprobe automatically loads dependent modules, so users
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running "modprobe driver1" or "modprobe driver2" would automatically
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load the shared library module."
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"As Jeff hinted, if your userspace<->driver API is consistent between
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your new MPT-based RAID controllers and your existing megaraid driver,
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then perhaps you need a single small helper module (lsiioctl or some
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better name), loaded by both mptraid and megaraid automatically, which
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handles registering the /dev/megaraid node dynamically. In this case,
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both mptraid and megaraid would register with lsiioctl for each
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adapter discovered, and lsiioctl would essentially be a switch,
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redirecting userspace tool ioctls to the appropriate driver."
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- Jeff Garzik (jgarzik@pobox.com), 02.25.2004 LKML
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- Matt Domsch, (Matt_Domsch@dell.com), 02.25.2004 LKML
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::
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Design:
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"As Jeff hinted, if your userspace<->driver API is consistent between
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your new MPT-based RAID controllers and your existing megaraid driver,
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then perhaps you need a single small helper module (lsiioctl or some
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better name), loaded by both mptraid and megaraid automatically, which
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handles registering the /dev/megaraid node dynamically. In this case,
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both mptraid and megaraid would register with lsiioctl for each
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adapter discovered, and lsiioctl would essentially be a switch,
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redirecting userspace tool ioctls to the appropriate driver."
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- Matt Domsch, (Matt_Domsch@dell.com), 02.25.2004 LKML
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Design
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The Common Management Module is implemented in megaraid_mm.[ch] files. This
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applications into uioc_t. After driver handles the uioc_t, the common module
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will convert that back into the old format before returning to applications.
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As new applications evolve and replace the old ones, the old packet format
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As new applications evolve and replace the old ones, the old packet format
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will be retired.
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Common module dedicates one uioc_t packet to each controller registered. This
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L: linux-scsi@vger.kernel.org
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W: http://www.avagotech.com/support/
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S: Maintained
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F: Documentation/scsi/megaraid.txt
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F: Documentation/scsi/megaraid.rst
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F: drivers/scsi/megaraid.*
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F: drivers/scsi/megaraid/
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