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Revision: 38
          http://svn.sourceforge.net/scst/?rev=38&view=rev
Author:   vlnb
Date:     2006-12-01 11:01:35 -0800 (Fri, 01 Dec 2006)

Log Message:
-----------
Release 0.9.5 of both SCST and Qlogic target driver

Modified Paths:
--------------
    trunk/doc/scst_pg.sgml
    trunk/qla2x00t/qla2x00-target/ChangeLog
    trunk/qla2x00t/qla2x00-target/Makefile
    trunk/qla2x00t/qla2x00-target/README
    trunk/qla2x00t/qla2x00-target/qla2x00t.h
    trunk/scst/ChangeLog
    trunk/scst/README
    trunk/scst/include/scsi_tgt.h
    trunk/scst/src/Makefile
    trunk/scst/src/dev_handlers/Makefile
    trunk/www/scst_page.html

Modified: trunk/doc/scst_pg.sgml
===================================================================

--- trunk/doc/scst_pg.sgml	2006-11-30 16:44:59 UTC (rev 37)
+++ trunk/doc/scst_pg.sgml	2006-12-01 19:01:35 UTC (rev 38)
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 	<name>Vladislav Bolkhovitin &lt;<tt/vst @at@ vlnb .dot. net/&gt;</name>
 </author>
 
-<date>Version 0.9.3-pre4 2006/02/07, actual for SCST 0.9.3-pre4 and later</date>
+<date>Version 0.9.5 2006/12/01, actual for SCST 0.9.5 and later</date>
 
 <abstract>
 This document describes SCSI target mid-level for Linux (SCST), its
@@ -122,7 +122,8 @@
 initiator and SCST via a target driver. All the commands from the remote
 initiator is passed to SCST in the session. For example, for connection
 oriented protocols, like iSCSI, SCST session could be mapped to the TCP
-connection. SCST session is the close equivalent of I_T nexus object.
+connection (as well as iSCSI session). SCST session is the close
+equivalent of I_T nexus object.
 
 <bf/Local SCSI initiator/
 

Modified: trunk/qla2x00t/qla2x00-target/ChangeLog
===================================================================
--- trunk/qla2x00t/qla2x00-target/ChangeLog	2006-11-30 16:44:59 UTC (rev 37)
+++ trunk/qla2x00t/qla2x00-target/ChangeLog	2006-12-01 19:01:35 UTC (rev 38)
@@ -42,11 +42,10 @@
 
  - Include MEMSET, MEMCPY definitions
 	
- - Patched to compile on 64bit cleanly (thanks to Ming Zhang <mi...@el...>
-for patch)
+ - Patched to compile on 64bit cleanly (thanks to Ming Zhang for patch)
 
 - Fixed possible race during initial enabling of Target Mode (thanks to 
-Mark Buechler <mar...@gm...> for finding)
+Mark Buechler for finding)
 	
 Summary of changes between versions 0.9.3.4 and 0.9.3.5
 -------------------------------------------------------
@@ -61,8 +60,7 @@
  - Added Module Info
 
  - Fixed module counting with initiator module preventing it from going
-away w/out telling us (pointed out by Vladislav Bolkhovitin
-<vs...@vl...>)
+away w/out telling us (pointed out by Vladislav Bolkhovitin)
 
  - Some minor debugging changes
 
@@ -70,7 +68,7 @@
 ---------------------------------------------------------------------
 
  - Support for the latest in-tree Qlogic initiator added by Nathaniel
-Clark <na...@mi...>
+Clark
 
  - Only one module is build and it interacts with a patched kernel
 qla2xxx driver. The single module is called qla2x00tgt.ko instead of

Modified: trunk/qla2x00t/qla2x00-target/Makefile
===================================================================
--- trunk/qla2x00t/qla2x00-target/Makefile	2006-11-30 16:44:59 UTC (rev 37)
+++ trunk/qla2x00t/qla2x00-target/Makefile	2006-12-01 19:01:35 UTC (rev 38)
@@ -26,16 +26,17 @@
 #    - install and uninstall must be made as root
 #
 
-#SCST_INC_DIR := /usr/local/include/scst
-SCST_INC_DIR := $(SUBDIRS)/../../scst/include
-SCST_DIR := $(shell pwd)/../../scst/src
+SCST_INC_DIR := /usr/local/include/scst
+#SCST_INC_DIR := $(SUBDIRS)/../../scst/include
+#SCST_DIR := $(shell pwd)/../../scst/src
+SCST_DIR := $(shell pwd)/../../scst-0.9.5/src
 EXTRA_CFLAGS += -I$(SCST_INC_DIR) -DFC_TARGET_SUPPORT
 
 INSTALL_DIR := /lib/modules/$(shell uname -r)/extra
 
 EXTRA_CFLAGS += -DEXTRACHECKS 
-#EXTRA_CFLAGS += -DTRACING
-EXTRA_CFLAGS += -DDEBUG_TGT
+EXTRA_CFLAGS += -DTRACING
+#EXTRA_CFLAGS += -DDEBUG_TGT
 #EXTRA_CFLAGS += -DDEBUG_WORK_IN_THREAD
 
 ifeq ($(KVER),)

Modified: trunk/qla2x00t/qla2x00-target/README
===================================================================
--- trunk/qla2x00t/qla2x00-target/README	2006-11-30 16:44:59 UTC (rev 37)
+++ trunk/qla2x00t/qla2x00-target/README	2006-12-01 19:01:35 UTC (rev 38)
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 Target driver for Qlogic 2200/2300 Fibre Channel cards
 ======================================================
 
-Version 0.9.5-pre2, XX XXX 2006
--------------------------------
+Version 0.9.5, 01 Dec 2006
+--------------------------
 
 This driver has all required features and looks to be quite stable (for
 beta) and useful. It consists from two parts: the target mode driver
@@ -29,24 +29,34 @@
 points to the source code for your currently running kernel.
 
 Then you should replace (or link) by the initiator driver from this
-package "qla2xxx" subdirectory in kernel_source/drivers/scsi/ and then
-rebuild the kernel and its modules.
+package "qla2xxx" subdirectory in kernel_source/drivers/scsi/ of the
+currently running kernel and using your favorite kernel configuration
+tool enable in the QLogic QLA2XXX Fibre Channel driver target mode
+support (CONFIG_SCSI_QLA2XXX_TARGET). Then rebuild the kernel and its
+modules. During this step you will compile the initiator driver. To
+install it, install the built kernel and its modules.
 
-Then edit Makefile and set SCST_INC_DIR variable to point to the
-directory, where SCST's public include files are located. If you install
-QLA2x00 target driver's source code in the SCST's directory, then
-SCST_INC_DIR will be set correctly for you ("../include").
+Then edit qla2x00-target/Makefile and set SCST_INC_DIR variable to point
+to the directory, where SCST's public include files are located. If you
+install QLA2x00 target driver's source code in the SCST's directory,
+then SCST_INC_DIR will be set correctly for you.
 
-To compile, type 'make'. It will build qla2x00tgt.ko module.
+Also you can set SCST_DIR variable to the directory, where SCST was
+built, but this is optional. If you don't set it or set incorrectly,
+during the compilation you will get a bunch of harmless warnings like
+"WARNING: "scst_rx_data" [/XXX/qla2x00tgt.ko] undefined!"
 
-To install, type 'make install'. The target driver will be installed in
-/lib/modules/`you_kernel_version`/extra.
+To compile the target driver, type 'make' in qla2x00-target/
+subdirectory. It will build qla2x00tgt.ko module.
 
-To uninstall, type 'make uninstall'.
+To install the target driver, type 'make install' in qla2x00-target/
+subdirectory. The target driver will be installed in
+/lib/modules/`you_kernel_version`/extra. To uninstall it, type 'make
+uninstall'.
 
-The target mode should be enabled via a sysfs interface on a per card
-basis. Under the appropriate scsi_host there is an entry
-target_mode_enabled, where you should write "1", like:
+After the drivers are loaded, the target mode should be enabled via a
+sysfs interface on a per card basis. Under the appropriate scsi_host
+there is an entry target_mode_enabled, where you should write "1", like:
 
 echo "1" >/sys/class/scsi_host/host0/target_mode_enabled
 

Modified: trunk/qla2x00t/qla2x00-target/qla2x00t.h
===================================================================
--- trunk/qla2x00t/qla2x00-target/qla2x00t.h	2006-11-30 16:44:59 UTC (rev 37)
+++ trunk/qla2x00t/qla2x00-target/qla2x00t.h	2006-12-01 19:01:35 UTC (rev 38)
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /* Version numbers, the same as for the kernel */
 #define Q2T_VERSION(a,b,c,d) (((a) << 030) + ((b) << 020) + (c) << 010 + (d))
 #define Q2T_VERSION_CODE Q2T_VERSION(0,9,5,0)
-#define Q2T_VERSION_STRING "0.9.5-pre2"
+#define Q2T_VERSION_STRING "0.9.5"
 
 #define Q2T_MAX_CDB_LEN             16
 #define Q2T_TIMEOUT                 10	/* in seconds */

Modified: trunk/scst/ChangeLog
===================================================================
--- trunk/scst/ChangeLog	2006-11-30 16:44:59 UTC (rev 37)
+++ trunk/scst/ChangeLog	2006-12-01 19:01:35 UTC (rev 38)
@@ -41,8 +41,7 @@
 
  - Function alloc_data_buf() added to struct scst_tgt_template as well
    as data_buf_tgt_alloc added to struct scst_cmd to allow a target
-   driver implement own memory management handler (by Arne Redlich
-   <arn...@xi...>).
+   driver implement own memory management handler (by Arne Redlich).
 
  - Exported symbols are now not GPL'ed
 
@@ -57,8 +56,7 @@
 
  - Fixed BUG() on task aborts.
 
- - Fixed WCE (Write Cache Enabled) handling in FILEIO 
-   (by Ming Zhang <mi...@el...>)
+ - Fixed WCE (Write Cache Enabled) handling in FILEIO (by Ming Zhang)
 
  - Minor cleanups and bug fixes.
 
@@ -71,10 +69,9 @@
 
  - Fixed "deadlock" on sessions creation.
 
- - Fixed support for > 2TB storage device in FILEIO handler
-   (by Ming Zhang <mi...@el...>)
+ - Fixed support for > 2TB storage device in FILEIO handler (by Ming Zhang)
 
- - NULLIO added to FILEIO handler (by Ming Zhang <mi...@el...>)
+ - NULLIO added to FILEIO handler (by Ming Zhang)
 
  - Commands serialization now per-(session, device), i.e. tgt_dev.
 
@@ -87,8 +84,7 @@
    interface with target drivers changed (made much more simple, but
    incompatible).
 
- - Some kmalloc()'s converted to SLAB caches (by Nathaniel Clark
-   <na...@mi...>)
+ - Some kmalloc()'s converted to SLAB caches (by Nathaniel Clark)
 
  - Too low timeouts for management operations in scst_disk were
    increased
@@ -129,7 +125,7 @@
     * Management interface via /proc added
 
     * Various defects using devices/files larger 2Gb were fixed. Thanks
-      to Mark Buechler <mar...@gm...>
+      to Mark Buechler.
 
     * New CDROM FILEIO handler added.
 

Modified: trunk/scst/README
===================================================================
--- trunk/scst/README	2006-11-30 16:44:59 UTC (rev 37)
+++ trunk/scst/README	2006-12-01 19:01:35 UTC (rev 38)
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Generic SCSI target mid-level for Linux (SCST)
 ==============================================
 
-Version 0.9.5, XX XXX 2006
+Version 0.9.5, 01 Dec 2006
 --------------------------
 
 SCST is designed to provide unified, consistent interface between SCSI
@@ -430,6 +430,9 @@
    parameters in /sys/block/device directory, they also affect the
    performance. If you find the best values, please share them with us.
 
+ - Also it is recommended to turn the kernel preemption off, i.e. set
+   the kernel preemption model to "No Forced Preemption (Server)".
+
 5. For hardware.
 
  - Make sure that your target hardware (e.g. target FC card) and underlaying

Modified: trunk/scst/include/scsi_tgt.h
===================================================================
--- trunk/scst/include/scsi_tgt.h	2006-11-30 16:44:59 UTC (rev 37)
+++ trunk/scst/include/scsi_tgt.h	2006-12-01 19:01:35 UTC (rev 38)
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /* Version numbers, the same as for the kernel */
 #define SCST_VERSION_CODE 0x000905
 #define SCST_VERSION(a,b,c) (((a) << 16) + ((b) << 8) + (c))
-#define SCST_VERSION_STRING "0.9.5-pre2"
+#define SCST_VERSION_STRING "0.9.5"
 
 /*************************************************************
  ** States of command processing state machine

Modified: trunk/scst/src/Makefile
===================================================================
--- trunk/scst/src/Makefile	2006-11-30 16:44:59 UTC (rev 37)
+++ trunk/scst/src/Makefile	2006-12-01 19:01:35 UTC (rev 38)
@@ -76,13 +76,13 @@
 #EXTRA_CFLAGS += -DSTRICT_SERIALIZING
 
 EXTRA_CFLAGS += -DEXTRACHECKS
-#EXTRA_CFLAGS += -DFILEIO_ONLY
+EXTRA_CFLAGS += -DFILEIO_ONLY
 
 #EXTRA_CFLAGS += -fno-inline
 
-#EXTRA_CFLAGS += -DTRACING
+EXTRA_CFLAGS += -DTRACING
 
-EXTRA_CFLAGS += -DDEBUG
+#EXTRA_CFLAGS += -DDEBUG
 #EXTRA_CFLAGS += -DDEBUG_TM -DTM_DBG_GO_OFFLINE=0
 #EXTRA_CFLAGS += -DDEBUG_RETRY
 #EXTRA_CFLAGS += -DDEBUG_OOM

Modified: trunk/scst/src/dev_handlers/Makefile
===================================================================
--- trunk/scst/src/dev_handlers/Makefile	2006-11-30 16:44:59 UTC (rev 37)
+++ trunk/scst/src/dev_handlers/Makefile	2006-12-01 19:01:35 UTC (rev 38)
@@ -51,9 +51,9 @@
 EXTRA_CFLAGS += -I$(SUBDIRS) -I$(SUBDIRS)/../include
 #EXTRA_CFLAGS += -I$(SUBDIRS) -I$(SUBDIRS)/../../include -I$(SUBDIRS)/..
 
-#EXTRA_CFLAGS += -DTRACING
+EXTRA_CFLAGS += -DTRACING
 
-EXTRA_CFLAGS += -DDEBUG
+#EXTRA_CFLAGS += -DDEBUG
 
 clean:
 	rm -f *.o *.ko .*.cmd *.mod.c .*.d .depend Modules.symvers Module.symvers

Modified: trunk/www/scst_page.html
===================================================================
--- trunk/www/scst_page.html	2006-11-30 16:44:59 UTC (rev 37)
+++ trunk/www/scst_page.html	2006-12-01 19:01:35 UTC (rev 38)
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@
 project</a>, which is currently developed on <a
  href="http://unh-iscsi.sourceforge.net/">SourceForge.net</a>.<br>
 </p>
-<p style="text-align: justify;">The latest stable version is 0.9.4. It
+<p style="text-align: justify;">The latest stable version is 0.9.5. It
 supports SCSI disks (type 0), tapes (type 1), processors (type
 3), CDROMs (type 5), MO disks (type 7), medium changers (type 8) and
 RAID controllers (type 0xC). Also it supports FILEIO and "performance"
@@ -165,13 +165,15 @@
 driver. The port was done by Nathaniel Clark. This is stable and
 functional driver with
 the larger feature set, than the parent driver has.</p>
-<p style="text-align: justify;">The latest version is 0.9.3.8. Requires
-Linux kernel version 2.6.15.X and SCST version 0.9.4 or higher.
-For usage with other kernel versions you will need to port the
-initiator patch to that version of the kernel.<br>
+<p style="text-align: justify;">The latest version is 0.9.5. Requires
+Linux kernel version 2.6.16.X and SCST version 0.9.5 or higher.
+For usage with other kernel versions you need to port the
+initiator patch to that version of the kernel. Tested on i386 and
+x86_64 only, but
+should work on any other supported by Linux platform.
 </p>
 <p style="text-align: justify;">You can find the latest development
-version of this driver in the SCST CVS. See above how to setup access
+version of this driver in the SCST SVN. See above how to setup access
 to it.<br>
 </p>
 <p style="text-align: justify;"><a
@@ -192,7 +194,7 @@
 was patched, basically, to enable the target mode and provide all
 necessary callbacks, and it's still able to work as initiator only.
 Mode, when a host acts as the initiator and the target simultaneously,
-is also supported. This driver is going to be obsolete soon in favor of
+is also supported. This driver is obsoleted in favor of
 2.6-based driver (see above).<br>
 <br>
 The latest version is 0.9.3.4. Requires Linux kernel versions 2.4.20 or


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