Re: [Scst-devel] Upcoming SCST 3.8.0 release

[Gleb C. <gle...@sc...>]

Hi,

On 1/12/24 19:09, Gleb Chesnokov wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> SCST 3.7.0 was released about one year ago. I plan to release version
> 3.8.0 next week. The 3.8.0 release will be based on the master branch
> (https://github.com/SCST-project/scst/).
> 
> Summary of changes between versions 3.7 and 3.8
> -----------------------------------------------
> - Fixed depmod warnings during the installation process.
> - Resolved RPM build issues for Fedora and CentOS Stream kernels.
> - Introduced selectable debug mode levels during package building by 
> passing
>    PKG_BUILD_MODE=2[release, debug, perf] as an argument to make.
> - scst_disk: Implemented cluster mode support.
> - scst_vdisk: Introduced the lb_per_pb_exp attribute, allowing control over
>    whether READ CAPACITY 16 returns LOGICAL BLOCKS PER PHYSICAL BLOCK 
> EXPONENT.
> - scst_vdisk: Enabled exclusive opening of block devices to prevent
>    concurrent usage.
> - iscsi-scst: Implemented iSCSI TargetAlias support.
> - iscsi-scstd: Added initiator name validation during login.
> - Added the aen_disabled attribute, enabling forcible UA sending instead of
>    AEN from the target port.
> - Fixed UNIT ATTENTION for remote PR registrants.
> - Enhanced device blocking to ensure signal-induced waiting cancellation 
> does
>    not crash the system.
> - Corrected the display of the number of active commands during suspending.
> - qla2x00t-32gbit driver: Rectified ABORT_TASK_SET processing.
> - qla2x00t-32gbit driver: Updated from Linux kernel version v5.15 to v6.7.
> 
> The kernel versions supported by this release are:
> * Kernel.org kernel versions v3.10..v6.7.
> * Debian / Ubuntu kernels based on upstream kernel versions v3.10..v6.7.
> * RHEL / CentOS / AlmaLinux 7.x, 8.0..8.9 and 9.0..9.3 kernels.
> * UEK version 4, 5, 6 and 7 kernels.
> 
> Thanks,
> Gleb
> 
> 
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I'm glad to announce SCST 3.8 is available on Github:

https://github.com/SCST-project/scst/releases/tag/v3.8

Thanks,
Gleb