1. Version

2. Changes

The following changes have been made to the FC HBA Driver for Linux Kernel 2.6.x between versions 8.01.06 and 8.01.07.

Hardware Support

N/A

OS Support

N/A

Software/Driver

• Added Intelligent Interleaved Direct Memory Access (iiDMA) support.

• Made NSP 202 personality changes.
• Added support for large (4K) LUNs.
• Resynchronized the driver with the latest released 4Gb firmware: 4.00.26.
• Used T10 approved Vendor ID for NSP products.

Industry Standards Compliance

N/A

3. Bug Fixes

The following fixes have been made to the FC HBA Driver for Linux Kernel 2.6.x between versions 8.01.06 and 8.01.07:

• Corrected build script issue with SLES10.
• Corrected PLOGI retry logic where targets were not being properly recognized during ELS timeout failures.
• Corrected compilation issues with recent kernels.
• Properly re-enabled EFT after an ISP abort.
• Used correct IP broadcast address on 4Gb FC HBAs.
• Corrected setting of IOCB timeouts.
• Corrected TASK_SET_FULL handling.
• Perform implicit LOGO during fabric logout request.
• Corrected large-buffer transfer issues during loopback test.
• Corrected races in command timer logic.
• Corrected ref-counting issue within queue-depth ramp-up code.
• Corrected compilation issues with kernels > 2.6.18.
• Corrected endianness issue while interrogating MS status.
• Corrected tear-down cleanup during probe() failures.
• Workaround ACU underrun issue related to vendor-specific commands.

4. Known Issues

None

6. Additional Information

This driver must be used with API library version 3.00 build 9.

5. History

For history of changes to the QLogic driver, please refer to the revision.notes file in qla2x00src-<driver version>.tgz.

7. Trademarks

QLogic, the QLogic logo, QLA, SANbox, SANsurfer, and SANblade are registered trademarks of QLogic Corporation. SANtrack and SAN Express are trademarks of QLogic Corporation.

All other brand and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.

8. Notices

Information furnished in this document is believed to be accurate and reliable. However, QLogic Corporation assumes no responsibility for its use, nor for any infringements of patents or other rights of third parties which may result from its use. QLogic Corporation reserves the right to change product specifications at any time without notice. Applications described in this document for any of these products are only for illustrative purposes. QLogic Corporation makes no representation nor warranty that such applications are suitable for the specified use without further testing or modification. QLogic Corporation assumes no responsibility for any errors that may appear in this document.

9. Contacting Support

Please feel free to contact your QLogic approved reseller or QLogic Technical Support at any phase of integration for assistance. QLogic Technical Support can be reached by the following methods:

Web: http://support.qlogic.com

North America Contact Information
Email: support@qlogic.com
Phone: (952) 932-4040

Support contact information for other regions of the world is available at the QLogic website:
http://support.qlogic.com

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