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-rw-r--r--Documentation/scsi/dc395x.rst (renamed from Documentation/scsi/dc395x.txt)79
-rw-r--r--Documentation/scsi/index.rst1
2 files changed, 48 insertions, 32 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/scsi/dc395x.txt b/Documentation/scsi/dc395x.rst
index 88219f96633d..d779e782b1cb 100644
--- a/Documentation/scsi/dc395x.txt
+++ b/Documentation/scsi/dc395x.rst
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
+.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+
+======================================
README file for the dc395x SCSI driver
-==========================================
+======================================
Status
------
@@ -18,14 +21,14 @@ http://lists.twibble.org/mailman/listinfo/dc395x/
Parameters
----------
-The driver uses the settings from the EEPROM set in the SCSI BIOS
+The driver uses the settings from the EEPROM set in the SCSI BIOS
setup. If there is no EEPROM, the driver uses default values.
Both can be overridden by command line parameters (module or kernel
parameters).
The following parameters are available:
- - safe
+safe
Default: 0, Acceptable values: 0 or 1
If safe is set to 1 then the adapter will use conservative
@@ -33,52 +36,63 @@ The following parameters are available:
shortcut for dc395x=7,4,9,15,2,10
- - adapter_id
+adapter_id
Default: 7, Acceptable values: 0 to 15
Sets the host adapter SCSI ID.
- - max_speed
+max_speed
Default: 1, Acceptable value: 0 to 7
- 0 = 20 Mhz
- 1 = 12.2 Mhz
- 2 = 10 Mhz
- 3 = 8 Mhz
- 4 = 6.7 Mhz
- 5 = 5.8 Hhz
- 6 = 5 Mhz
- 7 = 4 Mhz
-
- - dev_mode
+
+ == ========
+ 0 20 Mhz
+ 1 12.2 Mhz
+ 2 10 Mhz
+ 3 8 Mhz
+ 4 6.7 Mhz
+ 5 5.8 Hhz
+ 6 5 Mhz
+ 7 4 Mhz
+ == ========
+
+dev_mode
Bitmap for device configuration
DevMode bit definition:
+
+ === ======== ======== =========================================
Bit Val(hex) Val(dec) Meaning
- *0 0x01 1 Parity check
- *1 0x02 2 Synchronous Negotiation
- *2 0x04 4 Disconnection
- *3 0x08 8 Send Start command on startup. (Not used)
- *4 0x10 16 Tagged Command Queueing
- *5 0x20 32 Wide Negotiation
-
- - adapter_mode
+ === ======== ======== =========================================
+ 0 0x01 1 Parity check
+ 1 0x02 2 Synchronous Negotiation
+ 2 0x04 4 Disconnection
+ 3 0x08 8 Send Start command on startup. (Not used)
+ 4 0x10 16 Tagged Command Queueing
+ 5 0x20 32 Wide Negotiation
+ === ======== ======== =========================================
+
+adapter_mode
Bitmap for adapter configuration
AdaptMode bit definition
+
+ ===== ======== ======== ====================================================
Bit Val(hex) Val(dec) Meaning
- *0 0x01 1 Support more than two drives. (Not used)
- *1 0x02 2 Use DOS compatible mapping for HDs greater than 1GB.
- *2 0x04 4 Reset SCSI Bus on startup.
- *3 0x08 8 Active Negation: Improves SCSI Bus noise immunity.
+ ===== ======== ======== ====================================================
+ 0 0x01 1 Support more than two drives. (Not used)
+ 1 0x02 2 Use DOS compatible mapping for HDs greater than 1GB.
+ 2 0x04 4 Reset SCSI Bus on startup.
+ 3 0x08 8 Active Negation: Improves SCSI Bus noise immunity.
4 0x10 16 Immediate return on BIOS seek command. (Not used)
(*)5 0x20 32 Check for LUNs >= 1.
+ ===== ======== ======== ====================================================
- - tags
+tags
Default: 3, Acceptable values: 0-5
-
+
The number of tags is 1<<x, if x has been specified
- - reset_delay
+reset_delay
Default: 1, Acceptable values: 0-180
The seconds to not accept commands after a SCSI Reset
@@ -95,8 +109,9 @@ License (GPL). Please read it, before using this driver. It should be
included in your kernel sources and with your distribution. It carries the
filename COPYING. If you don't have it, please ask me to send you one by
email.
-Note: The GNU GPL says also something about warranty and liability.
+
+Note: The GNU GPL says also something about warranty and liability.
Please be aware the following: While we do my best to provide a working and
-reliable driver, there is a chance, that it will kill your valuable data.
+reliable driver, there is a chance, that it will kill your valuable data.
We refuse to take any responsibility for that. The driver is provided as-is
and YOU USE IT AT YOUR OWN RESPONSIBILITY.
diff --git a/Documentation/scsi/index.rst b/Documentation/scsi/index.rst
index 3809213b83da..6fe00709cbce 100644
--- a/Documentation/scsi/index.rst
+++ b/Documentation/scsi/index.rst
@@ -17,5 +17,6 @@ Linux SCSI Subsystem
bnx2fc
BusLogic
cxgb3i
+ dc395x
scsi_transport_srp/figures