Hi all,
> > Anybody who can look into converting the m68k NCR53C9x drivers and has
> > hardware to test (some of) them? I don't think we can afford losing one
> > third of our SCSI drivers...
I can look into converting some (having worked on the m68k Mac ESP driver
in the past - I do recall the Mac driver needs special hacks so it won't
be the easiest one to convert). I have no hardware to test these on,
however.
> > You can use the following as guidance:
> >
> > commit 5ff263667798946abc15314eae3f341345877d7a
> > Author: Thomas Bogendoerfer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Date: Tue May 22 17:03:44 2007 -0700
> >
> > [SCSI] jazz_esp: Converted to use esp_core.
> >
> > Use new esp_scsi for JAZZ SCSI host adapter driver
Hasn't this come up before on linux-m68k? Someone asked me for information
when converting the Mac driver, I think. That could be a good start.
> I can also offer help to anyone who tries this. It's also a good
> opportunity to let die drivers that have no committed users.
I'll contact you about this, then.
> Just to be clear on why we're doing this: the NCR53C9x driver on which
> these are all based is in a pretty horrendous state of repair. The
> esp_scsi one is much nicer, actually nicely tested and has a host of
> features the old driver didn't. However, the principle driving force is
> the conversion of the SCSI subsystem to the sg_list accessors. esp_scsi
> is already coverted. NCR53C9x looks like a nasty job. Thus, the moment
> the conversion patch goes in, all your drivers will break. However,
Hmm, does that also affect another of the m68k drivers, the 5380 one? More
headache for me...
Michael
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