[SYSFS QUESTION] How to add new sysfs attributes under /sys/modul e/

Sysfs Gurus, I want to export few driver specific sysfs attributes when my driver loads. This driver is a pci hotplug driver. I want to export these sysfs attributes as soon as my pci_module_init succeeds. 1. I see that there is /sys/modules directory lists all the modules. Is this a right place

RE: 2.6.11-mm3: megaraid_sas.c: stack usage

>On Sat, Mar 12, 2005 at 03:42:22AM -0800, Andrew Morton wrote: >>... >> All 606 patches: >>... >> megaraid_sas-announcing-new-module-for.patch >> megaraid_sas: Announcing new module for LSI Logic's SAS >based MegaRAID controllers >>... > >Enormous stack usage: >- megasas_init_mfi (due to ctrl_i

RE: v2.4 megaraid2 update Re: [PATCH] Prevent NMI oopser

your efforts. Thanks, Sreenivas LSI LOGIC Corporation >-Original Message- >From: Marcelo Tosatti [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2005 2:06 AM >To: Andrey J. Melnikoff (TEMHOTA); Vasily Averin >Cc: Matt Domsch; linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org; Mukker

[ANNOUNCE][PATCH 2.6.11 1/3] megaraid_sas: Announcing new module for LSI Logic's SAS based MegaRAID controllers

Hello All, We are announcing a driver for LSI Logic's new SAS based MegaRAID controllers. I am submitting the inlined patch in three parts. Please review the patches. Thank you, Sreenivas Bagalkote LSI Logic Corporation Patch 1 of 3: Signed-off-by: Sreenivas Bagalkote <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> dif

[ANNOUNCE][PATCH 2.6.11 3/3] megaraid_sas: Announcing new module for LSI Logic's SAS based MegaRAID controllers

Patch 3 of 3: Signed-off-by: Sreenivas Bagalkote <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> diff -Naur linux-2.6.11-orig/drivers/scsi/megaraid/megaraid_sas.h linux-2.6.11/drivers/scsi/megaraid/megaraid_sas.h --- linux-2.6.11-orig/drivers/scsi/megaraid/megaraid_sas.h 1969-12-31 19:00:00.0 -0500 +++ linux-2.

RE: [ANNOUNCE][PATCH 2.6.11 2/3] megaraid_sas: Announcing new mod ule for LSI Logic's SAS based MegaRAID controllers

>Subject: Re: [ANNOUNCE][PATCH 2.6.11 2/3] megaraid_sas: >Announcing new module for LSI Logic's SAS based MegaRAID controllers > >On Fri, Mar 04, 2005 at 10:06:00PM -0500, Bagalkote, Sreenivas wrote: >> We are announcing a driver for LSI Logic's new SAS based MegaRAID

RE: [ANNOUNCE][PATCH 2.6.11 2/3] megaraid_sas: Announcing new mod ule for LSI Logic's SAS based MegaRAID controllers

> >> +static int is_dma64; > >the fact that this is a global variable worries me. > Matt also has the same concern. I am pasting my response from my reply to his comment: I will make this an instance parameter if the idea to reduce as many global variables as poss

RE: [ANNOUNCE][PATCH 2.6.11 1/3] megaraid_sas: Announcing new mod ule for LSI Logic's SAS based MegaRAID controllers

> >> source "drivers/scsi/megaraid/Kconfig.megaraid" >> +source "drivers/scsi/megaraid/Kconfig.megaraid_sas" >> > >why a fully separate file and not add your ONE config option to >Kconfig.megaraid instead ?? > Arjan, I didn't want to needlessly couple megaraid and megaraid_sas. Since they are i

RE: [ANNOUNCE][PATCH 2.6.11 1/3] megaraid_sas: Announcing new mod ule for LSI Logic's SAS based MegaRAID controllers

>> > >> >> source "drivers/scsi/megaraid/Kconfig.megaraid" >> >> +source "drivers/scsi/megaraid/Kconfig.megaraid_sas" >> >> >> > >> >why a fully separate file and not add your ONE config option to >> >Kconfig.megaraid instead ?? >> > >> >> Arjan, I didn't want to needlessly couple megaraid and

RE: [ANNOUNCE][PATCH 2.6.11 2/3] megaraid_sas: Announcing new mod ule for LSI Logic's SAS based MegaRAID controllers

>> >> I will make this an instance parameter if the idea to reduce as many >> global variables as possible. But if the objection is because each >> adapter >> may have different value for variable, then it is indeed a global >> value. >> "is_dma64" - which is computed using the size of dma_addr_t

RE: [ANNOUNCE][PATCH 2.6.11 2/3] megaraid_sas: Announcing new mod ule for LSI Logic's SAS based MegaRAID controllers

> >> . And since this is compile time >> system-wide property, I kept it as driver global. > >that step I don't understand... why is it a global *VARIABLE* if it's >compile time system-wide property... > I see your point! Are you saying I should use if(sizeof(dma_addr_t)==8) instead of the shortcu

RE: [ANNOUNCE][PATCH 2.6.11 2/3] megaraid_sas: Announcing new mod ule for LSI Logic's SAS based MegaRAID controllers

>> > >> >> . And since this is compile time >> >> system-wide property, I kept it as driver global. >> > >> >that step I don't understand... why is it a global >*VARIABLE* if it's >> >compile time system-wide property... >> > >> >> I see your point! Are you saying I should use >if(sizeof(dma_add

RE: [ANNOUNCE][PATCH 2.6.11 2/3] megaraid_sas: Announcing new mod ule for LSI Logic's SAS based MegaRAID controllers

>> > >> >Even for kernels with a 64bit dma_addr_t you can get 32bit dma >> >addresses >> >only. As a start check whether the pci_set_dma_mask for >the 64bit mask >> >failed - in that case you can always use 32bit SGLs. >> > >> >> Please help me understand: If dma_addr_t is 64 bit, I will get 64

RE: [ANNOUNCE][PATCH 2.6.11 2/3] megaraid_sas: Announcing new mod ule for LSI Logic's SAS based MegaRAID controllers

> >Even for kernels with a 64bit dma_addr_t you can get 32bit dma >addresses >only. As a start check whether the pci_set_dma_mask for the 64bit mask >failed - in that case you can always use 32bit SGLs. > Please help me understand: If dma_addr_t is 64 bit, I will get 64bit addresses in scatterl

RE: Megaraid driver not detecting RAID volumes in kernel 2.6.22?

> > https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=288421 > > When running Fedora on a Dell 2950 w/ integrated LSI Perc5i (megaraid), the > system will not boot after upgrading to 2.6.22. The boot message indicates the > system is somehow seeing through RAID, cannot access logical volume. This > ca