This patch set updates the lpfc driver to revision 8.3.2 Emulex is releasing support for a new adapter which supports FCOE and a next gen interface definition. The interface definition keeps much of the prior message content and semantics, allowing the bulk of our discovery engine and interface into the midlayer to remain largely intact. However, as mentioned, the hardware interface presented to the driver, and the way it manages interrupts and message passing with the adapter, is quite different. This patch set adds support for this new hardware and FCOE support. The patch set reorgs the existing code so that the bottom layers, which interact with the hardware, can be supported in a simple form, preserving their use by higher level software layers. The patch set then extends the driver with the new interface support. Lastly, there's a couple of bug fixes and new features in this driver rev. The changes in the 8.3.2 patch set are: - Reorganization for SLI4 - supplied in 3 parts - Addition of SLI4 Interface - Base Support - supplied in 6 parts - Addition of SLI4 Interface - Queues - supplied in 2 parts - Addition of SLI4 Interface - Mailbox handling - Addition of SLI4 Interface - FCOE Discovery support - Update of copyrights on modified files - Miscellaneous Changes - Add support for persistent vport definitions and some misc fixes - Update the driver version to 8.3.2 -- james s Note: converting from our own source control to this patch set was an interesting process. I believe I logically separated the changes, but don't be surprised to see a few random changes that perhaps aren't in the right patch set. Signed-off-by: James Smart <james.smart@xxxxxxxxxx> -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-scsi" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
