Copyright © 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 Douglas Gilbert
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2003-08-24
| Revision History | ||
|---|---|---|
| Revision 2.1 | 2004-08-24 | dpg |
| scsihosts change -> run mkinitrd, lk 2.4.21,22 | ||
| Revision 2.0 | 2003-05-04 | dpg |
| lk2.4.20, linuxdoc->tldp, sATA and SAS, last sector on raw devs, blockdev | ||
| Revision 1.9 | 2002-11-20 | dpg |
| convert to xml, lk2.4.19, spelling | ||
| Revision 1.8 | 2002-05-05 | dpg |
| scsihosts comma delimiter, grub+lilo | ||
| Revision 1.7 | 2002-04-27 | dpg |
| mkinitrd, scsi_debug, 2.4.18, more ATAPI | ||
| Revision 1.6 | 2002-01-26 | dpg |
| ATAPI cdrom selection | ||
| Revision 1.5 | 2001-12-21 | dpg |
| 16 byte SCSI commands, SCSI_IOCTL_GET_PCI | ||
| Revision 1.4 | 2001-08-26 | dpg |
| spelling, dd_rescue, mkinitrd example, lk 2.4 changes, 1394. | ||
| Revision 1.3 | 2001-08-26 | dpg |
| ATAPI CDROM section, alter title, U320, iSCSI. | ||
| Revision 1.2 | 2001-03-25 | dpg |
| Information about scu, dt, "Alt" sequences, more notes. | ||
| Revision 1.1 | 2001-01-22 | dpg |
| Add osst description, _EXTRA_DEVS limitations. | ||
Abstract
This document describes the SCSI subsystem as the Linux kernel enters the 2.4 production series. An external view of the SCSI subsystem is the main theme. Material is included to help the system administration of the Linux SCSI subsystem. There are also brief descriptions of ioctl()s and interfaces that may be relevant to those writing applications that use this subsystem.
Table of Contents
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Architectural Overview
- 3. Names and Addresses
- 4. Kernel Configuration
- 5. Boot Parameters
- 6. Modules and their Parameters
- 7. Proc pseudo file system
- 8. Mid Level, Unifying layer
- 9. Upper level drivers
- 10. Lower Level drivers
- 11. Raw devices
- 12. Devfs pseudo file system
- A. Common bus types (SCSI and other)
- B. Changes between lk 2.2 and (during) 2.4
- C. Troubleshooting
- D. Performance, Test and Debugging tools
- E. Compile options and System calls including ioctls
- F. References, Credits and Corrections