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authorMauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab+huawei@kernel.org>2020-03-02 09:15:39 +0100
committerMartin K. Petersen <martin.petersen@oracle.com>2020-03-12 04:07:58 +0100
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scsi: docs: convert aha152x.txt to ReST
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/097cfcc7f25343676a1fedcefed7e3b91b41b4df.1583136624.git.mchehab+huawei@kernel.org Signed-off-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab+huawei@kernel.org> Signed-off-by: Martin K. Petersen <martin.petersen@oracle.com>
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-rw-r--r--Documentation/scsi/aha152x.rst (renamed from Documentation/scsi/aha152x.txt)73
-rw-r--r--Documentation/scsi/index.rst1
-rw-r--r--Documentation/scsi/scsi-parameters.txt2
3 files changed, 49 insertions, 27 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/scsi/aha152x.txt b/Documentation/scsi/aha152x.rst
index 94848734ac66..7012b5c46d5d 100644
--- a/Documentation/scsi/aha152x.txt
+++ b/Documentation/scsi/aha152x.rst
@@ -1,7 +1,12 @@
-$Id: README.aha152x,v 1.2 1999/12/25 15:32:30 fischer Exp fischer $
+.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+.. include:: <isonum.txt>
+
+=====================================================
Adaptec AHA-1520/1522 SCSI driver for Linux (aha152x)
+=====================================================
+
+Copyright |copy| 1993-1999 Jürgen Fischer <fischer@norbit.de>
-Copyright 1993-1999 Jürgen Fischer <fischer@norbit.de>
TC1550 patches by Luuk van Dijk (ldz@xs4all.nl)
@@ -14,8 +19,10 @@ less polling loops), has slightly higher throughput (at
least on my ancient test box; a i486/33Mhz/20MB).
-CONFIGURATION ARGUMENTS:
+Configuration Arguments
+=======================
+============ ======================================== ======================
IOPORT base io address (0x340/0x140)
IRQ interrupt level (9-12; default 11)
SCSI_ID scsi id of controller (0-7; default 7)
@@ -25,31 +32,38 @@ SYNCHRONOUS enable synchronous transfers (0/1; default 1 [on])
DELAY: bus reset delay (default 100)
EXT_TRANS: enable extended translation (0/1: default 0 [off])
(see NOTES)
+============ ======================================== ======================
+
+Compile Time Configuration
+==========================
+
+(go into AHA152X in drivers/scsi/Makefile):
-COMPILE TIME CONFIGURATION (go into AHA152X in drivers/scsi/Makefile):
+- DAUTOCONF
+ use configuration the controller reports (AHA-152x only)
--DAUTOCONF
- use configuration the controller reports (AHA-152x only)
+- DSKIP_BIOSTEST
+ Don't test for BIOS signature (AHA-1510 or disabled BIOS)
--DSKIP_BIOSTEST
- Don't test for BIOS signature (AHA-1510 or disabled BIOS)
+- DSETUP0="{ IOPORT, IRQ, SCSI_ID, RECONNECT, PARITY, SYNCHRONOUS, DELAY, EXT_TRANS }"
+ override for the first controller
--DSETUP0="{ IOPORT, IRQ, SCSI_ID, RECONNECT, PARITY, SYNCHRONOUS, DELAY, EXT_TRANS }"
- override for the first controller
+- DSETUP1="{ IOPORT, IRQ, SCSI_ID, RECONNECT, PARITY, SYNCHRONOUS, DELAY, EXT_TRANS }"
+ override for the second controller
--DSETUP1="{ IOPORT, IRQ, SCSI_ID, RECONNECT, PARITY, SYNCHRONOUS, DELAY, EXT_TRANS }"
- override for the second controller
+- DAHA152X_DEBUG
+ enable debugging output
--DAHA152X_DEBUG
- enable debugging output
+- DAHA152X_STAT
+ enable some statistics
--DAHA152X_STAT
- enable some statistics
+LILO Command Line Options
+=========================
-LILO COMMAND LINE OPTIONS:
+ ::
-aha152x=<IOPORT>[,<IRQ>[,<SCSI-ID>[,<RECONNECT>[,<PARITY>[,<SYNCHRONOUS>[,<DELAY> [,<EXT_TRANS]]]]]]]
+ aha152x=<IOPORT>[,<IRQ>[,<SCSI-ID>[,<RECONNECT>[,<PARITY>[,<SYNCHRONOUS>[,<DELAY> [,<EXT_TRANS]]]]]]]
The normal configuration can be overridden by specifying a command line.
When you do this, the BIOS test is skipped. Entered values have to be
@@ -58,17 +72,21 @@ aha152x=<IOPORT>[,<IRQ>[,<SCSI-ID>[,<RECONNECT>[,<PARITY>[,<SYNCHRONOUS>[,<DELAY
For two controllers use the aha152x statement twice.
-SYMBOLS FOR MODULE CONFIGURATION:
+Symbols for Module Configuration
+================================
Choose from 2 alternatives:
-1. specify everything (old)
+1. specify everything (old)::
+
+ aha152x=IOPORT,IRQ,SCSI_ID,RECONNECT,PARITY,SYNCHRONOUS,DELAY,EXT_TRANS
-aha152x=IOPORT,IRQ,SCSI_ID,RECONNECT,PARITY,SYNCHRONOUS,DELAY,EXT_TRANS
configuration override for first controller
+ ::
+
+ aha152x1=IOPORT,IRQ,SCSI_ID,RECONNECT,PARITY,SYNCHRONOUS,DELAY,EXT_TRANS
-aha152x1=IOPORT,IRQ,SCSI_ID,RECONNECT,PARITY,SYNCHRONOUS,DELAY,EXT_TRANS
configuration override for second controller
2. specify only what you need to (irq or io is required; new)
@@ -101,7 +119,8 @@ exttrans=EXTTRANS0[,EXTTRANS1]
If you use both alternatives the first will be taken.
-NOTES ON EXT_TRANS:
+Notes on EXT_TRANS
+==================
SCSI uses block numbers to address blocks/sectors on a device.
The BIOS uses a cylinder/head/sector addressing scheme (C/H/S)
@@ -150,8 +169,9 @@ geometry right in most cases:
- for disks<1GB: use default translation (C/32/64)
- for disks>1GB:
+
- take current geometry from the partition table
- (using scsicam_bios_param and accept only `valid' geometries,
+ (using scsicam_bios_param and accept only 'valid' geometries,
ie. either (C/32/64) or (C/63/255)). This can be extended translation
even if it's not enabled in the driver.
@@ -161,7 +181,8 @@ geometry right in most cases:
disks.
-REFERENCES USED:
+References Used
+===============
"AIC-6260 SCSI Chip Specification", Adaptec Corporation.
@@ -177,7 +198,7 @@ REFERENCES USED:
Drew Eckhardt (drew@cs.colorado.edu)
- Eric Youngdale (eric@andante.org)
+ Eric Youngdale (eric@andante.org)
special thanks to Eric Youngdale for the free(!) supplying the
documentation on the chip.
diff --git a/Documentation/scsi/index.rst b/Documentation/scsi/index.rst
index df526a0ceccf..8404e991b588 100644
--- a/Documentation/scsi/index.rst
+++ b/Documentation/scsi/index.rst
@@ -10,5 +10,6 @@ Linux SCSI Subsystem
53c700
aacraid
advansys
+ aha152x
scsi_transport_srp/figures
diff --git a/Documentation/scsi/scsi-parameters.txt b/Documentation/scsi/scsi-parameters.txt
index 25a4b4cf04a6..064d6dfcac26 100644
--- a/Documentation/scsi/scsi-parameters.txt
+++ b/Documentation/scsi/scsi-parameters.txt
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ parameters may be changed at runtime by the command
See header of drivers/scsi/advansys.c.
aha152x= [HW,SCSI]
- See Documentation/scsi/aha152x.txt.
+ See Documentation/scsi/aha152x.rst.
aha1542= [HW,SCSI]
Format: <portbase>[,<buson>,<busoff>[,<dmaspeed>]]