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| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/scsi/g_NCR5380.txt | 46 |
1 files changed, 23 insertions, 23 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/scsi/g_NCR5380.txt b/Documentation/scsi/g_NCR5380.txt index e2c187947e58..37b1967a00a9 100644 --- a/Documentation/scsi/g_NCR5380.txt +++ b/Documentation/scsi/g_NCR5380.txt @@ -6,17 +6,15 @@ NCR53c400 extensions (c) 1994,1995,1996 Kevin Lentin This file documents the NCR53c400 extensions by Kevin Lentin and some enhancements to the NCR5380 core. -This driver supports both NCR5380 and NCR53c400 cards in port or memory -mapped modes. Currently this driver can only support one of those mapping -modes at a time but it does support both of these chips at the same time. -The next release of this driver will support port & memory mapped cards at -the same time. It should be able to handle multiple different cards in the -same machine. +This driver supports NCR5380 and NCR53c400 and compatible cards in port or +memory mapped modes. -The drivers/scsi/Makefile has an override in it for the most common -NCR53c400 card, the Trantor T130B in its default configuration: - Port: 0x350 - IRQ : 5 +Use of an interrupt is recommended, if supported by the board, as this will +allow targets to disconnect and thereby improve SCSI bus utilization. + +If the irq parameter is 254 or is omitted entirely, the driver will probe +for the correct IRQ line automatically. If the irq parameter is 0 or 255 +then no IRQ will be used. The NCR53c400 does not support DMA but it does have Pseudo-DMA which is supported by the driver. @@ -47,22 +45,24 @@ These old-style parameters can support only one card: dtc_3181e=1 to set up for a Domex Technology Corp 3181E board hp_c2502=1 to set up for a Hewlett Packard C2502 board -e.g. -OLD: modprobe g_NCR5380 ncr_irq=5 ncr_addr=0x350 ncr_5380=1 -NEW: modprobe g_NCR5380 irq=5 base=0x350 card=0 - for a port mapped NCR5380 board or - -OLD: modprobe g_NCR5380 ncr_irq=255 ncr_addr=0xc8000 ncr_53c400=1 -NEW: modprobe g_NCR5380 irq=255 base=0xc8000 card=1 - for a memory mapped NCR53C400 board with interrupts disabled or +E.g. Trantor T130B in its default configuration: +modprobe g_NCR5380 irq=5 base=0x350 card=1 +or alternatively, using the old syntax, +modprobe g_NCR5380 ncr_irq=5 ncr_addr=0x350 ncr_53c400=1 -NEW: modprobe g_NCR5380 irq=0,7 base=0x240,0x300 card=3,4 - for two cards: DTC3181 (in non-PnP mode) at 0x240 with no IRQ - and HP C2502 at 0x300 with IRQ 7 +E.g. a port mapped NCR5380 board, driver to probe for IRQ: +modprobe g_NCR5380 base=0x350 card=0 +or alternatively, +modprobe g_NCR5380 ncr_addr=0x350 ncr_5380=1 -(255 should be specified for no or DMA interrupt, 254 to autoprobe for an - IRQ line if overridden on the command line.) +E.g. a memory mapped NCR53C400 board with no IRQ: +modprobe g_NCR5380 irq=255 base=0xc8000 card=1 +or alternatively, +modprobe g_NCR5380 ncr_irq=255 ncr_addr=0xc8000 ncr_53c400=1 +E.g. two cards, DTC3181 (in non-PnP mode) at 0x240 with no IRQ +and HP C2502 at 0x300 with IRQ 7: +modprobe g_NCR5380 irq=0,7 base=0x240,0x300 card=3,4 Kevin Lentin K.Lentin@cs.monash.edu.au |