dec_esp?

Hello;

I've built a 2.6.28.4 kernel from LinuxMIPS.org and have booted it on one of my DECstations. No SCSI devices are detected, though.

I noted that the dec_esp driver was removed from the kernel. Does an alternative exist?

Thanks,
Craig

Not at the moment. I meant to write frontends for the esp_scsi core, but
got stuck with interrupts for the PMAZC card -- the core has to be redesigned (the way the core handles them right now is awful) to get the card supported correctly and I didn't have time to get into it yet. Simpler wirings such as the PMAZ card or the IOASIC setup might be supportable more easily, but said support would have to be rewritten once the core has been fixed.

You're the first one to ask since the old driver was removed -- which is
sort of indicative of how much interest (beyond myself) in the platform is there. I have planned to get back at it once I am done with what I'm doing at the moment (which'll take a while yet), so I have noted your request, but feel free to look into the driver if you like. There's a GIT tree at kernel.org dedicated to ESP development and the point of contact is DaveM.

Maciej

Ok, thanks. I will have a look. I'm not sure if I'll be able to do anything useful - maybe start by looking at the old dec_esp driver and at how other 53c94 drivers made the conversion from the NCR to the esp_scsi core will give some guidance.

Cheers,
Craig