Re: BlizzardPPC SCSI support!

[Alan Hourihane <alanh%fairlite.co.uk@localhost>]

On Sat, 2011-01-08 at 12:18 +0100, Radosław Kujawa wrote:
> On Jan 8, 2011, at 1:32 AM, Frank Wille wrote:
> 
> > On Sat, 8 Jan 2011 00:40:13 +0100
> > Radoslaw Kujawa <radoslaw.kujawa%c0ff33.net@localhost> wrote:
> > 
> >> I am pleased to present a driver for BlizzardPPC 603e+ SCSI controller. 
> > Congratulations! :)
> Thanks ;).
> 
> >> BPPC "+" model has 53C710 chip. This driver utilizes our MD siop backend
> >> and is mostly based on wesc.c (Warp Engine has the same chip). 
> > 
> > Indeed, the source is identical, besides the initialization of dcntl and
> > ctest7. It could make sense to avoid duplication of code and just extend
> > wesc.c to support the BPPC.
> 
> There are some other subtle differences (in dmaintr routine, match, 
> attachment code), but these could be merged very easily. 
> 
> I though about merging similar drivers for 53C710-based controllers into one. 
> But I'm hesitant to touch a driver I can't test. That's why I created a new 
> driver. Anyone on this list owns Warp Engine? A4091?

Yes, I have both. I need to setup a new NetBSD though.

Alan.