Re: Adaptec 6445 not supported?

[Dima Veselov <kab00m%lich.phys.spbu.ru@localhost>]

21.12.2019 15:49, Andrew Doran пишет:
> > Using NetBSD 8.1, the NetBSD kernel boots up with this:
> >
> > Dec 21 10:53:56 unix /netbsd: vendor 9005 product 028b (RAID mass
> > storage, revision 0x01) at pci1 dev 0 function 0 not configured

Some Adaptec adapters are supported but not listed in pcidevs.
I believe 6-series is not supported.

> > https://storage.microsemi.com/en-us/support/raid/sas_raid/sas-6445/
> >
> > Under "Unix", there's no "NetBSD', only "FreeBSD".
> >
> > Is that driver supplied to FreeBSD as a binary or can it be ported?
>
> It looks to me like the "aacraid" driver in FreeBSD handles this, and that
> looks to be an evolution of the "aac" driver.  The driver would not be too
> hard to port I reckon.

I am the one waiting for that for long time, because Adaptec is a great
piece of hardware. I remember most problem of porting was the second
register used in modern Adaptec controllers, which is completely unhandled
in NetBSD code.

> We used to get engineering samples from Mark Salyzyn at DPT/Adaptec every
> time they released something significant but he has long left the company.

I will set up development box or send any hardware to a person feeling
ready to accomplish this task.

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Dima Veselov
Physics R&D Establishment of Saint-Petersburg University