Bug 477280

Created attachment 327508 [details]
[PATCH 1/7] Dynamic DDB Changes

Created attachment 327509 [details]
[PATCH 2/7] Error Recovery Fixes

Created attachment 327510 [details]
[PATCH 3/7] Hang During Driver Unload

Created attachment 327511 [details]
[PATCH 4/7] Initialization Fixes

Created attachment 327512 [details]
[PATCH 5/7] Driver Timer Fix

Created attachment 327513 [details]
[PATCH 6/7] Message Display Fixes

Created attachment 327514 [details]
[PATCH 7/7] Code Cleanup

New version number is 5.01.03-d4-RHEL4.8-00.

Created attachment 327516 [details]
Original RHEL 4.8 patch submission(5.01.03-d0-RHEL4.7-02 -> 5.01.03-d1-RHEL4.8)

Patches 1-7 are to applied on top of this patch.  Already submitted, but included in this BZ for completeness.

Tarball of all patches can be downloaded from:
ftp://ftp.qlogic.com/outgoing/linux/beta/iscsi/5.x/qla4xxx-5.01.03-d4-RHEL4.8-00.patches.tar.gz

Created attachment 327517 [details]
Full tarball

Can also be downloaded from:
ftp://ftp.qlogic.com/outgoing/linux/beta/iscsi/5.x/qla4xxx-5.01.03-d4-RHEL4.8-00.tar.gz

Marcus, have these been POSTed yet?

*** Bug 454816 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

=Comment: #0=================================================
Emily J. Ratliff <emilyr.com> - 2008-07-09 17:31 EDT
1. Feature Id:	[201506]
Feature Name:	QLA4XXX Driver Update
Sponsor:	xSeries
Category:	Device Drivers and IO
Request Type:	Driver - Update Version

2. Short Description
An updated version of qla4xxx driver is required to address several bug fixes and enhancements.
Qlogic will provide the latest available version.

3. Business Case
The qla4xxx driver is used across the System x product line. We need the in-distro driver to be as
current as possible so known critical bugs are ensured to be corrected.

4. Sponsor Priority	1
IBM Confidential:	no
Code Contribution:	3rd party code
Upstream Acceptance:	Accepted
Component Version Target:	Driver Update
Performance Assistance:

5. PM Contact:	Monte Knutson, mknutson.com, 877-894-1495

6. Technical contact(s):
Kevin Stansell, kstansel.com
Chris McDermott, mcdermoc.com

7. LTC Manager: Julio Alvarez, julioa.com
IBM is signed up to test and provide feedback

Updating PM score.
This enhancement request was evaluated by the full Red Hat Enterprise Linux team
for inclusion in a Red Hat Enterprise Linux minor release.   As a result of this
evaluation, Red Hat has tentatively approved inclusion of this feature in the
next Red Hat Enterprise Linux Update minor release.   While it is a goal to
include this enhancement in the next minor release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux,
the enhancement is not yet committed for inclusion in the next minor release
pending the next phase of actual code integration and successful Red Hat and
partner testing.
*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 477280 ***

This request was evaluated by Red Hat Product Management for inclusion in a Red
Hat Enterprise Linux maintenance release.  Product Management has requested
further review of this request by Red Hat Engineering, for potential
inclusion in a Red Hat Enterprise Linux Update release for currently deployed
products.  This request is not yet committed for inclusion in an Update
release.

Created attachment 328693 [details]
Dynamic DDB Changes

Created attachment 328694 [details]
Error Recovery Fixes

Created attachment 328695 [details]
Hang During Unload

Created attachment 328696 [details]
initialization fixes

Created attachment 328697 [details]
time out fix

Created attachment 328698 [details]
init fixes

grabbed wrong patch last time...

Created attachment 328699 [details]
code cleanups

Committed in 78.29.EL . RPMS are available at http://people.redhat.com/vgoyal/rhel4/

~~ Attention Partners!  ~~
RHEL 4.8 Partner Alpha has been released on partners.redhat.com. There should be a fix present in the Beta, which addresses this URGENT priority bug. If you haven't had a chance yet to test this bug, please do so at your earliest convenience, to ensure that only the highest possible quality bits are shipped in the upcoming public Beta drop.

If you encounter any issues, please set the bug back to the ASSIGNED state and describe the issues you encountered. Further questions can be directed to your Red Hat Partner Manager.

Thanks, more information about Beta testing to come.
 - Red Hat QE Partner Management

~~ Attention Partners!  ~~
RHEL 4.8 Partner Alpha has been released on partners.redhat.com. There should
be a fix present in the Beta, which addresses this bug. If you have already completed testing your other URGENT priority bugs, and you still haven't had a chance yet to test this bug, please do so at your earliest convenience, to ensure that only the highest possible quality bits are shipped in the upcoming public Beta drop.

If you encounter any issues, please set the bug back to the ASSIGNED state and
describe the issues you encountered. Further questions can be directed to your
Red Hat Partner Manager.

Thanks, more information about Beta testing to come.
 - Red Hat QE Partner Management

I have verified this driver update in RHEL 4.8 Partner Alpha.

An advisory has been issued which should help the problem
described in this bug report. This report is therefore being
closed with a resolution of ERRATA. For more information
on therefore solution and/or where to find the updated files,
please follow the link below. You may reopen this bug report
if the solution does not work for you.

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1024.html

------- Comment From prem.karat.ibm.com 2011-02-22 04:45 EDT-------
(In reply to comment #32)
> An advisory has been issued which should help the problem
> described in this bug report. This report is therefore being
> closed with a resolution of ERRATA. For more information
> on therefore solution and/or where to find the updated files,
> please follow the link below. You may reopen this bug report
> if the solution does not work for you.
>
> http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1024.html

***Reviewed as a part of clean up activity********

Closing this one out as per the last comment

Cheers,
Prem