RE: 3ware 9500S Drivers (mm kernel)

[Bruce Allen]

> > > I am also working with Bruce Allen (smartmontools developer) to make
> > > the 3w-9xxx driver work with smartmontools.  This shouldn't require
> > > any driver changes.

<SNIP>

> I've now checked code into CVS for this, so smartmontools now can be used
> with 3ware/AMCC 9000 series controllers (3w-9xxx driver). Many thanks to
> Adam Radford for his help with this.

<SNIP>

> If you don't have the /dev/twa? devices on your system, please run the
> tw_cli or 3dmd tools once: this will automatically create the /dev/twa?
> nodes.

Minor update: for smartmontools to use the 3ware character device
interface it is no longer necessary to create /dev/tw[ae]? nodes 'by
hand'.  Smartmontools now does this dynamically, if needed.  Thanks again
to Adam Radford.

Bruce

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