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+Fixlist for Linux IBM Tape Device Driver (lin_tape)\r
+\r
+(C) Copyright IBM Corporation 2007-2016\r
+\r
+ Level Date Description\r
+---------------------------------------------------------------\r
+3.0.8 03/16/2016 - Prevent segfault at daemon\r
+ - Fix for pfo device discovery at 390x arch.\r
+3.0.7 02/23/2016 - Prevent crash from st/sg failover\r
+ - Added reserve type to STIOCQRYP\r
+ - Enabled SIOC_LOG_SENSE10 for changer\r
+ - Added special open for preemption\r
+ - Enabled TSM QUERY PR KEY for normal open\r
+ - Fix for join build\r
+3.0.6 02/26/2016 - Introduction of join driver (lin_tape_as_sfmp)\r
+3.0.5 01/06/2016 - Fix to track LBP state\r
+ - Prevent null pointer from scsi device\r
+ - Fix for HBA call to restore LBP after failover\r
+3.0.3 11/06/2015 - Removed warnings for big-endian introduced at 3.0.1\r
+ - Fix for hardcoded serial number length in daemon\r
+ - Build/Install enhacements\r
+3.0.2 09/11/2015 - Retry Abort 4b/06\r
+ - Fix for changer lock\r
+ - Enhancement to disable autodump for all at once\r
+ - Initial support for SLESS11 SP4 (min. kernel version 3.0.101-63)\r
+3.0.1 08/25/2015 - Fix for RAO IOCTL's\r
+ - Increased retry time for 2/3E/0\r
+ - Support for LTO7\r
+3.0.0 06/26/2015 - Fix for pages leak at s/g ops\r
+ - Initial support for RHEL 7.1 (min. kernel version 3.10.0-229)\r
+ - Initial support for RHEL 6.7 (min. kernel version 2.6.32-573)\r
+2.9.9 06/16/2015 - Fix for lock during autodump loop\r
+ - Enhancement for bs>1M at kernels>2.6.29\r
+ - Fix for pages leak at s/g\r
+ - Return ENOMEM instead of EIO from lin_tape_blk_req\r
+2.9.8 05/08/2015 - Prevent cdev call with null pointer\r
+2.9.7 04/28/2015 - 3592 WDRA timout increased to 5 min\r
+ - Removed enhancement to handle lot of \r
+ removals due to lock and crash,\r
+ wait_on_config should be used instead\r
+2.9.6 03/24/2015 - Removed printk at qry_blk_prot\r
+ - Fix for SN/CPF alignment on SN>16\r
+ - Fix for page order adjustment that caused \r
+ data corruption at 2.9.5 (only blocksize >\r
+ 1M and kernel >= 2.6.29)\r
+ - Daemond enhancement to handle lot of \r
+ removals\r
+ - Write lock hang during autodump and s/g\r
+ - Fix for 3592/E08 generation id\r
+ - Initial support for RHEL 6.6 (min. kernel version 2.6.32-504.8.1)\r
+2.9.5 01/15/2015 - Adjustment to page order for r/w\r
+2.9.4 12/05/2014 - Support for 3592/E08\r
+ - Fixes to multiple partition sizing\r
+ - Fix to return rc on failed set active partition\r
+ - Fix on failover enablement for SN > 16\r
+ - Added enablement for select OEM libraries\r
+ - Initial support for RHEL 7 (min. kernel version 3.10.0-123)\r
+2.9.3 10/27/2014 - Enhancement for SN/CPF gather\r
+ - Fix for dump ready when s/g\r
+2.9.2 08/26/2014 - Fix for partitioning PSUM and POFM bits\r
+ - Fix for TSM enh inventory media type\r
+ - RHEL 7 (min. kernel version 3.10.0-123)\r
+2.9.1 07/28/2014 - Fix for chgr cmd call during device removal\r
+ - Fix for tracing during device removal\r
+ - Fixes for PR IOCTL's\r
+2.9.0 06/29/2014 - RAO SA update and LBP CRC32C added\r
+2.8.0 05/28/2014 - Enhancements to busy_retry \r
+2.7.0 05/15/2014 - fixes for s/g on authomatic dump\r
+ - fix for STIOCSETP on LWP set\r
+ - Initial support for RHEL 6.5 (min. kernel version 2.6.32-431)\r
+2.6.0 02/17/2014 - Added Recommend Access Order (RAO)\r
+ - noreserve changer default for failover\r
+2.5.0 01/14/2014 - Added SIOC_ENH_LOG_SENSE \r
+ - Initial support for SLES11 SP3 (min kernel version 3.0.79-0.11)\r
+2.4.0 12/18/2013 - Added Scatter/Gather for operations use. \r
+2.3.0 10/01/2013 - Initial support for RHEL 6.4 (kernel version 2.6.32-358.18.1.el6)\r
+ - Changed some indirection to double \r
+ indirection for CPF\r
+ - Rerouted some changer commands to go \r
+ through the changer queue\r
+ - Added debug tracing for the changer queue\r
+2.2.0 08/06/2013 - Added optional persistent_n_device \r
+ parameter to enable the ability to \r
+ persistent name non rewind open.\r
+2.1.0 06/11/2013 - Added busy_retry for TSM\r
+ - Added ability to take log sense size \r
+ desired for ITDT\r
+ - Added definition to IBM_tape.h MTWEOFI\r
+ - Changed default for Jag cartridge to 6\r
+2.0.0 05/22/2013 - Removed flushing buffer on setposition\r
+1.76.0 10/22/2012 - Failover fix for bug introduced in 1.75.0\r
+ - Initial support for RHEL 5.9 (min kernel version 2.6.18-348)\r
+1.75.0 10/17/2012 - Implemented Dynamic Runtime Attributes\r
+ - Fixed host reboot on microcode load of TS3310\r
+ - Fixed crash on drive cable pull\r
+1.74.0 08/21/2012 - Support for 64-bit position counters\r
+ - Fix bug in /proc/scsi/IBMchanger with many changers\r
+ - Fix to changer open count when close fails\r
+1.73.0 05/29/2012 - Allow option for setting TSM 3592 barcode to length 8\r
+ - Fix for SLES 11 SP2 hang on failback\r
+ - Initial support for SLES11 SP2 (min kernel version 3.0.13-0.27)\r
+1.72.0 05/22/2012 - Increase inquiry timeout to 180 for rediscovered device\r
+ - Fix lin_taped crash on SAS rediscovered dvc, RH 5 & 6\r
+1.71.0 05/07/2012 - Eliminate multiple "REMOVED" devices on failback\r
+ - Implement MTWEOFI (write filemarks with immed=1)\r
+ - Fix bug on reading prog. early warning parameter\r
+ - Fix potential failover bugs on read and write\r
+1.70.0 04/20/2012 - Fix crash on SLES 11 SP2 when offline device returns\r
+ - Eliminate excessive trailing spaces in read proc\r
+ - Increased inquiry timeout to three min. for failover\r
+1.69.0 04/13/2012 - Fix infinite loop on read proc with small buffer size\r
+ - Eliminate excessive print on unsuccessful key registration\r
+1.68.0 03/13/2012 - Support for LTO 6 media types\r
+ - Fix for crash in tape_read_proc and changer_read_proc\r
+ - Data direction in failover set position from OUT to NONE\r
+1.67.0 02/06/2012 - Implemented Programmable Early Warning\r
+ - Implemented general Mode Sense function\r
+ - Implemented Verify Data\r
+ - Initial support for SLES 11 SP2\r
+ - Added LTO 6 inquiry strings\r
+1.66.0 12/08/2011 - Prevent BUSY return status in multiple open changer\r
+1.65.0 11/15/2011 - Change final PREEMPT to PREEMPT_AND_ABORT for DPF\r
+1.64.0 11/04/2011 - Serialize IO for two instances of open changer (crash fix)\r
+1.63.0 11/02/2011 - Catch failover case at beginning of IO requests\r
+1.62.0 10/14/2011 - Call malloc before lock acquisition in load_unload\r
+ - Unit attention and DPF handling for PREVENT_MEDIUM_REMOVAL\r
+ - STIOCP: supply missing sili bit case\r
+ - reallocate changer data if missing at start of IOCTL\r
+ - Change remaining ENOMEM to EOVERFLOW in overlength read\r
+ - Allow removal of lin_taped if not running\r
+1.61.0 09/26/2011 - Allow for short erase in STERASE\r
+ - Fix for crash when HBA driver uninstalled w/ alt_pathing\r
+1.60.0 09/12/2011 - Fix sense copy error by accounting for DID_TARGET_FAILURE\r
+ - Fix CPF/DPF error introduced in 1.58.0 in ERP function\r
+1.59.0 08/25/2011 - Fix for read loop error with SILI bit on \r
+1.58.0 08/12/2011 - Implementation of log sense page with subpage support\r
+ - Added eot warning IOCTLs\r
+ - Made READ SILI bit a changeable parameter\r
+ - Change overlength read rc from ENOMEM to EOVERFLOW\r
+ - Reset logical block protection on failover\r
+1.57.0 07/15/2011 - Fix for timeout error introduced in 1.56.0\r
+ - Allow option for a SLES 11 and higher "supported" build\r
+1.56.0 07/11/2011 - Fix handling of deferred EOM flag\r
+ - Update changer timeouts to 900\r
+1.55.0 06/17/2011 - Fix for structure size in logical block protection IOCTLs\r
+ - Fix for invalid data returned with max modesense length\r
+ - Introduce count to track number of open changer instances\r
+1.54.0 05/05/2011 - Updated erase timeout for Jag4\r
+1.53.0 04/13/2011 - Fix for crash when drive is power cycled while open\r
+1.52.0 04/01/2011 - Clear flags on lin_tape_flush for future opens\r
+ - Remove check of open/busy flags during changer open\r
+1.51.0 02/18/2011 - Send TUR on CPF to clear RS-422 failure unit attention\r
+ - Correlate device number with SCSI address in /proc/scsi\r
+ - Fix seg fault with pseudo dvc when HBA driver uninstalled\r
+ - Provide a method to disable setting density on open\r
+1.50.0 01/25/2011 - Reduce size of kernel mem allocs to avoid alloc failure\r
+ - Support for get/set block-level data protection (3592-E07)\r
+1.49.0 12/15/2010 - Support for RHEL 6\r
+ - Implementation of partitioning for 3592-E07\r
+ - Fix for CPF error due to incorrect sense data returned\r
+1.48.0 11/11/2010 - Return correct mt device number from MTDEVICE IOCTL\r
+1.47.0 11/10/2010 - Fix for host hang in ERP\r
+1.46.0 11/03/2010 - Fix for drives becoming unavailable after software reset\r
+1.45.0 10/26/2010 - Fix CPF failure with cable pull before IO\r
+1.44.0 10/18/2010 - Fix for crash when drive is reset during tape ops (zLinux)\r
+1.43.0 10/01/2010 - Fix for crash when drive is reset during tape ops (pLinux)\r
+1.42.0 07/20/2010 - Reduce size of stchgp_s struct to match user space struct\r
+1.41.1 06/24/2010 - Fix for memory leak/crash in SLES 11 sp1\r
+1.40.0 06/02/2010 - Increased page order on read-write in SLES 11 sp1\r
+ - Fixed infinite read loop on read failure\r
+1.39.0 05/06/2010 - Support for SLES 11 SP 1\r
+1.38.0 04/13/2010 - LTO 5 extended postitioning IOCTLs\r
+ - Release descriptor lock before IO on init to avoid hang\r
+1.37.0 03/15/2010 - Set Dynamic Runtime Attributes\r
+ - Removed persistent naming script in favor of new method \r
+ - Fix for duplicate changers in /proc/scsi/IBMchanger\r
+1.36.0 03/02/2010 - Failover changes to support WORM and Data Safe Mode\r
+ - Fix for EFAULT (Bad address) error on read\r
+1.35.0 02/19/2010 - Fix for corruption on std write followed by passthru read\r
+1.34.0 02/15/2010 - Fix for I/O errors on zLinux, LTO 5\r
+1.33.0 02/02/2010 - LTO 5 updates\r
+1.32.0 12/30/2009 - Failover fixes\r
+1.31.1 12/04/2009 - LTO 5 partitioning IOCTLs\r
+ - Fixes for SLES 11 failover\r
+1.30.0 11/20/2009 - lin_taped multiple pid fix\r
+1.29.0 10/26/2009 - SLES 11 failover implementation\r
+1.28.0 09/02/2009 - SLES 11 device removal/reinitialization fix\r
+1.27.0 08/25/2009 - Fix for failover failure error on SLES 10 & RHEL 4\r
+1.26.2 08/04/2009 - Fix for crashes on RHEL 4.7 and SLES 11\r
+1.25.0 06/23/2009 - Fix for scatter-gather page offset bug on PPC64 SLES11\r
+ - Added IOCTLs for persistent reserve\r
+1.24.0 02/23/2009 - Support for SLES 11, kernel 2.6.27\r
+ - Fix for CPF configuration bug introduced in 1.23.0\r
+1.23.0 01/19/2009 - CPF crash fix: cable pull/uninstall/reinstall sequence\r
+ - Boundary check for max failover paths\r
+1.22.0 11/25/2008 - Fix for crash in RHEL 4.7\r
+ - Updates for kernels >= 2.6.24\r
+ - DPF crash fix: cable pull/uninstall/reinstall sequence\r
+1.21.0 10/23/2008 - Reserve logging \r
+ - Add "primary_path" parameter for udev\r
+1.20.0 10/15/2008 - read_cartridge_location to block transfers into at most\r
+ 600 elements\r
+1.19.0 09/15/2008 - IBMtapeutil fix for read_cartridge_location\r
+1.18.0 08/22/2008 - Fix for struct device attribute in kernels >= 2.6.13\r
+1.17.0 08/06/2008 - Add udev "dev" file for medium changers in\r
+ kernels < 2.6.5 or > 2.6.15\r
+1.16.0 06/27/2008 - Change GFP_ATOMIC allocations to GFP_KERNEL\r
+ - Support for the 3592-E06\r
+ - Fix lin_taped restart crash after failback\r
+1.15.0 05/21/2008 - Release source RPM\r
+ - Update 3572 inquiry string to 3572-TL\r
+1.14.0 04/30/2008 - Make module parameters read/writable\r
+ - Fix for CPF key check on CVT\r
+1.13.0 03/27/2008 - Support for 3572\r
+1.12.1 03/07/2008 - Fixed hang introduced in 1.12.0\r
+1.12.0 02/26/2008 - Created "dev" file in sysfs class directory for\r
+ udev & udevinfo support\r
+ - Changed 3592 (E05) references to support models beyond E05\r
+1.11.0 12/11/2007 - Fixed seg fault when a logical dvc is accidentally removed\r
+ - Fixed return code for SIOC_PASS_THROUGH \r
+ - Implemented read cartridge location IOCTL \r
+ - Removed WWNN filter check for DPF entitlement \r
+1.10.0 10/01/2007 - Increaded timeout for best path selection\r
+ - Fixed delete_parms_on_device() for failover\r
+ - Fixed return code for SIOC_PASS_THROUGH \r
+ - Fixed maximum scsi transfer size for\r
+ - running on RHEL5/SLES10 SP1 on IA64 \r
+ - Increased max log sense length\r
+1.9.0 08/20/2007 - Added persistent naming support for RHEL5 and SLES10\r
+ - Increased maximum supported tape drives from 256 to 1024\r
+1.8.0 07/26/2007 - Support LTO4 HH\r
+1.7.1 08/06/2007 - Fixed max scsi transfer size for RHEL5 on System Z\r
+1.7.0 07/03/2007 - Fix max scsi transfer size and sg for RHEL5 and SLES10 SP1\r
+ - Added MODULE_VERSION and MODULE_PARM_DESC for driver parms\r
+ - Added warning message to syslog if release fails on close\r
+ - Added wait_on_config driver parameter\r
+ - Removed unnecessary messages from lin_tape.errorlog\r
+ - Fixed 3592 density recovery on failover\r
+1.6.0 05/22/2007 - Remove registered key if persistent reservation\r
+ preemption fails during failover\r
+ - Fixed read memory allocation on fixed block size\r
+1.5.0 04/30/2007 - Fixed the residual count for RHEL5\r
+ - Support SLES10 SP1\r
+1.4.0 04/30/2007 - Removed unwanted debug messages for direct I/O\r
+1.3.0 04/12/2007 - Fix system-managed encryption for LTO4\r
+ - Support for SIOC_PASS_THROUGH ioctl\r
+ - Support direct I/O\r
+ - Add driver attributes default_sys_encryption_proxy/write\r
+1.2.0 04/02/2007 - Support RHEL5\r
+ - Fix for ENOMEM on medium changer inventory with large\r
+ number of slots\r
+1.1.0 03/13/2007 - Application-managed encryption now enabled correctly\r
+ - Fix for crash during CPF (when command never succeeds)\r
+ - Fix for DPF license key validation for TS3200 library\r
+ - Fix for daemon crash during data-path failover validation\r
+1.0.9 02/19/2007 - Fix for hang when loading lin_tape \r
+ - Fix for hang when removing module on SLES9\r
+1.0.8 02/09/2007 - Fixes for system-managed encryption\r
+ - Support for LTO4 encryption\r
+ - Fix for data-path-failover on TS3200\r
+ - Fix for hang when running stress tests to multiple devices\r
+ - Support for Asianux 2.0\r
+1.0.7 01/18/2007 - Fix for hang on RHEL4 and SLES9 when loading the driver\r
+1.0.6 01/05/2007 - Support for 3577, LTO4, and system-managed encryption\r
+ - Support for RHEL4 and SLES9\r
+ - Fix for crash on read or write to changer\r
+1.0.5 09/29/2006 - Initial release\r
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