-Fixlist for Linux IBM Tape Device Driver (lin_tape)\r
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-(C) Copyright IBM Corporation 2007-2017\r
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- Level Date Description\r
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-3.0.23 11/03/2017 - Initial support for RHEL 6.9 (min. kernel version 2.6.32-696)\r
- - Support for LTO8\r
- - Fix for reservation conflict when reserve_6 used\r
- - Fix for failover after device rediscovery (introduced at 3.0.20)\r
- - Fix for device name after removal (introduced at 3.0.20)\r
- - Fix for read with resid through join interface\r
-3.0.21 09/14/2017 - Fix to process sense data from srb combination flags\r
- - Enhancement to not attempt failover when only one path left\r
- - Fix for crash on concurrency (multiple process attempting to use the same device in stress scenario)\r
- - Fix for returning ENXIO instead attempting failover (introduced at 3.0.20)\r
- - Join driver to retry attachment on LUN not serlf configured\r
-3.0.20 06/09/2017 - Reincorporated join driver (lin_tape_as_sfmp) with new build flag: -with sfmp\r
- - Work around for wrong SN reported by Inq. page 80h after failback\r
- - Fix for crash when HBA driver removed before lin_tape\r
- - Fix for mismatching device SN on failback\r
- - Fix for busy waits\r
- - Fix for file systems removals\r
- - Fix for file systems attributes names\r
- - Fix for column width at /proc/IBM for SN\r
- - Initial support for SLES 12 SP2 (min. kernel version 4.4.21-69)\r
- - Initial support for RHEL 7.3 (min. kernel version 3.10.0-514)\r
- - Initial support for RHEL 7.3 Power LE (min. kernel version 3.10.0-514)\r
- - Support for TS4300\r
-3.0.18 03/08/2017 - Prevent crash from double delete objects on removal during wait scenarios (introduced at 2.2.0)\r
- - lin_tape_as_sfmp not supported in this version\r
- - Installation for blacklist.conf enhancements\r
- - Support for TS1155\r
-3.0.16 01/06/2017 - Prevent crash introduced at 1.75.0 cleaning buffern and length on WRA during open\r
- - Prevent lock/crash introduced at 1.75.0 when device removal during open\r
- - Added dualaccesor_cpf for TSLM usage\r
- - Enhancement to installer to prevent blacklisting st and sg linux modules\r
-3.0.13 11/11/2016 - Fix for passthru error recovery after EOD detected\r
- - Fixes for device removal during wait causing lock or crash\r
- - Fix to prevent lock over lock at scatter/gather when running with low memory\r
- - Updates on daemon configuration parameters naming to match lin_taped.conf with IUG instructions\r
- - Added daemon parameter TapeDevPermissions to lin_taped.conf\r
-3.0.12 08/19/2016 - Fix for lin_tape_as_sfmp attachment on kenrnels 3.10.0 and beyond\r
- - Enhancement on lin_tape_as_sfmp installation\r
-3.0.11 08/08/2016 - Added join driver back\r
- - Fixed multiple kernel dependencies for join\r
- - Enhancement on join install\r
- - Fix on join driver for scsi rescan\r
-3.0.10 06/03/2016 - Removed join driver\r
- - New OEM library support\r
- - Initial support for RHEL 6.8 (min. kernel version 2.6.32-642)\r
- - Initial support for RHEL 7.2 (min. kernel version 3.10.0-327)\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
+Fixlist for Linux IBM Tape Device Driver (lin_tape)
+
+(C) Copyright IBM Corporation 2007-2019
+
+ Level Date Description
+---------------------------------------------------------------
+3.0.52 03/17/2020 - Initial support for RHEL 8.1 (min. kernel version 4.18.9.147)
+ - Initial support for SLES 12 SP5 (min. kernel version 4.12.14-122)
+ - Workaround for scsi request not detecting/reporting path down on RHEL 8.x
+3.0.51 02/21/2020 - Fix for keeping track of reservation after failover
+ - Fix for sg lock on RHEL7
+ - Fix for possible lock on device unconfig
+ - Fix for drive dumps file names
+ - Adjustment for LTO erase time out
+ - Enhancement for install script
+3.0.48 11/01/2019 - Initial support for RHEL 7.7 (min. kernel version 4.14.0-115 on Power and 3.10.0-1062 on Intel)
+3.0.48 09/18/2019 - Initial support for RHEL 8 (min. kernel version 4.18.0-80)
+ - Initial support for SLES 15 SP1 (min. kernel version 4.12.14-197.1)
+ - Fix for crash when all paths removed during load balancing
+ - Fix for null pointer on join with devices with alternate path disabled
+3.0.46 07/31/2019 - General change for lock handling and devices table
+ - Fix on daemon null pointer
+ - Retry on unit attention and not ready sense on attachment
+ - Daemon signal blocking fix
+ - Introduced systemd (on RHEL 7, SLES 12 and SLES 15)
+ - Fix for daemon not processing commands when removal in progress
+ - Support flag for SLES
+ - Initial support for SLES 12 SP4 (min. kernel version 4.12.14-94.41 x86_64, ppc64le and s390x)
+3.0.39 02/18/2019 - Initial support for RHEL 7.6 (min. kernel version 3.10.0-957.1.3 only)
+3.0.39 02/18/2019 - Initial support for SLES 12 SP4 (min. kernel version 4.12.14-94.41 ppc64le and s390x only)
+3.0.39 12/06/2018 - Initial support for TS1160
+ - Initial support for RHEL 6.10 (min. kernel version 2.6.32-754 ppc64le and x86_64 only)
+ - Initial support for Ubuntu 18.04 (min. kernel 4.15.0.34 only on ppc64le and x86_64)
+ - Initial support for SLES 15 (min. kernel 4.12.14-23.1 only on ppc64le and s390x)
+ - Fix for soft lock on rescan
+ - Fix for udev attributes
+ - New Archive Mode Unthread ioctls
+3.0.33 07/27/2018 - Initial support for RHEL 7.5 (min. kernel version 3.10.0-862 only on ppc64le and x86_64)
+ - Initial support for Ubuntu 16.04.3 (min. kernel 4.4.0-87 Only on x86_64)
+ - Fixed bug on CPF failing over a different device
+ - Reduced removal waiting when device busy
+ - Added runtime attribute PID
+ - Fix for double lock on rescan
+3.0.32 06/07/2018 - Support for SLES 12 SP3 on kernels beyond 4.4.114
+ - Fix for lock condition introduced at 3.0.30 when attempt to open a device busy
+ - Fox for join driver to return sense data after CPF event
+3.0.31 04/26/2018 - Initial support for SLES 12 SP3 (min. kernel version 4.4.114-94)
+3.0.30 04/11/20185 - Fixes on join some with crash potential during failover
+ - Fix for join driver returning ENXIO on open
+ - Fix for memory leak on join interfaces
+ - Fix for Verify and extended read position application interface for missmatching endianness
+ - Fix for logging when daemon stopped
+ - Fix for race condition
+ - Fix and enhancements for device removal
+ - Fix for hang introduced at 3.0.20 on device removal during IO
+ - Enhancements for daemon excess loop during failvoer
+ - Fix for interlock of daemon with crash potential
+ - Stop waiting when device gone detected
+ - Work around ERP TOD from drive sense data parameter rounded
+ - Fix to not use the device object once driver released
+ - Removed small unporected window on read proc
+3.0.23 11/03/2017 - Initial support for RHEL 7.4 (min. kernel version 3.10.0-693 only on ppc64, ppc64le and x86_64)
+ - Initial support for RHEL 6.9 (min. kernel version 2.6.32-696)
+ - Support for LTO8
+ - Fix for reservation conflict when reserve_6 used
+ - Fix for failover after device rediscovery (introduced at 3.0.20)
+ - Fix for device name after removal (introduced at 3.0.20)
+ - Fix for read with resid through join interface
+3.0.21 09/14/2017 - Fix to process sense data from srb combination flags
+ - Enhancement to not attempt failover when only one path left
+ - Fix for crash on concurrency (multiple process attempting to use the same device in stress scenario)
+ - Fix for returning ENXIO instead attempting failover (introduced at 3.0.20)
+ - Join driver to retry attachment on LUN not serlf configured
+3.0.20 06/09/2017 - Reincorporated join driver (lin_tape_as_sfmp) with new build flag: -with sfmp
+ - Work around for wrong SN reported by Inq. page 80h after failback
+ - Fix for crash when HBA driver removed before lin_tape
+ - Fix for mismatching device SN on failback
+ - Fix for busy waits
+ - Fix for file systems removals
+ - Fix for file systems attributes names
+ - Fix for column width at /proc/IBM for SN
+ - Initial support for SLES 12 SP2 (min. kernel version 4.4.21-69)
+ - Initial support for RHEL 7.3 (min. kernel version 3.10.0-514)
+ - Initial support for RHEL 7.3 Power LE (min. kernel version 3.10.0-514)
+ - Support for TS4300
+3.0.18 03/08/2017 - Prevent crash from double delete objects on removal during wait scenarios (introduced at 2.2.0)
+ - lin_tape_as_sfmp not supported in this version
+ - Installation for blacklist.conf enhancements
+ - Support for TS1155
+3.0.16 01/06/2017 - Prevent crash introduced at 1.75.0 cleaning buffern and length on WRA during open
+ - Prevent lock/crash introduced at 1.75.0 when device removal during open
+ - Added dualaccesor_cpf for TSLM usage
+ - Enhancement to installer to prevent blacklisting st and sg linux modules
+3.0.13 11/11/2016 - Fix for passthru error recovery after EOD detected
+ - Fixes for device removal during wait causing lock or crash
+ - Fix to prevent lock over lock at scatter/gather when running with low memory
+ - Updates on daemon configuration parameters naming to match lin_taped.conf with IUG instructions
+ - Added daemon parameter TapeDevPermissions to lin_taped.conf
+3.0.12 08/19/2016 - Fix for lin_tape_as_sfmp attachment on kenrnels 3.10.0 and beyond
+ - Enhancement on lin_tape_as_sfmp installation
+3.0.11 08/08/2016 - Added join driver back
+ - Fixed multiple kernel dependencies for join
+ - Enhancement on join install
+ - Fix on join driver for scsi rescan
+3.0.10 06/03/2016 - Removed join driver
+ - New OEM library support
+ - Initial support for RHEL 6.8 (min. kernel version 2.6.32-642)
+ - Initial support for RHEL 7.2 (min. kernel version 3.10.0-327)
+3.0.8 03/16/2016 - Prevent segfault at daemon
+ - Fix for pfo device discovery at 390x arch.
+3.0.7 02/23/2016 - Prevent crash from st/sg failover
+ - Added reserve type to STIOCQRYP
+ - Enabled SIOC_LOG_SENSE10 for changer
+ - Added special open for preemption
+ - Enabled TSM QUERY PR KEY for normal open
+ - Fix for join build
+3.0.6 02/26/2016 - Introduction of join driver (lin_tape_as_sfmp)
+3.0.5 01/06/2016 - Fix to track LBP state
+ - Prevent null pointer from scsi device
+ - Fix for HBA call to restore LBP after failover
+3.0.3 11/06/2015 - Removed warnings for big-endian introduced at 3.0.1
+ - Fix for hardcoded serial number length in daemon
+ - Build/Install enhacements
+3.0.2 09/11/2015 - Retry Abort 4b/06
+ - Fix for changer lock
+ - Enhancement to disable autodump for all at once
+ - Initial support for SLESS11 SP4 (min. kernel version 3.0.101-63)
+3.0.1 08/25/2015 - Fix for RAO IOCTL's
+ - Increased retry time for 2/3E/0
+ - Support for LTO7
+3.0.0 06/26/2015 - Fix for pages leak at s/g ops
+ - Initial support for RHEL 7.1 (min. kernel version 3.10.0-229)
+ - Initial support for RHEL 6.7 (min. kernel version 2.6.32-573)
+2.9.9 06/16/2015 - Fix for lock during autodump loop
+ - Enhancement for bs>1M at kernels>2.6.29
+ - Fix for pages leak at s/g
+ - Return ENOMEM instead of EIO from lin_tape_blk_req
+2.9.8 05/08/2015 - Prevent cdev call with null pointer
+2.9.7 04/28/2015 - 3592 WDRA timout increased to 5 min
+ - Removed enhancement to handle lot of
+ removals due to lock and crash,
+ wait_on_config should be used instead
+2.9.6 03/24/2015 - Removed printk at qry_blk_prot
+ - Fix for SN/CPF alignment on SN>16
+ - Fix for page order adjustment that caused
+ data corruption at 2.9.5 (only blocksize >
+ 1M and kernel >= 2.6.29)
+ - Daemond enhancement to handle lot of
+ removals
+ - Write lock hang during autodump and s/g
+ - Fix for 3592/E08 generation id
+ - Initial support for RHEL 6.6 (min. kernel version 2.6.32-504.8.1)
+2.9.5 01/15/2015 - Adjustment to page order for r/w
+2.9.4 12/05/2014 - Support for 3592/E08
+ - Fixes to multiple partition sizing
+ - Fix to return rc on failed set active partition
+ - Fix on failover enablement for SN > 16
+ - Added enablement for select OEM libraries
+ - Initial support for RHEL 7 (min. kernel version 3.10.0-123)
+2.9.3 10/27/2014 - Enhancement for SN/CPF gather
+ - Fix for dump ready when s/g
+2.9.2 08/26/2014 - Fix for partitioning PSUM and POFM bits
+ - Fix for TSM enh inventory media type
+ - RHEL 7 (min. kernel version 3.10.0-123)
+2.9.1 07/28/2014 - Fix for chgr cmd call during device removal
+ - Fix for tracing during device removal
+ - Fixes for PR IOCTL's
+2.9.0 06/29/2014 - RAO SA update and LBP CRC32C added
+2.8.0 05/28/2014 - Enhancements to busy_retry
+2.7.0 05/15/2014 - fixes for s/g on authomatic dump
+ - fix for STIOCSETP on LWP set
+ - Initial support for RHEL 6.5 (min. kernel version 2.6.32-431)
+2.6.0 02/17/2014 - Added Recommend Access Order (RAO)
+ - noreserve changer default for failover
+2.5.0 01/14/2014 - Added SIOC_ENH_LOG_SENSE
+ - Initial support for SLES11 SP3 (min kernel version 3.0.79-0.11)
+2.4.0 12/18/2013 - Added Scatter/Gather for operations use.
+2.3.0 10/01/2013 - Initial support for RHEL 6.4 (kernel version 2.6.32-358.18.1.el6)
+ - Changed some indirection to double
+ indirection for CPF
+ - Rerouted some changer commands to go
+ through the changer queue
+ - Added debug tracing for the changer queue
+2.2.0 08/06/2013 - Added optional persistent_n_device
+ parameter to enable the ability to
+ persistent name non rewind open.
+2.1.0 06/11/2013 - Added busy_retry for TSM
+ - Added ability to take log sense size
+ desired for ITDT
+ - Added definition to IBM_tape.h MTWEOFI
+ - Changed default for Jag cartridge to 6
+2.0.0 05/22/2013 - Removed flushing buffer on setposition
+1.76.0 10/22/2012 - Failover fix for bug introduced in 1.75.0
+ - Initial support for RHEL 5.9 (min kernel version 2.6.18-348)
+1.75.0 10/17/2012 - Implemented Dynamic Runtime Attributes
+ - Fixed host reboot on microcode load of TS3310
+ - Fixed crash on drive cable pull
+1.74.0 08/21/2012 - Support for 64-bit position counters
+ - Fix bug in /proc/scsi/IBMchanger with many changers
+ - Fix to changer open count when close fails
+1.73.0 05/29/2012 - Allow option for setting TSM 3592 barcode to length 8
+ - Fix for SLES 11 SP2 hang on failback
+ - Initial support for SLES11 SP2 (min kernel version 3.0.13-0.27)
+1.72.0 05/22/2012 - Increase inquiry timeout to 180 for rediscovered device
+ - Fix lin_taped crash on SAS rediscovered dvc, RH 5 & 6
+1.71.0 05/07/2012 - Eliminate multiple "REMOVED" devices on failback
+ - Implement MTWEOFI (write filemarks with immed=1)
+ - Fix bug on reading prog. early warning parameter
+ - Fix potential failover bugs on read and write
+1.70.0 04/20/2012 - Fix crash on SLES 11 SP2 when offline device returns
+ - Eliminate excessive trailing spaces in read proc
+ - Increased inquiry timeout to three min. for failover
+1.69.0 04/13/2012 - Fix infinite loop on read proc with small buffer size
+ - Eliminate excessive print on unsuccessful key registration
+1.68.0 03/13/2012 - Support for LTO 6 media types
+ - Fix for crash in tape_read_proc and changer_read_proc
+ - Data direction in failover set position from OUT to NONE
+1.67.0 02/06/2012 - Implemented Programmable Early Warning
+ - Implemented general Mode Sense function
+ - Implemented Verify Data
+ - Initial support for SLES 11 SP2
+ - Added LTO 6 inquiry strings
+1.66.0 12/08/2011 - Prevent BUSY return status in multiple open changer
+1.65.0 11/15/2011 - Change final PREEMPT to PREEMPT_AND_ABORT for DPF
+1.64.0 11/04/2011 - Serialize IO for two instances of open changer (crash fix)
+1.63.0 11/02/2011 - Catch failover case at beginning of IO requests
+1.62.0 10/14/2011 - Call malloc before lock acquisition in load_unload
+ - Unit attention and DPF handling for PREVENT_MEDIUM_REMOVAL
+ - STIOCP: supply missing sili bit case
+ - reallocate changer data if missing at start of IOCTL
+ - Change remaining ENOMEM to EOVERFLOW in overlength read
+ - Allow removal of lin_taped if not running
+1.61.0 09/26/2011 - Allow for short erase in STERASE
+ - Fix for crash when HBA driver uninstalled w/ alt_pathing
+1.60.0 09/12/2011 - Fix sense copy error by accounting for DID_TARGET_FAILURE
+ - Fix CPF/DPF error introduced in 1.58.0 in ERP function
+1.59.0 08/25/2011 - Fix for read loop error with SILI bit on
+1.58.0 08/12/2011 - Implementation of log sense page with subpage support
+ - Added eot warning IOCTLs
+ - Made READ SILI bit a changeable parameter
+ - Change overlength read rc from ENOMEM to EOVERFLOW
+ - Reset logical block protection on failover
+1.57.0 07/15/2011 - Fix for timeout error introduced in 1.56.0
+ - Allow option for a SLES 11 and higher "supported" build
+1.56.0 07/11/2011 - Fix handling of deferred EOM flag
+ - Update changer timeouts to 900
+1.55.0 06/17/2011 - Fix for structure size in logical block protection IOCTLs
+ - Fix for invalid data returned with max modesense length
+ - Introduce count to track number of open changer instances
+1.54.0 05/05/2011 - Updated erase timeout for Jag4
+1.53.0 04/13/2011 - Fix for crash when drive is power cycled while open
+1.52.0 04/01/2011 - Clear flags on lin_tape_flush for future opens
+ - Remove check of open/busy flags during changer open
+1.51.0 02/18/2011 - Send TUR on CPF to clear RS-422 failure unit attention
+ - Correlate device number with SCSI address in /proc/scsi
+ - Fix seg fault with pseudo dvc when HBA driver uninstalled
+ - Provide a method to disable setting density on open
+1.50.0 01/25/2011 - Reduce size of kernel mem allocs to avoid alloc failure
+ - Support for get/set block-level data protection (3592-E07)
+1.49.0 12/15/2010 - Support for RHEL 6
+ - Implementation of partitioning for 3592-E07
+ - Fix for CPF error due to incorrect sense data returned
+1.48.0 11/11/2010 - Return correct mt device number from MTDEVICE IOCTL
+1.47.0 11/10/2010 - Fix for host hang in ERP
+1.46.0 11/03/2010 - Fix for drives becoming unavailable after software reset
+1.45.0 10/26/2010 - Fix CPF failure with cable pull before IO
+1.44.0 10/18/2010 - Fix for crash when drive is reset during tape ops (zLinux)
+1.43.0 10/01/2010 - Fix for crash when drive is reset during tape ops (pLinux)
+1.42.0 07/20/2010 - Reduce size of stchgp_s struct to match user space struct
+1.41.1 06/24/2010 - Fix for memory leak/crash in SLES 11 sp1
+1.40.0 06/02/2010 - Increased page order on read-write in SLES 11 sp1
+ - Fixed infinite read loop on read failure
+1.39.0 05/06/2010 - Support for SLES 11 SP 1
+1.38.0 04/13/2010 - LTO 5 extended postitioning IOCTLs
+ - Release descriptor lock before IO on init to avoid hang
+1.37.0 03/15/2010 - Set Dynamic Runtime Attributes
+ - Removed persistent naming script in favor of new method
+ - Fix for duplicate changers in /proc/scsi/IBMchanger
+1.36.0 03/02/2010 - Failover changes to support WORM and Data Safe Mode
+ - Fix for EFAULT (Bad address) error on read
+1.35.0 02/19/2010 - Fix for corruption on std write followed by passthru read
+1.34.0 02/15/2010 - Fix for I/O errors on zLinux, LTO 5
+1.33.0 02/02/2010 - LTO 5 updates
+1.32.0 12/30/2009 - Failover fixes
+1.31.1 12/04/2009 - LTO 5 partitioning IOCTLs
+ - Fixes for SLES 11 failover
+1.30.0 11/20/2009 - lin_taped multiple pid fix
+1.29.0 10/26/2009 - SLES 11 failover implementation
+1.28.0 09/02/2009 - SLES 11 device removal/reinitialization fix
+1.27.0 08/25/2009 - Fix for failover failure error on SLES 10 & RHEL 4
+1.26.2 08/04/2009 - Fix for crashes on RHEL 4.7 and SLES 11
+1.25.0 06/23/2009 - Fix for scatter-gather page offset bug on PPC64 SLES11
+ - Added IOCTLs for persistent reserve
+1.24.0 02/23/2009 - Support for SLES 11, kernel 2.6.27
+ - Fix for CPF configuration bug introduced in 1.23.0
+1.23.0 01/19/2009 - CPF crash fix: cable pull/uninstall/reinstall sequence
+ - Boundary check for max failover paths
+1.22.0 11/25/2008 - Fix for crash in RHEL 4.7
+ - Updates for kernels >= 2.6.24
+ - DPF crash fix: cable pull/uninstall/reinstall sequence
+1.21.0 10/23/2008 - Reserve logging
+ - Add "primary_path" parameter for udev
+1.20.0 10/15/2008 - read_cartridge_location to block transfers into at most
+ 600 elements
+1.19.0 09/15/2008 - IBMtapeutil fix for read_cartridge_location
+1.18.0 08/22/2008 - Fix for struct device attribute in kernels >= 2.6.13
+1.17.0 08/06/2008 - Add udev "dev" file for medium changers in
+ kernels < 2.6.5 or > 2.6.15
+1.16.0 06/27/2008 - Change GFP_ATOMIC allocations to GFP_KERNEL
+ - Support for the 3592-E06
+ - Fix lin_taped restart crash after failback
+1.15.0 05/21/2008 - Release source RPM
+ - Update 3572 inquiry string to 3572-TL
+1.14.0 04/30/2008 - Make module parameters read/writable
+ - Fix for CPF key check on CVT
+1.13.0 03/27/2008 - Support for 3572
+1.12.1 03/07/2008 - Fixed hang introduced in 1.12.0
+1.12.0 02/26/2008 - Created "dev" file in sysfs class directory for
+ udev & udevinfo support
+ - Changed 3592 (E05) references to support models beyond E05
+1.11.0 12/11/2007 - Fixed seg fault when a logical dvc is accidentally removed
+ - Fixed return code for SIOC_PASS_THROUGH
+ - Implemented read cartridge location IOCTL
+ - Removed WWNN filter check for DPF entitlement
+1.10.0 10/01/2007 - Increaded timeout for best path selection
+ - Fixed delete_parms_on_device() for failover
+ - Fixed return code for SIOC_PASS_THROUGH
+ - Fixed maximum scsi transfer size for
+ - running on RHEL5/SLES10 SP1 on IA64
+ - Increased max log sense length
+1.9.0 08/20/2007 - Added persistent naming support for RHEL5 and SLES10
+ - Increased maximum supported tape drives from 256 to 1024
+1.8.0 07/26/2007 - Support LTO4 HH
+1.7.1 08/06/2007 - Fixed max scsi transfer size for RHEL5 on System Z
+1.7.0 07/03/2007 - Fix max scsi transfer size and sg for RHEL5 and SLES10 SP1
+ - Added MODULE_VERSION and MODULE_PARM_DESC for driver parms
+ - Added warning message to syslog if release fails on close
+ - Added wait_on_config driver parameter
+ - Removed unnecessary messages from lin_tape.errorlog
+ - Fixed 3592 density recovery on failover
+1.6.0 05/22/2007 - Remove registered key if persistent reservation
+ preemption fails during failover
+ - Fixed read memory allocation on fixed block size
+1.5.0 04/30/2007 - Fixed the residual count for RHEL5
+ - Support SLES10 SP1
+1.4.0 04/30/2007 - Removed unwanted debug messages for direct I/O
+1.3.0 04/12/2007 - Fix system-managed encryption for LTO4
+ - Support for SIOC_PASS_THROUGH ioctl
+ - Support direct I/O
+ - Add driver attributes default_sys_encryption_proxy/write
+1.2.0 04/02/2007 - Support RHEL5
+ - Fix for ENOMEM on medium changer inventory with large
+ number of slots
+1.1.0 03/13/2007 - Application-managed encryption now enabled correctly
+ - Fix for crash during CPF (when command never succeeds)
+ - Fix for DPF license key validation for TS3200 library
+ - Fix for daemon crash during data-path failover validation
+1.0.9 02/19/2007 - Fix for hang when loading lin_tape
+ - Fix for hang when removing module on SLES9
+1.0.8 02/09/2007 - Fixes for system-managed encryption
+ - Support for LTO4 encryption
+ - Fix for data-path-failover on TS3200
+ - Fix for hang when running stress tests to multiple devices
+ - Support for Asianux 2.0
+1.0.7 01/18/2007 - Fix for hang on RHEL4 and SLES9 when loading the driver
+1.0.6 01/05/2007 - Support for 3577, LTO4, and system-managed encryption
+ - Support for RHEL4 and SLES9
+ - Fix for crash on read or write to changer
+1.0.5 09/29/2006 - Initial release