-diff -ur lin_tape-3.0.18/Makefile lin_tape-3.0.18-ifdefs/Makefile
---- lin_tape-3.0.18/Makefile 2017-05-09 21:11:32.977092391 +0200
-+++ lin_tape-3.0.18-ifdefs/Makefile 2017-05-09 21:05:59.610307494 +0200
-@@ -20,26 +20,6 @@
+Only in lin_tape-3.0.66-ifdefs: lin_tape.fixlist
+diff -ur lin_tape-3.0.66/lin_tape_scsi_tape.c lin_tape-3.0.66-ifdefs/lin_tape_scsi_tape.c
+--- lin_tape-3.0.66/lin_tape_scsi_tape.c 2023-08-08 23:45:15.000000000 +0200
++++ lin_tape-3.0.66-ifdefs/lin_tape_scsi_tape.c 2023-12-25 23:05:43.253011166 +0100
+@@ -2028,8 +2028,8 @@
+ &drv->tape_log_len, TRC_SCSI_IOC);
+ #ifdef KERNELVERSION_5_14_0_70
+ rc = scsi_ioctl(drv->dev_obj, command, (void*)arg);
+-#elif LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(5,14,0) && (LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(5, 14, 1) || defined(SLESSP5))
+- rc = scsi_ioctl(drv->dev_obj, filp->f_flags, command, (void*)arg);
++#elif LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(5,15,0)
++ rc = scsi_ioctl(drv->dev_obj, NULL, filp->f_flags, command, (void*)arg);
+ #else
+ rc = scsi_ioctl(drv->dev_obj, command, (void*)arg);
+ #endif
+@@ -5597,8 +5597,8 @@
+ log_changer((*chgp), TRC_SMCIOC_CMD, True);
+ #ifdef KERNELVERSION_5_14_0_70
+ rc = scsi_ioctl((*chgp)->dev_obj, command, (void*)arg);
+-#elif LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(5,14,0) && (LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(5,14,1) || defined(SLESSP5))
+- rc = scsi_ioctl((*chgp)->dev_obj, filp->f_flags, command, (void*)arg);
++#elif LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(5,15,0)
++ rc = scsi_ioctl((*chgp)->dev_obj, NULL, filp->f_flags, command, (void*)arg);
+ #else
+ rc = scsi_ioctl((*chgp)->dev_obj, command, (void*)arg);
+ #endif
+@@ -11556,7 +11556,7 @@
+
+ memset(pages, '\0', drv->supported_sg_tablesize * sizeof(struct page*));
+
+-#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(5,14,0)
++#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(5,8,0)
+ down_read(¤t->mm->mmap_lock);
+ #else
+ down_read(¤t->mm->mmap_sem);
+@@ -11577,7 +11577,7 @@
+ mapped_pages = get_user_pages(current, current->mm,
+ (ulong)user_location, number_pages, rw, 0, pages, NULL);
+ #endif
+-#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(5,14,0)
++#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(5,8,0)
+ up_read(¤t->mm->mmap_lock);
+ #else
+ up_read(¤t->mm->mmap_sem);
+diff -ur lin_tape-3.0.66/Makefile lin_tape-3.0.66-ifdefs/Makefile
+--- lin_tape-3.0.66/Makefile 2023-08-08 23:45:15.000000000 +0200
++++ lin_tape-3.0.66-ifdefs/Makefile 2023-12-25 23:02:51.396800274 +0100
+@@ -20,55 +20,10 @@
lin_tape-objs := join.o lin_tape_scsi_config.o lin_tape_scsi_tape.o lin_tape_scsi_trace.o \
lin_tape_ioctl_tape.o lin_tape_ioctl_changer.o lin_tape_extra_ioctl.o
-KERNELVER = $(shell uname -r 2>/dev/null|sed "s/[\.-]/_/g"|sed "s/\([0-9]*_[0-9]*_[0-9]*_[0-9]*\).*/\1/")
-EXTRA_CFLAGS += -DSLESKERNEL_${KERNELVER}
-SLESSP2 := $(shell grep -qi SP2 /etc/*release && echo 1 || echo 0)
+-SLESSP5 := $(shell grep -qi SP5 /etc/*release && echo 1 || echo 0)
-ifeq ($(SLESSP2), 1)
-EXTRA_CFLAGS += -DSLESSP2
-endif
+-ifeq ($(SLESSP5), 1)
+-EXTRA_CFLAGS += -DSLESSP5
-endif
-endif
-
+-endif
+-
ifeq ($(SFMP), 1)
EXTRA_CFLAGS += -DSFMPENABLED
-diff -ur lin_tape-3.0.18/pfo.h lin_tape-3.0.18-ifdefs/pfo.h
---- lin_tape-3.0.18/pfo.h 2017-02-23 19:14:41.000000000 +0100
-+++ lin_tape-3.0.18-ifdefs/pfo.h 2017-05-09 21:06:34.117699008 +0200
-@@ -26,133 +26,6 @@
- * will build for various releases of Linux. This is how
- * we track different versions using ifdef in the source.
- */
+ endif
+
+-PROC := $(shell uname -m)
+-ifeq ($(UBUNTURELEASE), 0)
+-ifeq ($(PROC), ppc64)
+-EXTRA_CFLAGS += -m64
+-endif
+-
+-ifeq ($(PROC), powerpc64)
+-EXTRA_CFLAGS += -m64
+-endif
+-
+-ifeq ($(PROC), powerpc)
+-EXTRA_CFLAGS += -m64 -msoft-float
+-LDFLAGS += -melf64ppc
+-endif
+-
+-ifeq ($(PROC), x86_64)
+-EXTRA_CFLAGS += -mcmodel=kernel
+-endif
+-endif
+-
+ VERSION := $(word 1,$(VERSIONRELEASE))
+ RELEASE := $(word 2,$(VERSIONRELEASE))
+ ifeq ($(RELEASE),)
+diff -ur lin_tape-3.0.66/pfo.h lin_tape-3.0.66-ifdefs/pfo.h
+--- lin_tape-3.0.66/pfo.h 2023-08-08 23:45:15.000000000 +0200
++++ lin_tape-3.0.66-ifdefs/pfo.h 2023-12-25 23:02:51.400133506 +0100
+@@ -23,149 +23,6 @@
+
+ #include "apfo.h"
+ #include <scsi/scsi_ioctl.h>
+-/* The intent of the following defines is that the code
+- * will build for various releases of Linux. This is how
+- * we track different versions using ifdef in the source.
+- */
-#ifdef KERNELVERSION_2_6_32_220
-#define BEFORE_RH_63 1
-#define BEFORE_RH_64 1
-#define AFTER_RH_72 1
-#endif
-#ifdef KERNELVERSION_3_10_0_693
- #define AFTER_RH_62 1
- #define AFTER_RH_63 1
- #define AFTER_RH_64 1
-@@ -126,7 +35,6 @@
- #define AFTER_RH_71 1
- #define AFTER_RH_72 1
- #define AFTER_RH_73 1
+-#define AFTER_RH_62 1
+-#define AFTER_RH_63 1
+-#define AFTER_RH_64 1
+-#define AFTER_RH_65 1
+-#define AFTER_RH_66 1
+-#define AFTER_RH_67 1
+-#define AFTER_RH_6x 1
+-#define AFTER_RH_70 1
+-#define AFTER_RH_71 1
+-#define AFTER_RH_72 1
+-#define AFTER_RH_73 1
-#endif
/* Misc defines needed so source is same for all versions of Linux */
#ifndef SDEV_TRANSPORT_OFFLINE
---- lin_tape-3.0.52/lin_tape_scsi_config.h~ 2020-04-04 21:53:09.000000000 +0200
-+++ lin_tape-3.0.52/lin_tape_scsi_config.h 2020-04-04 21:56:46.600032193 +0200
-@@ -64,9 +64,6 @@
- ("IBM Tape Drives and Libraries");
- MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
- MODULE_VERSION("3.0.60");
--#if defined(SLESVERSION)
--MODULE_INFO(supported, "external");
--#endif // defined
- /* driver parameters */
- int support_dio = 1;
- module_param(support_dio, int, 0);
---- lin_tape-3.0.52/sgmp.c~ 2020-03-05 19:43:09.000000000 +0100
-+++ lin_tape-3.0.52/sgmp.c 2020-04-04 21:57:56.793366544 +0200
-@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
- */
-
- #include <linux/version.h>
--#if !defined(SLESVERSION) && LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(4,14,0)
-+#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(4,14,0)
- /*
- * History:
- * Started: Aug 9 by Lawrence Foard (entropy@world.std.com),
-@@ -3012,7 +3012,7 @@
- return 0;
- }
- #endif /* CONFIG_SCSI_PROC_FS */
--#elif !defined(SLESVERSION) && LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(3,10,0)
-+#elif LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(3,10,0)
- static int sg_version_num = 30536; /* 2 digits for each component */
- #define SG_VERSION_STR "3.5.36"
-
-@@ -6026,7 +6026,7 @@
- }
-
- #endif /* CONFIG_SCSI_PROC_FS */
--#elif !defined(SLESVERSION) && LINUX_VERSION_CODE == KERNEL_VERSION(2,6,32)
-+#elif LINUX_VERSION_CODE == KERNEL_VERSION(2,6,32)
- static int sg_version_num = 30534; /* 2 digits for each component */
- #define SG_VERSION_STR "3.5.34"
-
---- lin_tape-3.0.52/stmp.c~ 2020-03-05 19:43:09.000000000 +0100
-+++ lin_tape-3.0.52/stmp.c 2020-04-04 21:58:35.473367112 +0200
-@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
-
- */
- #include <linux/version.h>
--#if !defined(SLESVERSION) && LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(4,14,0)
-+#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(4,14,0)
- /*
- SCSI Tape Driver for Linux version 1.1 and newer. See the accompanying
- file Documentation/scsi/st.txt for more information.
-@@ -5108,7 +5108,7 @@
-
- return 0;
- }
--#elif !defined(SLESVERSION) && LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(3,10,0)
-+#elif LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(3,10,0)
- #include <linux/module.h>
- #include <linux/fs.h>
- #include <linux/kernel.h>
-@@ -10137,7 +10137,7 @@
-
- return 0;
- }
--#elif !defined(SLESVERSION) && LINUX_VERSION_CODE == KERNEL_VERSION(2,6,32)
-+#elif LINUX_VERSION_CODE == KERNEL_VERSION(2,6,32)
- #include <linux/module.h>
- #include <linux/fs.h>
- #include <linux/kernel.h>
---- lin_tape-3.0.52/upper.c~ 2020-04-04 21:55:46.000000000 +0200
-+++ lin_tape-3.0.52/upper.c 2020-04-04 21:59:12.536700966 +0200
-@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@
- if (copy_from_user(pfo_cmd->scsi_cmd, hdr->cmdp, hdr->cmd_len))
- return -EFAULT;
+diff -ur lin_tape-3.0.66/upper.c lin_tape-3.0.66-ifdefs/upper.c
+--- lin_tape-3.0.66/upper.c 2023-08-08 23:45:15.000000000 +0200
++++ lin_tape-3.0.66-ifdefs/upper.c 2023-12-25 23:05:43.253011166 +0100
+@@ -255,8 +255,8 @@
+ DBG_INFO("Sent to kernel cmd=0x%04X\n", ioctl_cmd);
+ #ifdef KERNELVERSION_5_14_0_70
+ return scsi_ioctl(sdev, ioctl_cmd, arg);
+-#elif LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(5,14,0) && (LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(5, 14, 1) || defined(SLESSP5))
+- return scsi_ioctl(sdev, filp->f_flags, ioctl_cmd, arg);
++#elif LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(5,15,0)
++ return scsi_ioctl(sdev, NULL, filp->f_flags, ioctl_cmd, arg);
+ #else
+ return scsi_ioctl(sdev, ioctl_cmd, arg);
+ #endif
+@@ -279,8 +279,8 @@
+ } else {
+ #ifdef KERNELVERSION_5_14_0_70
+ return scsi_ioctl(sdev, ioctl_cmd, arg);
+-#elif LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(5,14,0) && (LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(5, 14, 1) || defined(SLESSP5))
+- return scsi_ioctl(sdev, filp->f_flags, ioctl_cmd, arg);
++#elif LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(5,14,0)
++ return scsi_ioctl(sdev, NULL, filp->f_flags, ioctl_cmd, arg);
+ #else
+ return scsi_ioctl(sdev, ioctl_cmd, arg);
+ #endif
+@@ -305,9 +305,9 @@
--#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE > KERNEL_VERSION(3,12,0) && (defined(SLESVERSION) || defined(UBUNTUVERSION))
-+#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE > KERNEL_VERSION(3,12,0)
+ #ifdef KERNELVERSION_5_14_0_70
+ if (blk_verify_command(pfo_cmd->scsi_cmd, mode & FMODE_WRITE))
+-#elif LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(5,14,0) && (LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(5, 14, 1) || defined(SLESSP5))
++#elif LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(5,15,0)
+ if (!scsi_cmd_allowed(pfo_cmd->scsi_cmd, mode & FMODE_WRITE))
+-#elif LINUX_VERSION_CODE > KERNEL_VERSION(3,12,0) && (defined(SLESVERSION) || defined(UBUNTUVERSION))
++#elif LINUX_VERSION_CODE > KERNEL_VERSION(3,12,0)
if (blk_verify_command(pfo_cmd->scsi_cmd, mode & FMODE_WRITE))
#else
/* RHEL 6.4 and beyond */
-@@ -525,14 +525,12 @@
+@@ -564,14 +564,12 @@
/* SG_IO howto says that the shorter of the two wins */
iov_data_len = iov_length((struct iovec *)iov,
hdr->iovec_count);
pfo_cmd.buffer = iov;
pfo_cmd.bufflen = iov_data_len;
pfo_cmd.iov_count = hdr->iovec_count;
-@@ -622,7 +620,7 @@
- if (in_len && copy_from_user(buffer, sic->data + cmdlen, in_len))
- goto error;
+@@ -663,9 +661,9 @@
--#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE > KERNEL_VERSION(3,12,0) && (defined(SLESVERSION) || defined(UBUNTUVERSION))
-+#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE > KERNEL_VERSION(3,12,0)
+ #ifdef KERNELVERSION_5_14_0_70
+ err = blk_verify_command(scsi_cmd, mode & FMODE_WRITE);
+-#elif LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(5,14,0) && (LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(5, 14, 1) || defined(SLESSP5))
++#elif LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(5,15,0)
+ err = !scsi_cmd_allowed(scsi_cmd, mode & FMODE_WRITE);
+-#elif LINUX_VERSION_CODE > KERNEL_VERSION(3,12,0) && (defined(SLESVERSION) || defined(UBUNTUVERSION))
++#elif LINUX_VERSION_CODE > KERNEL_VERSION(3,12,0)
err = blk_verify_command(scsi_cmd, mode & FMODE_WRITE);
#else
/* RHEL 6.4 and beyond */
---- lin_tape-3.0.52/intercept.c~ 2020-03-05 19:43:09.000000000 +0100
-+++ lin_tape-3.0.52/intercept.c 2020-04-04 21:59:43.190034776 +0200
-@@ -2492,9 +2492,6 @@
- MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
- MODULE_VERSION(PFO_VERSION_STR);
- MODULE_INFO(date, PFO_DATE_STR);
--#if defined(SLESVERSION)
--MODULE_INFO(supported, "external");
--#endif
- #if LINUX_VERSION_CODE <= KERNEL_VERSION(2,6,32)
- module_param(netbackup, int, 0444);
- MODULE_PARM_DESC(netbackup, "!=0 to use with NetBackup application");
+@@ -785,8 +783,8 @@
+ DBG_INFO("Sent to kernel cmd=0x%04X\n", ioctl_cmd);
+ #ifdef KERNELVERSION_5_14_0_70
+ return scsi_cmd_ioctl(q, disk, mode, ioctl_cmd, arg);
+-#elif LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(5,14,0) && (LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(5, 14, 1) || defined(SLESSP5))
+- return scsi_ioctl(sdev, mode, ioctl_cmd, arg);
++#elif LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(5,15,0)
++ return scsi_ioctl(sdev, disk, mode, ioctl_cmd, arg);
+ #else
+ return scsi_cmd_ioctl(q, disk, mode, ioctl_cmd, arg);
+ #endif
+@@ -809,8 +807,8 @@
+ } else {
+ #ifdef KERNELVERSION_5_14_0_70
+ return scsi_cmd_ioctl(q, disk, mode, ioctl_cmd, arg);
+-#elif LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(5,14,0) && (LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(5, 14, 1) || defined(SLESSP5))
+- return scsi_ioctl(sdev, mode, ioctl_cmd, arg);
++#elif LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(5,15,0)
++ return scsi_ioctl(sdev, disk, mode, ioctl_cmd, arg);
+ #else
+ return scsi_cmd_ioctl(q, disk, mode, ioctl_cmd, arg);
+ #endif
+@@ -963,8 +961,8 @@
+ } else {
+ #ifdef KERNELVERSION_5_14_0_70
+ return sg_scsi_ioctl(q, disk, mode, sic);
+-#elif LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(5,14,0) && (LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(5, 14, 1) || defined(SLESSP5))
+- return scsi_ioctl(sdev, mode, cmd_in, sic);
++#elif LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(5,15,0)
++ return scsi_ioctl(sdev, disk, mode, cmd_in, sic);
+ #else
+ return sg_scsi_ioctl(q, disk, mode, sic);
+ #endif
-Fixlist for Linux IBM Tape Device Driver (lin_tape)
-
-(C) Copyright IBM Corporation 2007-2022
-
- Level Date Description
----------------------------------------------------------------
-3.0.60 07/08/2021 - Initial support for RHEL 8.6 (min. kernel 4.18.0-372 (only on x86_64 and ppc64le)
- - New TSM IOCTL
-3.0.59 01/26/2021 - Initial support for RHEL 8.5
- 11/11/2021 - Fix for passthru s/g buffers on read/write
- - Fix for st crash on unsupported cmd
- - Removed excesive prints for get timeouts
- - Support for LTO9
-3.0.58 10/25/2021 - New lin_tape_ignoreOEM parameter
- - Fix for crash on join driver st interface buffer >= 2MB
- - Removed timouts initialization table from attachment to avoid delays on device becoming ready
- - CPF change to attempt a max of 2 retries when hardware error
-3.0.57 08/30/2021 - Initial support for SLES 15 SP3 (min. kernel 5.3.18-57 Power, Intel, System Z)
- 07/26/2021 - Initial support for RHEL 8.4 (min. kernel 4.18.0-305 x86_64, ppc64le, s390x)
- - Changer to retry abort and becoming ready state
- - CPF improvements
- - Fix for memory leak
- - Not to retry rimeouts request on invalid request
-3.0.56 02/12/2021 - Initial support for RHEL 8.3 (min. kernel 4.18.0-240 x86_64 and Power)
- 12/31/2020 - Initial support for RHEL 7.9 (min. kernel 3.10.0-1160 x86_64 and Power)
- - Enhancement to allow multiple changer open handles during critical IO
- - Removed recommended tmo parameters warnings
- - Fix for auto timeout retrieval on re-discovery failing command for timout retrieval when successful on initial discovery
-3.0.55 07/31/2020 - Initial support for SLES 15 SP2 (min. kernel version 5.3.18-24.15.1)
- - Autotime retrieval
- - Fix on passthru failover on changer from invalid request
- - RAO for LTO
-3.0.53 06/02/2020 - Initial support for RHEL 7.8 (min. kernel version 3.10.0-1127.8.2 on x86_64 and Power and 4.14.0-115.el7a on Power9)
- - Initial support for RHEL 8.2 (min. kernel version 4.18.0-193 x86_64 and Power)
- - Initial support for Ubuntu 18.04.4 (min kernel version 5.3.0-46 only on ppc64le and x86_64)
- - Removed line space at proc output
-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
+Fixlist for Linux IBM Tape Device Driver (lin_tape)\r
+\r
+(C) Copyright IBM Corporation 2007-2023\r
+\r
+ Level Date Description\r
+---------------------------------------------------------------\r
+3.0.66 09/29/2023 - Initial support for SLES 15 SP5 (min. kernel 5.14.21-150500)\r
+3.0.65 08/22/2023 - Initial support for RHEL 9.2 (no join driver)\r
+ - Initial support for RHEL 8.8\r
+ - Changed print auto timeouts retrieval fails to only print when debug enabled\r
+ - Support for TS1170\r
+3.0.64 02/10/2023 - Initial support for RHEL 9.1 (min. kernel 5.14.0-162 x86_64, ppc64le)\r
+ 02/03/2023 - Fix to attach when inq p0x83 not available\r
+ - Initial support for RHEL 8.7 (min. kernel 4.18.0-425)\r
+ - Fix to get sense data on kernel >= 5.14\r
+3.0.63 10/07/2022 - Initial support for SLES15 SP4 (min. 5.14.21-150400.22.1)\r
+ - Work around to allow vpd gather on sles15 sp4\r
+3.0.61 09/02/2022 - Initial support for RHEL 9.0 (min. kernel 5.14.0-70 no join driver support)\r
+3.0.60 07/08/2021 - Initial support for RHEL 8.6 (min. kernel 4.18.0-372)\r
+ - New TSM IOCTL\r
+3.0.59 01/26/2021 - Initial support for RHEL 8.5 \r
+ 11/11/2021 - Fix for passthru s/g buffers on read/write\r
+ - Fix for st crash on unsupported cmd\r
+ - Removed excesive prints for get timeouts\r
+ - Support for LTO9\r
+3.0.58 10/25/2021 - New lin_tape_ignoreOEM parameter\r
+ - Fix for crash on join driver st interface buffer >= 2MB\r
+ - Removed timouts initialization table from attachment to avoid delays on device becoming ready\r
+ - CPF change to attempt a max of 2 retries when hardware error\r
+3.0.57 08/30/2021 - Initial support for SLES 15 SP3 (min. kernel 5.3.18-57 Power, Intel, System Z)\r
+ 07/26/2021 - Initial support for RHEL 8.4 (min. kernel 4.18.0-305 x86_64, ppc64le, s390x)\r
+ - Changer to retry abort and becoming ready state\r
+ - CPF improvements\r
+ - Fix for memory leak\r
+ - Not to retry rimeouts request on invalid request\r
+3.0.56 02/12/2021 - Initial support for RHEL 8.3 (min. kernel 4.18.0-240 x86_64 and Power)\r
+ 12/31/2020 - Initial support for RHEL 7.9 (min. kernel 3.10.0-1160 x86_64 and Power)\r
+ - Enhancement to allow multiple changer open handles during critical IO\r
+ - Removed recommended tmo parameters warnings\r
+ - Fix for auto timeout retrieval on re-discovery failing command for timout retrieval when successful on initial discovery\r
+3.0.55 07/31/2020 - Initial support for SLES 15 SP2 (min. kernel version 5.3.18-24.15.1)\r
+ - Autotime retrieval\r
+ - Fix on passthru failover on changer from invalid request\r
+ - RAO for LTO\r
+3.0.53 06/02/2020 - Initial support for RHEL 7.8 (min. kernel version 3.10.0-1127.8.2 on x86_64 and Power and 4.14.0-115.el7a on Power9)\r
+ - Initial support for RHEL 8.2 (min. kernel version 4.18.0-193 x86_64 and Power)\r
+ - Initial support for Ubuntu 18.04.4 (min kernel version 5.3.0-46 only on ppc64le and x86_64)\r
+ - Removed line space at proc output\r
+3.0.52 03/17/2020 - Initial support for RHEL 8.1 (min. kernel version 4.18.9.147)\r
+ - Initial support for SLES 12 SP5 (min. kernel version 4.12.14-122)\r
+ - Workaround for scsi request not detecting/reporting path down on RHEL 8.x\r
+3.0.51 02/21/2020 - Fix for keeping track of reservation after failover\r
+ - Fix for sg lock on RHEL7\r
+ - Fix for possible lock on device unconfig\r
+ - Fix for drive dumps file names\r
+ - Adjustment for LTO erase time out \r
+ - Enhancement for install script \r
+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)\r
+3.0.48 09/18/2019 - Initial support for RHEL 8 (min. kernel version 4.18.0-80)\r
+ - Initial support for SLES 15 SP1 (min. kernel version 4.12.14-197.1)\r
+ - Fix for crash when all paths removed during load balancing\r
+ - Fix for null pointer on join with devices with alternate path disabled\r
+3.0.46 07/31/2019 - General change for lock handling and devices table\r
+ - Fix on daemon null pointer\r
+ - Retry on unit attention and not ready sense on attachment\r
+ - Daemon signal blocking fix\r
+ - Introduced systemd (on RHEL 7, SLES 12 and SLES 15)\r
+ - Fix for daemon not processing commands when removal in progress\r
+ - Support flag for SLES\r
+ - Initial support for SLES 12 SP4 (min. kernel version 4.12.14-94.41 x86_64, ppc64le and s390x)\r
+3.0.39 02/18/2019 - Initial support for RHEL 7.6 (min. kernel version 3.10.0-957.1.3 only)\r
+3.0.39 02/18/2019 - Initial support for SLES 12 SP4 (min. kernel version 4.12.14-94.41 ppc64le and s390x only)\r
+3.0.39 12/06/2018 - Initial support for TS1160\r
+ - Initial support for RHEL 6.10 (min. kernel version 2.6.32-754 ppc64le and x86_64 only)\r
+ - Initial support for Ubuntu 18.04 (min. kernel 4.15.0.34 only on ppc64le and x86_64)\r
+ - Initial support for SLES 15 (min. kernel 4.12.14-23.1 only on ppc64le and s390x)\r
+ - Fix for soft lock on rescan\r
+ - Fix for udev attributes\r
+ - New Archive Mode Unthread ioctls\r
+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)\r
+ - Initial support for Ubuntu 16.04.3 (min. kernel 4.4.0-87 Only on x86_64)\r
+ - Fixed bug on CPF failing over a different device\r
+ - Reduced removal waiting when device busy\r
+ - Added runtime attribute PID\r
+ - Fix for double lock on rescan\r
+3.0.32 06/07/2018 - Support for SLES 12 SP3 on kernels beyond 4.4.114\r
+ - Fix for lock condition introduced at 3.0.30 when attempt to open a device busy\r
+ - Fox for join driver to return sense data after CPF event\r
+3.0.31 04/26/2018 - Initial support for SLES 12 SP3 (min. kernel version 4.4.114-94)\r
+3.0.30 04/11/20185 - Fixes on join some with crash potential during failover\r
+ - Fix for join driver returning ENXIO on open\r
+ - Fix for memory leak on join interfaces\r
+ - Fix for Verify and extended read position application interface for missmatching endianness\r
+ - Fix for logging when daemon stopped\r
+ - Fix for race condition\r
+ - Fix and enhancements for device removal\r
+ - Fix for hang introduced at 3.0.20 on device removal during IO\r
+ - Enhancements for daemon excess loop during failvoer\r
+ - Fix for interlock of daemon with crash potential\r
+ - Stop waiting when device gone detected\r
+ - Work around ERP TOD from drive sense data parameter rounded\r
+ - Fix to not use the device object once driver released\r
+ - Removed small unporected window on read proc\r
+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)\r
+ - 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
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