Emulex Linux Drivers is a software package that offers source access to Emulex's LPFC devices, comprising the LightPulse Fibre Channel family of HBAs.
The Emulex Linux Drivers package is a reliable source for the LPFC family of HBAs (LightPulse Fibre Channel). The package is designed and tested for the 2.6 Linux kernel. This Emulex driver is derived from the currently shipping driver, which supports multiple application and storage providers.
Emulex aims to work with the open-source community to gain acceptance of the source into the upstream kernel. Furthermore, Emulex plans to work with application and storage provider partners, who are active members of the open-source community, to develop the code base to meet both upstream kernel and business needs.
This release comes with several new features such as miscellaneous cleanups, corrections for 8-bit to 16-bit field conversions, fixes for short cable pulls, adjustments to the use of scsi_block_requests and interaction with FC transport. Additionally, it removes the locking wrappers around error handlers and contains fixes to error handlers.
Other features included in this release are support for more members of the Light Pulse 11xxx (4Gb) family, synced model descriptions with Emulex standard generic names, and the addition of polled-mode support to the driver. The driver also comes with code to adjust lun queue depth to prevent target overloading.
Overall, Emulex Linux Drivers package is a high-performance Linux driver that brings value-added features and benefits to organizations. This package also helps improve system stability and security, thereby increasing overall system efficiency.
Emulex aims to work with the open-source community to gain acceptance of the source into the upstream kernel. Furthermore, Emulex plans to work with application and storage provider partners, who are active members of the open-source community, to develop the code base to meet both upstream kernel and business needs.
This release comes with several new features such as miscellaneous cleanups, corrections for 8-bit to 16-bit field conversions, fixes for short cable pulls, adjustments to the use of scsi_block_requests and interaction with FC transport. Additionally, it removes the locking wrappers around error handlers and contains fixes to error handlers.
Other features included in this release are support for more members of the Light Pulse 11xxx (4Gb) family, synced model descriptions with Emulex standard generic names, and the addition of polled-mode support to the driver. The driver also comes with code to adjust lun queue depth to prevent target overloading.
Overall, Emulex Linux Drivers package is a high-performance Linux driver that brings value-added features and benefits to organizations. This package also helps improve system stability and security, thereby increasing overall system efficiency.
What's New
Version 2.6-8.1.1: N/A