On Fri, 25 Jan 2008, Christopher Hunter wrote:

> According to the redhat site, qlogic device drivers were updated in RedHat 
> Enterprise 4, Release 5:
> https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2007-0304.html
>
>> The following device drivers have been upgraded to new versions:
>> ...
>> qla2100: 8.01.04-d7 to 8.01.04-d8-rh1
>> qla2200: 8.01.04-d7 to 8.01.04-d8-rh1
>> qla2300: 8.01.04-d7 to 8.01.04-d8-rh1
>> qla2322: 8.01.04-d7 to 8.01.04-d8-rh1
>> qla2400: 8.01.04-d7 to 8.01.04-d8-rh1
>> qla2xxx: 8.01.04-d7 to 8.01.04-d8-rh1
>> qla6312: 8.01.04-d7 to 8.01.04-d8-rh1
>
> Interesting we seem to be a NEWER drivers on our Scientific Linux 4.5 
> (x86_64) machines (8.01.07 vs 8.01.04). In fact these drivers seem to be 
> NEWER than Redhat Enterprise 4, Release 6.
> https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2007-0791.html
>
> Where did these drivers come from ?
> Is this expected/standard policy to include newer kernel updates than the TUV 
> ?

Nope.  We should have what TUV has.
I will research these drivers.

-Connie Sieh

>
> Thanks,
> --Chris
>
>> [root@condor ~]# cat /etc/redhat-release
>> Scientific Linux SL release 4.5 (Beryllium)
>> [root@condor ~]# uname -a
>> Linux condor.xxx.xxx.xxx 2.6.9-67.0.1.ELsmp #1 SMP Wed Dec 19 >15:33:37 >CST 
> 2007 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
>> [root@condor ~]# modinfo qla2xxx
>> filename: 
>> /lib/modules/2.6.9-67.0.1.ELsmp/kernel/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla2xxx.ko
>> version:        8.01.07-d4 A5A26520F4AB77931238A95
>> license:        GPL
>> description:    QLogic Fibre Channel HBA Driver
>> author:         QLogic Corporation
>> [root@condor ~]# modinfo qla2400
>> filename: 
>> /lib/modules/2.6.9-67.0.1.ELsmp/kernel/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla2400.ko
>> version:        8.01.07-d4 FA6C9267058A47ED5444163
>> license:        GPL
>> description:    QLogic ISP24xx FC-SCSI Host Bus Adapter driver
>> author:         QLogic Corporation
>
>
> Thanks-you in advance,
>
>