SYNOPSIS

To compile this driver into the kernel, place the following lines in your kernel configuration file:

device pci device scbus device ahd

To compile in debugging code: options AHD_DEBUG options AHD_DEBUG_OPTS=<bitmask of options> options AHD_REG_PRETTY_PRINT

To configure one or more controllers to assume the target role: options AHD_TMODE_ENABLE=<bitmask of units>

Alternatively, to load the driver as a module at boot time, place the following line in loader.conf5:

ahd_load="YES"

DESCRIPTION

This driver provides access to the SCSI bus(es) connected to Adaptec AIC79xx host adapter chips.

Driver features include support for narrow and wide busses, fast, ultra, ultra2, ultra160, and ultra320 synchronous transfers, packetized transfers, tagged queueing, 512 SCB's, and target mode.

The AHD_DEBUG_OPTS option is used to control which diagnostic messages are printed to the console when AHD_DEBUG is enabled. Logically OR the following bits together:

Value Function 0x0001       Show miscellaneous information
0x0002  Show sense data
0x0004  Show Serial EEPROM contents
0x0008  Show bus termination settings
0x0010  Show host memory usage
0x0020  Show SCSI protocol messages
0x0040  Show mode pointer of the chip register window
0x0080  Show selection timeouts
0x0100  Show FIFO usage messages
0x0200  Show Queue Full status
0x0400  Show SCB queue status
0x0800  Show inbound packet information
0x1000  Show S/G list information
0x2000  Enable extra diagnostic code in the firmware

The AHD_REG_PRETTY_PRINT option compiles in support for human-readable bit definitions for each register that is printed by the debugging code. However, it also bloats the compiled size of the driver by approximately 215KB.

Individual controllers may be configured to operate in the target role through the AHD_TMODE_ENABLE configuration option. The value assigned to this option should be a bitmap of all units where target mode is desired. For example, a value of 0x25 would enable target mode on units 0, 2, and 5. Note that target mode is only supported for ultra160 speeds and below.

Per target configuration performed in the SCSI-Select menu, accessible at boot, is honored by this driver. This includes synchronous/asynchronous transfers, maximum synchronous negotiation rate, wide transfers, disconnection, and the host adapter's SCSI ID.

HARDWARE

The driver supports the following:

• Adaptec AIC7901 host adapter chip
• Adaptec AIC7901A host adapter chip
• Adaptec AIC7902 host adapter chip
• Adaptec 29320 host adapter
• Adaptec 39320 host adapter
• Many motherboards with on-board SCSI support

HISTORY

The driver first appeared in Fx 4.7 .

AUTHORS

The driver, the AIC7xxx sequencer-code assembler, and the firmware running on the aic79xx chips was written by An Justin T. Gibbs . This manual page is based on the ahc(4) manual page.