From 13049537007dee73a76f0a30fcbc24d02c6fa9e4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Joseph Handzik Date: Mon, 8 Aug 2011 11:40:15 +0200 Subject: cciss: Adds simple mode functionality Signed-off-by: Joseph Handzik Acked-by: Stephen M. Cameron Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe --- Documentation/blockdev/cciss.txt | 10 ++++++++++ 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+) (limited to 'Documentation/blockdev/cciss.txt') diff --git a/Documentation/blockdev/cciss.txt b/Documentation/blockdev/cciss.txt index c00c6a5ab21..71464e09ec1 100644 --- a/Documentation/blockdev/cciss.txt +++ b/Documentation/blockdev/cciss.txt @@ -78,6 +78,16 @@ The device naming scheme is: /dev/cciss/c1d1p2 Controller 1, disk 1, partition 2 /dev/cciss/c1d1p3 Controller 1, disk 1, partition 3 +CCISS simple mode support +------------------------- + +The "cciss_simple_mode=1" boot parameter may be used to prevent the driver +from putting the controller into "performant" mode. The difference is that +with simple mode, each command completion requires an interrupt, while with +"performant mode" (the default, and ordinarily better performing) it is +possible to have multiple command completions indicated by a single +interrupt. + SCSI tape drive and medium changer support ------------------------------------------ -- cgit v1.2.3