[elrepo] Request aic7xxx for RHEL 7

[Phil Perry]

On 05/10/15 14:58, Clark Hale wrote:
> 
> 
> On 09/24/2015 01:15 PM, Akemi Yagi wrote:
>> On Thu, Sep 24, 2015 at 10:00 AM, Clark Hale <chale at redhat.com> wrote:
>>> Hi EL Repo,
>>>
>>> I'd like to request packaging for the aic7xxx module for RHEL7.
>>>
>>> My specific device is:
>>> 03:00.0 SCSI storage controller [0100]: Adaptec AHA-2940/2940W / AIC-7871 [9004:7178]
>>>
>>> I'm fairly certain this is in the aic7xxx module, which was deprecated in RHEL7 :(
>>
>> I confirm that the aic7xxx driver is not in RHEL 7 and your device
>> [9004:7178] is not supported in 7.x kernels.
>>
>> Could you test-install ELRepo's kernel-ml on your system and see if
>> your device works? If it does, we might try backporting the driver
>> from there.
>>
> 
> I installed kernel-ml.  My SCSI controller appears to be working correctly.
> 
> I only have one SCSI device on this host (an old Magneto Optical drive),
> so my testing is somewhat limited.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> -CFH

Hi Clarke,

I'll put this on my todo list and see if I can backport the module for
you. I probably won't have time to look at it before the weekend, but
will post back here as soon as I've had a look.

Regards,

Phil