Kernel module for RocketRaid 2320

[Snufkin]

I have a x86_64 box with a HighPoint RocketRaid 2320 card that I've just updated from FC 4 to FC 6. I've been struggeling for days to compile a kernel module for it from the source code provided by HighPoint. Didn't have any problems when I did it for FC4.

First was the problem with version.h that I solved with help from this thread http://fedoraforum.org/forum/showthread.php?t=133540

Then the compilation failed on that it couldn't find config.h
[mli@zeus linux]$ make
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/kernels/2.6.18-1.2868.fc6-x86_64'
CC [M] /home/mli/Desktop/rr232x-linux-src-1.03/osm/linux/os_linux.o
In file included from /home/mli/Desktop/rr232x-linux-src-1.03/osm/linux/os_linux.c:6:
/home/mli/Desktop/rr232x-linux-src-1.03/osm/linux/osm_linux.h:11:26: error: linux/config.h: No such file or directory
make[2]: *** [/home/mli/Desktop/rr232x-linux-src-1.03/osm/linux/os_linux.o] Error 1
make[1]: *** [_module_/home/mli/Desktop/rr232x-linux-src-1.03/product/rr232x/linux/.build] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/kernels/2.6.18-1.2868.fc6-x86_64'
make: *** [rr232x.ko] Error 2

There was a configfs.h but no config.h. I just tried to see what would happen if I made it use configfs.h instead of config.h. I made it a bit further
[mli@zeus linux]$ make
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/kernels/2.6.18-1.2868.fc6-x86_64'
CC [M] /home/mli/Desktop/rr232x-linux-src-1.03/osm/linux/os_linux.o
CC [M] /home/mli/Desktop/rr232x-linux-src-1.03/osm/linux/osm_linux.o
CC [M] /home/mli/Desktop/rr232x-linux-src-1.03/osm/linux/div64.o
CC [M] /home/mli/Desktop/rr232x-linux-src-1.03/osm/linux/hptinfo.o
CC [M] /home/mli/Desktop/rr232x-linux-src-1.03/product/rr232x/linux/config.o
LD [M] /home/mli/Desktop/rr232x-linux-src-1.03/product/rr232x/linux/.build/rr232x.o
Building modules, stage 2.
MODPOST
WARNING: could not find /home/mli/Desktop/rr232x-linux-src-1.03/product/rr232x/linux/.build/.os_linux.o.cmd for /home/mli/Desktop/rr232x-linux-src-1.03/product/rr232x/linux/.build/os_linux.o
WARNING: "page_to_pfn" [/home/mli/Desktop/rr232x-linux-src-1.03/product/rr232x/linux/.build/rr232x.ko] undefined!
LD [M] /home/mli/Desktop/rr232x-linux-src-1.03/product/rr232x/linux/.build/rr232x.ko
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/kernels/2.6.18-1.2868.fc6-x86_64'

So I googled a bit for page_to_pfn and found this note that page_to_pfn was a duplicate to be removed http://lwn.net/Articles/186223/
I might also be reading it wrong.

So I mailed HighPoint a couple of days ago to ask for help, but haven't heard anything back yet.

Any one on the forum that might have some advice on how to make this compile?

[CybKnight]

I don't know if this of any help. I recently compiled the driver for my FC5, and had like you some trouble. I did however not solve the problem the same way.

With regard to the version.h, this error dissapear if you use 'make KERNEL_VER=2.6'.
When googling for the config.h problem, the solution I found was simple, just touch config.h in the required folder.
While googling for answers, I also found a lot of people with other distros, not being able to compile for 2.6.18, and that is why I compiled on a 2.6.19.1 vanilla kernel, just to be sure.

My next step now is to make a driver disk for the installation of FC6 in near future, so if you manage to figure out how to compile the driver module, please post solution here.

[Snufkin]

Thanks for mentioning the KERNEL_VER=2.6, with that I got a bit further, now the build looks like this

[mli@zeus linux]$ make KERNEL_VER=2.6
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/kernels/2.6.18-1.2868.fc6-x86_64'
CC [M] /home/mli/Desktop/rr232x-linux-src-1.03/osm/linux/os_linux.o
CC [M] /home/mli/Desktop/rr232x-linux-src-1.03/osm/linux/osm_linux.o
CC [M] /home/mli/Desktop/rr232x-linux-src-1.03/osm/linux/div64.o
CC [M] /home/mli/Desktop/rr232x-linux-src-1.03/osm/linux/hptinfo.o
CC [M] /home/mli/Desktop/rr232x-linux-src-1.03/product/rr232x/linux/config.o
LD [M] /home/mli/Desktop/rr232x-linux-src-1.03/product/rr232x/linux/.build/rr232x.o
Building modules, stage 2.
MODPOST
WARNING: could not find /home/mli/Desktop/rr232x-linux-src-1.03/product/rr232x/linux/.build/.os_linux.o.cmd for /home/mli/Desktop/rr232x-linux-src-1.03/product/rr232x/linux/.build/os_linux.o
LD [M] /home/mli/Desktop/rr232x-linux-src-1.03/product/rr232x/linux/.build/rr232x.ko
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/kernels/2.6.18-1.2868.fc6-x86_64'
[mli@zeus linux]$

Even though the warning it produces a kernel module that can be loaded. When loaded it produces the following nice lines in /var/log/messages
Jan 2 18:59:57 zeus kernel: rr232x:0: channel [0,4] started successfully
Jan 2 18:59:57 zeus kernel: rr232x:0: channel [0,5] started successfully
Jan 2 18:59:57 zeus kernel: rr232x:0: channel [0,6] started successfully
Jan 2 18:59:57 zeus kernel: rr232x:0: channel [0,7] started successfully
Jan 2 18:59:57 zeus kernel: scsi5 : rr232x
Jan 2 18:59:57 zeus kernel: Vendor: HPT Model: DISK_5_0 Rev: 4.00
Jan 2 18:59:57 zeus kernel: Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 00

But I can not mount the filesystem and when I try to start hptsvr it says "Driver is not loaded.", even though the module rr232x is loaded.

If I try to remove the module and reload it will say
Jan 2 20:07:34 zeus kernel: rr232x:0: RocketRAID 232x controller driver v1.03 (Jan 1 2007 22:29:08)
Jan 2 20:07:34 zeus kernel: rr232x:0: adapter at PCI 6:4:0, IRQ 58
Jan 2 20:07:34 zeus kernel: rr232x:0: out of memory

So something is still missing in the puzzle.

[CybKnight]

I got the following log, and everything seems ok:

make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/kernels/linux-2.6.19.1'
CC [M] /usr/src/rr232x-linux-src-1.03/osm/linux/os_linux.o
CC [M] /usr/src/rr232x-linux-src-1.03/osm/linux/osm_linux.o
/usr/src/rr232x-linux-src-1.03/osm/linux/osm_linux.c: In function ‘hpt_detect’:
/usr/src/rr232x-linux-src-1.03/osm/linux/osm_linux.c:357: warning: passing argument 2 of ‘request_irq’ from incompatible
pointer type
CC [M] /usr/src/rr232x-linux-src-1.03/osm/linux/div64.o
CC [M] /usr/src/rr232x-linux-src-1.03/osm/linux/hptinfo.o
CC [M] /usr/src/rr232x-linux-src-1.03/product/rr232x/linux/config.o
LD [M] /usr/src/rr232x-linux-src-1.03/product/rr232x/linux/.build/rr232x.o
Building modules, stage 2.
MODPOST 1 modules
WARNING: could not find /usr/src/rr232x-linux-src-1.03/product/rr232x/linux/.build/.os_linux.o.cmd for /usr/src/rr232x-l
inux-src-1.03/product/rr232x/linux/.build/os_linux.o
LD [M] /usr/src/rr232x-linux-src-1.03/product/rr232x/linux/.build/rr232x.ko
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/kernels/linux-2.6.19.1'

If you still experience problems, maybe you should compile a 2.6.19+ vanilla kernel just to check.

[CybKnight]

My system log states the following:

Jan 3 20:06:24 lunar kernel: rr232x: module license 'Proprietary' taints kernel.
Jan 3 20:06:24 lunar kernel: rr232x:1: RocketRAID 232x controller driver v1.03 (Dec 18 2006 22:56:55)
Jan 3 20:06:24 lunar kernel: ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:02:04.0[A] -> GSI 16 (level, low) -> IRQ 16
Jan 3 20:06:24 lunar kernel: rr232x:1: adapter at PCI 2:4:0, IRQ 16
Jan 3 20:06:24 lunar kernel: rr232x:1: start channel [0,0]
Jan 3 20:06:24 lunar kernel: rr232x:1: start channel [0,1]
Jan 3 20:06:24 lunar kernel: rr232x:1: start channel [0,2]
Jan 3 20:06:24 lunar kernel: rr232x:1: start channel [0,3]
Jan 3 20:06:24 lunar kernel: rr232x:1: channel [0,0] started successfully
Jan 3 20:06:24 lunar kernel: rr232x:1: channel [0,1] started successfully
Jan 3 20:06:24 lunar kernel: rr232x:1: channel [0,2] started successfully
Jan 3 20:06:24 lunar kernel: rr232x:1: channel [0,3] started successfully
Jan 3 20:06:24 lunar kernel: scsi8 : rr232x
Jan 3 20:06:24 lunar kernel: scsi 8:0:0:0: Direct-Access HPT DISK_8_0 4.00 PQ: 0 ANSI: 0
Jan 3 20:06:24 lunar kernel: SCSI device sdb: 2343567360 512-byte hdwr sectors (1199906 MB)
Jan 3 20:06:24 lunar kernel: sdb: Write Protect is off
Jan 3 20:06:24 lunar kernel: SCSI device sdb: drive cache: write through
Jan 3 20:06:24 lunar kernel: SCSI device sdb: 2343567360 512-byte hdwr sectors (1199906 MB)
Jan 3 20:06:24 lunar kernel: sdb: Write Protect is off
Jan 3 20:06:24 lunar kernel: SCSI device sdb: drive cache: write through
Jan 3 20:06:24 lunar kernel: sdb: sdb1
Jan 3 20:06:24 lunar kernel: sd 8:0:0:0: Attached scsi disk sdb
Jan 3 20:06:24 lunar kernel: sd 8:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg1 type 0

I load the module during kernel boot, where I load it with initrd and --builtin parameter (don't know if I actually need it) and added scsi device to modprobe.conf. This is because I run the root from the array.

By the way I have also upgrade firmware from version 1 to 1.4 that came with the adapter. I don't know if it will make any difference, but I have done this. I also set up the array in BIOS before building the module, so I don't know if building array from linux works how it supposed to.