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Message-Id: <f57b8ddf30397c2c7213e49634e5e9cbd4246368.1583136624.git.mchehab+huawei@kernel.org>
Date: Mon, 2 Mar 2020 09:16:03 +0100
From: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab+huawei@...nel.org>
To: Linux Doc Mailing List <linux-doc@...r.kernel.org>
Cc: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab+huawei@...nel.org>,
linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>,
Doug Gilbert <dgilbert@...erlog.com>,
"James E.J. Bottomley" <jejb@...ux.ibm.com>,
"Martin K. Petersen" <martin.petersen@...cle.com>,
linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH 30/42] docs: scsi: convert scsi-generic.txt to ReST
Signed-off-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab+huawei@...nel.org>
---
Documentation/scsi/index.rst | 1 +
.../{scsi-generic.txt => scsi-generic.rst} | 75 ++++++++++++-------
MAINTAINERS | 2 +-
drivers/scsi/Kconfig | 2 +-
include/scsi/sg.h | 2 +-
5 files changed, 50 insertions(+), 32 deletions(-)
rename Documentation/scsi/{scsi-generic.txt => scsi-generic.rst} (70%)
diff --git a/Documentation/scsi/index.rst b/Documentation/scsi/index.rst
index 471982ef461d..119280f26da6 100644
--- a/Documentation/scsi/index.rst
+++ b/Documentation/scsi/index.rst
@@ -34,5 +34,6 @@ Linux SCSI Subsystem
scsi-changer
scsi_eh
scsi_fc_transport
+ scsi-generic
scsi_transport_srp/figures
diff --git a/Documentation/scsi/scsi-generic.txt b/Documentation/scsi/scsi-generic.rst
similarity index 70%
rename from Documentation/scsi/scsi-generic.txt
rename to Documentation/scsi/scsi-generic.rst
index 51be20a6a14d..258505e557a6 100644
--- a/Documentation/scsi/scsi-generic.txt
+++ b/Documentation/scsi/scsi-generic.rst
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
- Notes on Linux SCSI Generic (sg) driver
- ---------------------------------------
+.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+
+=======================================
+Notes on Linux SCSI Generic (sg) driver
+=======================================
+
20020126
+
Introduction
============
The SCSI Generic driver (sg) is one of the four "high level" SCSI device
@@ -18,7 +23,7 @@ and examples.
Major versions of the sg driver
===============================
There are three major versions of sg found in the linux kernel (lk):
- - sg version 1 (original) from 1992 to early 1999 (lk 2.2.5) .
+ - sg version 1 (original) from 1992 to early 1999 (lk 2.2.5) .
It is based in the sg_header interface structure.
- sg version 2 from lk 2.2.6 in the 2.2 series. It is based on
an extended version of the sg_header interface structure.
@@ -29,12 +34,16 @@ There are three major versions of sg found in the linux kernel (lk):
Sg driver documentation
=======================
The most recent documentation of the sg driver is kept at the Linux
-Documentation Project's (LDP) site:
-http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/SCSI-Generic-HOWTO
+Documentation Project's (LDP) site:
+
+- http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/SCSI-Generic-HOWTO
+
This describes the sg version 3 driver found in the lk 2.4 series.
+
The LDP renders documents in single and multiple page HTML, postscript
and pdf. This document can also be found at:
-http://sg.danny.cz/sg/p/sg_v3_ho.html
+
+- http://sg.danny.cz/sg/p/sg_v3_ho.html
Documentation for the version 2 sg driver found in the lk 2.2 series can
be found at http://sg.danny.cz/sg/. A larger version
@@ -45,23 +54,27 @@ found at http://www.torque.net/sg/p/original/SCSI-Programming-HOWTO.txt
and in the LDP archives.
A changelog with brief notes can be found in the
-/usr/src/linux/include/scsi/sg.h file. Note that the glibc maintainers copy
-and edit this file (removing its changelog for example) before placing it
-in /usr/include/scsi/sg.h . Driver debugging information and other notes
+/usr/src/linux/include/scsi/sg.h file. Note that the glibc maintainers copy
+and edit this file (removing its changelog for example) before placing it
+in /usr/include/scsi/sg.h . Driver debugging information and other notes
can be found at the top of the /usr/src/linux/drivers/scsi/sg.c file.
-A more general description of the Linux SCSI subsystem of which sg is a
+A more general description of the Linux SCSI subsystem of which sg is a
part can be found at http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/SCSI-2.4-HOWTO .
Example code and utilities
==========================
There are two packages of sg utilities:
- - sg3_utils for the sg version 3 driver found in lk 2.4
- - sg_utils for the sg version 2 (and original) driver found in lk 2.2
+
+ ========= ==========================================================
+ sg3_utils for the sg version 3 driver found in lk 2.4
+ sg_utils for the sg version 2 (and original) driver found in lk 2.2
and earlier
+ ========= ==========================================================
+
Both packages will work in the lk 2.4 series however sg3_utils offers more
-capabilities. They can be found at: http://sg.danny.cz/sg/sg3_utils.html and
+capabilities. They can be found at: http://sg.danny.cz/sg/sg3_utils.html and
freecode.com
Another approach is to look at the applications that use the sg driver.
@@ -72,30 +85,34 @@ Mapping of Linux kernel versions to sg driver versions
======================================================
Here is a list of linux kernels in the 2.4 series that had new version
of the sg driver:
- lk 2.4.0 : sg version 3.1.17
- lk 2.4.7 : sg version 3.1.19
- lk 2.4.10 : sg version 3.1.20 **
- lk 2.4.17 : sg version 3.1.22
-** There were 3 changes to sg version 3.1.20 by third parties in the
- next six linux kernel versions.
+ - lk 2.4.0 : sg version 3.1.17
+ - lk 2.4.7 : sg version 3.1.19
+ - lk 2.4.10 : sg version 3.1.20 [#]_
+ - lk 2.4.17 : sg version 3.1.22
-For reference here is a list of linux kernels in the 2.2 series that had
+.. [#] There were 3 changes to sg version 3.1.20 by third parties in the
+ next six linux kernel versions.
+
+For reference here is a list of linux kernels in the 2.2 series that had
new version of the sg driver:
- lk 2.2.0 : original sg version [with no version number]
- lk 2.2.6 : sg version 2.1.31
- lk 2.2.8 : sg version 2.1.32
- lk 2.2.10 : sg version 2.1.34 [SG_GET_VERSION_NUM ioctl first appeared]
- lk 2.2.14 : sg version 2.1.36
- lk 2.2.16 : sg version 2.1.38
- lk 2.2.17 : sg version 2.1.39
- lk 2.2.20 : sg version 2.1.40
+
+ - lk 2.2.0 : original sg version [with no version number]
+ - lk 2.2.6 : sg version 2.1.31
+ - lk 2.2.8 : sg version 2.1.32
+ - lk 2.2.10 : sg version 2.1.34 [SG_GET_VERSION_NUM ioctl first appeared]
+ - lk 2.2.14 : sg version 2.1.36
+ - lk 2.2.16 : sg version 2.1.38
+ - lk 2.2.17 : sg version 2.1.39
+ - lk 2.2.20 : sg version 2.1.40
The lk 2.5 development series has recently commenced and it currently
contains sg version 3.5.23 which is functionally equivalent to sg
-version 3.1.22 found in lk 2.4.17 .
+version 3.1.22 found in lk 2.4.17.
Douglas Gilbert
+
26th January 2002
+
dgilbert@...erlog.com
diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
index 2f441cf59b4b..776de9c5b404 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS
+++ b/MAINTAINERS
@@ -14857,7 +14857,7 @@ M: Doug Gilbert <dgilbert@...erlog.com>
L: linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org
W: http://sg.danny.cz/sg
S: Maintained
-F: Documentation/scsi/scsi-generic.txt
+F: Documentation/scsi/scsi-generic.rst
F: drivers/scsi/sg.c
F: include/scsi/sg.h
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/Kconfig b/drivers/scsi/Kconfig
index 6cb9abb0898d..bdf65b0bb78b 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/scsi/Kconfig
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ config CHR_DEV_SG
quality digital reader of audio CDs (<http://www.xiph.org/paranoia/>).
For other devices, it's possible that you'll have to write the
driver software yourself. Please read the file
- <file:Documentation/scsi/scsi-generic.txt> for more information.
+ <file:Documentation/scsi/scsi-generic.rst> for more information.
To compile this driver as a module, choose M here and read
<file:Documentation/scsi/scsi.txt>. The module will be called sg.
diff --git a/include/scsi/sg.h b/include/scsi/sg.h
index 29c7ad04d2e2..7327e12f3373 100644
--- a/include/scsi/sg.h
+++ b/include/scsi/sg.h
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
* http://sg.danny.cz/sg [alternatively check the MAINTAINERS file]
* The documentation for the sg version 3 driver can be found at:
* http://sg.danny.cz/sg/p/sg_v3_ho.html
- * Also see: <kernel_source>/Documentation/scsi/scsi-generic.txt
+ * Also see: <kernel_source>/Documentation/scsi/scsi-generic.rst
*
* For utility and test programs see: http://sg.danny.cz/sg/sg3_utils.html
*/
--
2.21.1
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