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/*-
 *  Device driver optimized for the Symbios/LSI 53C896/53C895A/53C1010
 *  PCI-SCSI controllers.
 *
 *  Copyright (C) 1999-2001  Gerard Roudier <groudier@free.fr>
 *
 *  This driver also supports the following Symbios/LSI PCI-SCSI chips:
 *	53C810A, 53C825A, 53C860, 53C875, 53C876, 53C885, 53C895,
 *	53C810,  53C815,  53C825 and the 53C1510D is 53C8XX mode.
 *
 *
 *  This driver for FreeBSD-CAM is derived from the Linux sym53c8xx driver.
 *  Copyright (C) 1998-1999  Gerard Roudier
 *
 *  The sym53c8xx driver is derived from the ncr53c8xx driver that had been
 *  a port of the FreeBSD ncr driver to Linux-1.2.13.
 *
 *  The original ncr driver has been written for 386bsd and FreeBSD by
 *          Wolfgang Stanglmeier        <wolf@cologne.de>
 *          Stefan Esser                <se@mi.Uni-Koeln.de>
 *  Copyright (C) 1994  Wolfgang Stanglmeier
 *
 *  The initialisation code, and part of the code that addresses
 *  FreeBSD-CAM services is based on the aic7xxx driver for FreeBSD-CAM
 *  written by Justin T. Gibbs.
 *
 *  Other major contributions:
 *
 *  NVRAM detection and reading.
 *  Copyright (C) 1997 Richard Waltham <dormouse@farsrobt.demon.co.uk>
 *
 *-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 *
 * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
 * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
 * are met:
 * 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
 *    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
 * 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
 *    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
 *    documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
 * 3. The name of the author may not be used to endorse or promote products
 *    derived from this software without specific prior written permission.
 *
 * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHORS AND CONTRIBUTORS ``AS IS'' AND
 * ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
 * IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
 * ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR
 * ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
 * DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS
 * OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION)
 * HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT
 * LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY
 * OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
 * SUCH DAMAGE.
 */

README.sym
----------
This file was bundled with the `sym' driver source files, when
the driver was in development stage and not included yet into
the FreeBSD repository. It described how to install the driver,
gave informations on driver features and summerized important
changes between versions. These informations are now available
using `man sym' for driver usage and features description, and
`cvs log' for driver changes.

I haven't removed this README file from the repository since
I may have to provide additional documentation to people
interested in understanding the driver sources and/or in helping
driver development and maintenance.

As a result, this file is now under reconstruction. :-)

--
"Gerard Roudier"<groudier@free.fr>