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1/*-
2 *  Device driver optimized for the Symbios/LSI 53C896/53C895A/53C1010
3 *  PCI-SCSI controllers.
4 *
5 *  Copyright (C) 1999-2001  Gerard Roudier <groudier@free.fr>
6 *
7 *  This driver also supports the following Symbios/LSI PCI-SCSI chips:
8 *	53C810A, 53C825A, 53C860, 53C875, 53C876, 53C885, 53C895,
9 *	53C810,  53C815,  53C825 and the 53C1510D is 53C8XX mode.
10 *
11 *
12 *  This driver for FreeBSD-CAM is derived from the Linux sym53c8xx driver.
13 *  Copyright (C) 1998-1999  Gerard Roudier
14 *
15 *  The sym53c8xx driver is derived from the ncr53c8xx driver that had been
16 *  a port of the FreeBSD ncr driver to Linux-1.2.13.
17 *
18 *  The original ncr driver has been written for 386bsd and FreeBSD by
19 *          Wolfgang Stanglmeier        <wolf@cologne.de>
20 *          Stefan Esser                <se@mi.Uni-Koeln.de>
21 *  Copyright (C) 1994  Wolfgang Stanglmeier
22 *
23 *  The initialisation code, and part of the code that addresses
24 *  FreeBSD-CAM services is based on the aic7xxx driver for FreeBSD-CAM
25 *  written by Justin T. Gibbs.
26 *
27 *  Other major contributions:
28 *
29 *  NVRAM detection and reading.
30 *  Copyright (C) 1997 Richard Waltham <dormouse@farsrobt.demon.co.uk>
31 *
32 *-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
33 *
34 * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
35 * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
36 * are met:
37 * 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
38 *    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
39 * 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
40 *    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
41 *    documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
42 * 3. The name of the author may not be used to endorse or promote products
43 *    derived from this software without specific prior written permission.
44 *
45 * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHORS AND CONTRIBUTORS ``AS IS'' AND
46 * ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
47 * IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
48 * ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR
49 * ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
50 * DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS
51 * OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION)
52 * HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT
53 * LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY
54 * OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
55 * SUCH DAMAGE.
56 *
57 * $FreeBSD$
58 */
59
60README.sym
61----------
62This file was bundled with the `sym' driver source files, when
63the driver was in development stage and not included yet into
64the FreeBSD repository. It described how to install the driver,
65gave informations on driver features and summerized important
66changes between versions. These informations are now available
67using `man sym' for driver usage and features description, and
68`cvs log' for driver changes.
69
70I haven't removed this README file from the repository since
71I may have to provide additional documentation to people
72interested in understanding the driver sources and/or in helping
73driver development and maintenance.
74
75As a result, this file is now under reconstruction. :-)
76
77--
78"Gerard Roudier"<groudier@free.fr>
79