3.8

Summary of changes between versions 3.7 and 3.8

• Fixed depmod warnings during the installation process.
• Resolved RPM build issues for Fedora and CentOS Stream kernels.
• Introduced selectable debug mode levels during package building by passing
  PKG_BUILD_MODE=2[release, debug, perf] as an argument to make.
• scst_disk: Implemented cluster mode support.
• scst_vdisk: Introduced the lb_per_pb_exp attribute, allowing control over
  whether READ CAPACITY 16 returns LOGICAL BLOCKS PER PHYSICAL BLOCK EXPONENT.
• scst_vdisk: Enabled exclusive opening of block devices to prevent
  concurrent usage.
• iscsi-scst: Implemented iSCSI TargetAlias support.
• iscsi-scstd: Added initiator name validation during login.
• Added the aen_disabled attribute, enabling forcible UA sending instead of
  AEN from the target port.
• Fixed UNIT ATTENTION for remote PR registrants.
• Enhanced device blocking to ensure signal-induced waiting cancellation does
  not crash the system.
• Corrected the display of the number of active commands during suspending.
• qla2x00t-32gbit driver: Rectified ABORT_TASK_SET processing.
• qla2x00t-32gbit driver: Updated from Linux kernel version v5.15 to v6.7.

The kernel versions supported by this release are:

• Kernel.org kernel versions v3.10..v6.7.
• Debian / Ubuntu kernels based on upstream kernel versions v3.10..v6.7.
• RHEL / CentOS / AlmaLinux 7.x, 8.0..8.9 and 9.0..9.3 kernels.
• UEK version 4, 5, 6 and 7 kernels.

What's Changed

• Start developing SCST 3.8 by @lnocturno in #111
• pass through DEBUG_MODE_LEVEL to dpkg make target by @shlemisto in #112
• Makefile, scst[-dkms].spec.in: Add support for PKG_BUILD_MODE by @lnocturno in #116
• github: Update actions/checkout to v3 by @lnocturno in #119
• Two patches for scst_qla2xxx.c by Tony Battersby by @lnocturno in #118
• scst/README: Fix description of 'opt_trans_len' by @samy-mahmoudi in #120
• Add cluster_mode support to scst_disk by @bmeagherix in #121
• scst_lib: Fix sense data regression for pass-through commands. by @bmeagherix in #123
• scst_lib: Fix bio_kmalloc usage to match change in Linux kernel v5.19 by @bmeagherix in #124
• scst_lib: Fix bio_kmalloc usage for RHEL 9.1 by @lnocturno in #125
• scst: Fix a version string mismatch by @lnocturno in #131
• scst_sysfs: Add support for cluster_name by @bmeagherix in #129
• scst/include/backport.h: Fix the CentOS / RHEL 7.[012345] builds by @lnocturno in #133
• nightly build: Update kernel versions by @lnocturno in #134
• Port to Linux kernel v6.3 by @lnocturno in #137
• Port to Linux kernel v6.3 (Part 2) by @lnocturno in #138
• scst_vdisk: Add lb_per_pb_exp attribute by @bmeagherix in #136
• Update qla2x00t-32gbit to Linux Kernel v6.3 (Part 1) by @lnocturno in #139
• Update qla2x00t-32gbit to Linux Kernel v6.3 (Part 2) by @lnocturno in #140
• scst_vdisk, scstadmin: Allow t10_dev_id to be stored before cluster_mode by @bmeagherix in #135
• Update qla2x00t-32gbit to Linux Kernel v6.3 (Part 3) by @lnocturno in #142
• scst_vdisk: Introduce the function vdev_set_t10_dev_id() by @lnocturno in #143
• scst/include/backport.h: Fix building on RHEL 8.8 by @RobertBlackhart in #144
• Minor checkpatch fixes by @lnocturno in #146
• github: Add a GitHub action to run checkpatch upon push by @lnocturno in #147
• Unbreak the RHEL 9.2 build by @lnocturno in #148
• README.md: Add SCST logo and github downloads badge by @lnocturno in #149
• Update qla2x00t-32gbit to Linux Kernel v6.3 (Part 4) by @lnocturno in #150
• scst: Use RCU read lock when accessing sess_tgt_dev_list by @lnocturno in #151
• scst_lib,scst_sysfs: Add aen_disabled setting by @bmeagherix in #141
• scstadmin.spec: Fix RPM build errors by @lnocturno in #153
• nightly build: Update kernel versions by @lnocturno in #157
• Port to Linux kernel v6.4 by @lnocturno in #158
• github: Enhance checkpatch_pull error handling by @lnocturno in #159
• scst: Unbreak the build for kernel versions <= 6.3 by @lnocturno in #161
• scsi-scstd: Check initiator name provided during login by @bmeagherix in #160
• scst_pres,scst_dlm: Fix broken UNIT ATTENTION for remote PR registrants by @bmeagherix in #155
• scst: Remove support for RHEL5/6 by @lnocturno in #162
• Update qla2x00t-32gbit to Linux Kernel v6.4 by @lnocturno in #166
• scstadmin.spec: Replace custom Requires line with package names by @lnocturno in #154
• scst.spec.in, scst-dkms.spec.in: Unbreak the CentOS Stream 9 build by @lnocturno in #169
• scst/include/backport.h: Unbreak the RHEL 9.3 build by @lnocturno in #170
• Improve installation process by @lnocturno in #171
• scst: Unbreak the non-DLM build by @lnocturno in #173
• scst_lib: Enable scst_sync_ext_block_dev() to handle signals by @lnocturno in #172
• nightly build: Update kernel versions by @lnocturno in #174
• scst: Use scst_wait_event_...() with INTERRUPTIBLE sleep by @lnocturno in #175
• scst: Confirm percpu refs has scheduled and switched to atomic by @lnocturno in #176
• scst_targ: Check prepare_to_wait_exclusive_head() return value by @lnocturno in #177
• scst: Port to Linux kernel v6.5 by @lnocturno in #178
• scst: Replace all strlcpy() with strscpy() by @lnocturno in #180
• Update qla2x00t-32gbit to Linux Kernel v6.5 by @lnocturno in #181
• Update qla2x00t-32gbit to Linux Kernel v6.5 (Part 2) by @lnocturno in #182
• Update qla2x00t-32gbit to Linux Kernel v6.5 (Part 3) by @lnocturno in #184
• scst_lib: Improve scst_put_acg() by @lnocturno in #183
• Add support for iSCSI TargetAlias by @bmeagherix in #189
• nightly build: Update kernel versions by @lnocturno in #193
• scst/include/backport.h: Unbreak the RHEL 9.3 build by @lnocturno in #195
• Update qla2x00t-32gbit to Linux Kernel v6.6 (Part 1) by @lnocturno in #196
• Update qla2x00t-32gbit to Linux Kernel v6.6 (Part 2) by @lnocturno in #197
• Update qla2x00t-32gbit to Linux Kernel v6.6 (Part 3) by @lnocturno in #198
• scst_mem: Port to Linux kernel v6.7 by @lnocturno in #205
• scst: Unbreak the RHEL 9.4 build by @lnocturno in #206
• scst/include/backport.h: Unbreak the RHEL 8.9 build by @lnocturno in #207
• Update qla2x00t-32gbit by @lnocturno in #208
• nightly build: Update kernel versions by @lnocturno in #209
• scst_lib: Fix mem access after free by @lnocturno in #210
• scst_targ: Fix shift out of bounds by @lnocturno in #211
• Backport fixes by @lnocturno in #213
• scst.h, scst, device handlers: Fix scst_replace_port_info by @bmeagherix in #212
• SCST 3.8 release by @lnocturno in #214

New Contributors

• @shlemisto made their first contribution in #112
• @samy-mahmoudi made their first contribution in #120
• @RobertBlackhart made their first contribution in #144

Full Changelog: v3.7...v3.8