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Disk controllers have been "smart" for the last 15 years. There's just a desire to run Linux instead of a barebones RTOS.
by als0 6y ago
Disk controllers have been "smart" for the last 15 years. There's just a desire to run Linux instead of a barebones RTOS.
- StillBored 6y agoLot longer than 15 years. There were ISA SCSI controllers that had micro-controllers which could be programmed at some level. The symbios SCRIPTS come to mind which were common on the 53Cxx controllers. https://www.manualslib.com/manual/96635/Lsi-Symbios-Sym8953u.html?page=12 https://www.manualslib.com/manual/96635/Lsi-Symbios-Sym8953u... This has continued on raid/fibre/nvmeof/etc boards.