v3.9

Summary of changes between versions 3.8 and 3.9

• scst_vdisk: Added active attributes support to vdisk_fileio.
• iscsi-scst: Added a new link_local parameter to control whether link local
  addresses are included in the IPv6 SendTargets response, preserving existing
  behavior by including them.
• iscsi-scst: Added an internal_portal parameter to allow specified portals to
  bypass CHAP controls for both discovery and target login, preserving the
  existing behavior if unset.
• Fixed VPD inquiry handling for invalid LUNs. If the requested data cannot be
  returned, the device now correctly terminates with CHECK CONDITION as per SPC-6.
• Eliminated per-device synchronize_rcu() calls in scst_sess_free_tgt_devs(),
  significantly cutting cleanup time for large numbers of target devices.
• qla2x00t-32gbit driver: Updated from Linux kernel version v6.7 to v6.12.

The kernel versions supported by this release are:

• Kernel.org kernel versions v3.10..v6.12.
• Debian / Ubuntu kernels based on upstream kernel versions v3.10..v6.12.
• RHEL / CentOS / AlmaLinux 7.x, 8.0..8.9 and 9.0..9.5 kernels.
• UEK version 4, 5, 6 and 7 kernels.

What's Changed

• SCST 3.9 start by @lnocturno in #215
• scstadmin: Eliminate use of uninitialized value error by @bmeagherix in #217
• Improve github workflows and improve source code documentation by @bvanassche in #219
• scst_vdisk: Add active attributes support to vdisk_fileio by @bmeagherix in #218
• Port to Linux kernel v6.8 by @lnocturno in #220
• scst_vdisk: Fix check for blockio device by @lnocturno in #221
• scst_vdisk: Fix recent breakage in vdisk_exec_read_capacity16 by @bmeagherix in #222
• scst_vdisk: Simplify request_queue retrieval in vdisk_exec_read_capacity16 by @lnocturno in #225
• iscsi-scst: Add link_local parameter by @bmeagherix in #228
• scst_lib, scst_vdisk: Port to Linux kernel v6.9 by @lnocturno in #231
• iscsi-scst: Add mechanism to restore target parameter to default by @bmeagherix in #232
• nightly build: Update kernel versions by @lnocturno in #233
• Regression fixes by @lnocturno in #234
• Regression fixes #2 by @lnocturno in #236
• Update qla2x00t-32gbit to Linux Kernel v6.9 (Part 1) by @lnocturno in #237
• scst_lib: Allow REPORT LUNS to operate on an unsupported LUN by @bmeagherix in #223
• .github/workflows: Add a GitHub action to run regression tests upon push by @lnocturno in #238
• nightly build: Update kernel versions by @lnocturno in #241
• Port to Linux kernel v6.10 by @lnocturno in #245
• Update qla2x00t-32gbit to Linux Kernel v6.10 by @lnocturno in #246
• nightly build: Update kernel versions by @lnocturno in #247
• scst_lib: Fix VPD inquiry handling on incorrect LUNs by @lnocturno in #249
• iscsi-scst: Add internal_portal parameter by @bmeagherix in #248
• Port to Linux kernel v6.11 by @lnocturno in #251
• Update qla2x00t-32gbit to Linux Kernel v6.11 by @lnocturno in #252
• scripts/run-regression-tests: Improve support for RHEL kernels by @lnocturno in #253
• nightly build: Update kernel versions by @lnocturno in #254
• .github/workflows, scripts: Improve checkpatch compliance by @lnocturno in #257
• Port to Linux kernel v6.12 by @lnocturno in #260
• Update qla2x00t-32gbit to Linux Kernel v6.12 by @lnocturno in #261
• Fix checkpatch warnings (Part 1) by @lnocturno in #262
• nightly build: Update kernel versions by @lnocturno in #263
• scst_lib: Move synchronize_rcu() calls out of loops to reduce overhead by @lnocturno in #264
• scstadmin: Fix scstadmin -list_sessions error msg in out cmd by @lnocturno in #267
• Fix checkpatch warnings (Part 2) by @lnocturno in #268
• Update qla2x00t-32gbit to Linux Kernel v6.13 by @lnocturno in #269
• SCST 3.9 release by @lnocturno in #270

New Contributors

• @bvanassche made their first contribution in #219

Full Changelog: v3.8...v3.9