[SCSI] hpsa: allow driver to put controller in either simple or performant mode

Signed-off-by: Stephen M. Cameron <scameron@beardog.cce.hp.com>
Signed-off-by: James Bottomley <James.Bottomley@suse.de>

1 files changed, 6 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/Documentation/scsi/hpsa.txt b/Documentation/scsi/hpsa.txt
index dca658362cbf..b14e6ee00a95 100644
--- a/Documentation/scsi/hpsa.txt
+++ b/Documentation/scsi/hpsa.txt
@@ -28,6 +28,12 @@ boot parameter "hpsa_allow_any=1" is specified, however these are not tested
 nor supported by HP with this driver.  For older Smart Arrays, the cciss
 driver should still be used.
 
+The "hpsa_simple_mode=1" boot parameter may be used to prevent the driver from
+putting the controller into "performant" mode.  The difference is that with simple
+mode, each command completion requires an interrupt, while with "performant mode"
+(the default, and ordinarily better performing) it is possible to have multiple
+command completions indicated by a single interrupt.
+
 HPSA specific entries in /sys
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