Linux ipr device driver updates

The controller device driver for Linux®, ipr, is part of the Linux kernel. Linux distributors periodically release updated device drivers for their Linux kernels.

Updated device drivers are usually packaged in an RPM. The updated device drivers provided by the Linux distributors are well-tested with other parts of the Linux distribution. Contact your Linux distributor for detailed information about the procedure for obtaining and updating the ipr device driver.

The Linux device drivers provided by your Linux distribution might be a few versions behind due to their test and release cycles. The most up-to-date ipr device driver can be found in the main line Linux kernel tree. Main line Linux kernel trees can be downloaded from Linux Kernel Archives.

The ipr device driver is located in the drivers/scsi/ directory. Users can obtain the ipr device driver from a Linux kernel source tree and follow the instructions in Documentation/kbuild/modules.txt in the Linux kernel source tree to recompile the ipr device driver.

Attention:

The ipr device driver depends on other parts of Linux kernel to work properly. Updating ipr device driver without updating other parts of Linux kernel might cause compiling errors or runtime errors and result in system crash and data loss. Only experienced users should update the ipr device driver from source code.
A device driver is considered part of the Linux kernel. Updating a device driver may void a Linux service contract provided by your Linux distributor or service provider. Check your Linux distributor or service provider for their device driver update policy.