Add Promise SX8 (carmel) block driver.

Documentation/devices.txt

@@ -2046,6 +2046,21 @@ Your cooperation is appreciated.
 		  1 = /dev/gpib1	Second GPIB bus
 		    ...
 
+160 block       Carmel 8-port SATA Disks on First Controller
+		  0 = /dev/carmel/0     SATA disk 0 whole disk
+		  1 = /dev/carmel/0p1   SATA disk 0 partition 1
+		    ...
+		 31 = /dev/carmel/0p31  SATA disk 0 partition 31
+
+		 32 = /dev/carmel/1     SATA disk 1 whole disk
+		 64 = /dev/carmel/2     SATA disk 2 whole disk
+		    ...
+		224 = /dev/carmel/7     SATA disk 7 whole disk
+
+		Partitions are handled in the same way as for IDE
+		disks (see major number 3) except that the limit on
+		partitions is 31.
+
 161 char	IrCOMM devices (IrDA serial/parallel emulation)
 		  0 = /dev/ircomm0	First IrCOMM device
 		  1 = /dev/ircomm1	Second IrCOMM device
@@ -2054,6 +2069,21 @@ Your cooperation is appreciated.
 		 17 = /dev/irlpt1	Second IrLPT device
 		    ...
 
+161 block       Carmel 8-port SATA Disks on Second Controller
+		  0 = /dev/carmel/8     SATA disk 8 whole disk
+		  1 = /dev/carmel/8p1   SATA disk 8 partition 1
+		    ...
+		 31 = /dev/carmel/8p31  SATA disk 8 partition 31
+
+		 32 = /dev/carmel/9     SATA disk 9 whole disk
+		 64 = /dev/carmel/10    SATA disk 10 whole disk
+		    ...
+		224 = /dev/carmel/15    SATA disk 15 whole disk
+
+		Partitions are handled in the same way as for IDE
+		disks (see major number 3) except that the limit on
+		partitions is 31. 
+
 162 char	Raw block device interface
 		  0 = /dev/rawctl	Raw I/O control device
 		  1 = /dev/raw/raw1	First raw I/O device

drivers/block/Kconfig

@@ -292,6 +292,15 @@ config BLK_DEV_NBD
 
 	  If unsure, say N.
 
+config BLK_DEV_CARMEL
+	tristate "Promise SATA SX8 (carmel) support"
+	depends on PCI
+	---help---
+	  Saying Y or M here will enable support for the 
+	  Promise SATA SX8 ("carmel") controllers.
+
+	  Use devices /dev/carmel/$N and /dev/carmel/$Np$M.
+
 config BLK_DEV_RAM
 	tristate "RAM disk support"
 	---help---

drivers/block/Makefile

@@ -40,3 +40,5 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_BLK_DEV_NBD)	+= nbd.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_BLK_DEV_CRYPTOLOOP) += cryptoloop.o
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_VIODASD)		+= viodasd.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_BLK_DEV_CARMEL)	+= carmel.o
+