Highpoint SATA RAID (khe khe) status -- oopses, crashes, etc

[Yaroslav Halchenko <kernel@onerussian.com>]

Dear Kernel Developers,

I've search the archive and the web extensively: there were some reports
from the users of RocketRaid 1520 fakeraid about inability to use
propriatary drivers as well as their opensource drivers:
http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-kernel&m=113566695101306&w=2
and leaving the hope reply from Dr.Cox:
http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-kernel&m=113631066409179&w=2

compiled for amd64:
2.6.8 kernel: oopsed but seems to somewhat perform after that
2.6.15 kernel:  oopsed during boot (debian installer for some reason
tried it automatically.... grrr) and then it would halt any insmod of
any IDE driver

Details on my system and boot/install process can be found from
http://www.onerussian.com/Linux/bugs/hpt.bug/
This time I was using beta debian etch installer (which supposedly had
freshier kernel than sarge's 2.6.8)

Please advise: can I do anything about this crappy card or I better
setup nfsroot for now and just buy another supported SATA raid card?
Thank you in advance. I am willing to perform more testing if that is
necessary/possible

Relevant part of syslog (kernel 2.6.15-1-amd64)

Apr 25 09:42:17 kernel: HPT372A: IDE controller at PCI slot 0000:04:05.0
Apr 25 09:42:17 kernel: GSI 17 sharing vector 0xB1 and IRQ 17
Apr 25 09:42:17 kernel: ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:04:05.0[A] -> GSI 16 (level, low) -> IRQ 17
Apr 25 09:42:17 kernel: HPT372A: chipset revision 2
Apr 25 09:42:17 kernel: HPT372A: 100% native mode on irq 17
Apr 25 09:42:17 kernel: hpt: HPT372N detected, using 372N timing.
Apr 25 09:42:17 kernel: FREQ: 125 PLL: 45
Apr 25 09:42:17 kernel: HPT37XN: unknown bus timing [48 4].
Apr 25 09:42:17 kernel: hpt: no known IDE timings, disabling DMA.
Apr 25 09:42:17 kernel: hpt: HPT372N detected, using 372N timing.
Apr 25 09:42:17 kernel: FREQ: 140 PLL: 66
Apr 25 09:42:17 kernel: HPT37XN: unknown bus timing [69 4].
Apr 25 09:42:17 kernel: hpt: no known IDE timings, disabling DMA.
Apr 25 09:42:17 kernel: Probing IDE interface ide2...
Apr 25 09:42:17 kernel: hde: WDC WD800JD-55MSA1, ATA DISK drive
Apr 25 09:42:17 kernel: ACPI: Processor [CPU1] (supports 8 throttling states)
Apr 25 09:42:18 S30read-environment: Setting debconf/priority to 'low'.
Apr 25 09:42:18 frontend: Setting debconf/priority to low
Apr 25 09:42:18 preseed: successfully loaded preseed file from /preseed.cfg
Apr 25 09:42:18 udevd-event[1231]: run_program: '/sbin/modprobe' abnormal exit
Apr 25 09:42:18 kernel: Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at 0000000000000000 RIP: 
Apr 25 09:42:18 kernel: <ffffffff8802b069>{:hpt366:pci_bus_clock_list+16}
Apr 25 09:42:18 kernel: PGD 7f904067 PUD 7da23067 PMD 0 
Apr 25 09:42:18 kernel: Oops: 0000 [1] 
Apr 25 09:42:18 kernel: CPU 0 
Apr 25 09:42:18 kernel: Modules linked in: thermal processor fan generic hpt366 ide_core ohci_hcd
Apr 25 09:42:18 kernel: Pid: 1232, comm: modprobe Not tainted 2.6.15-1-amd64-generic #2
Apr 25 09:42:18 kernel: RIP: 0010:[<ffffffff8802b069>] <ffffffff8802b069>{:hpt366:pci_bus_clock_list+16}
Apr 25 09:42:18 kernel: RSP: 0000:ffff81007d0d5b40  EFLAGS: 00010246
Apr 25 09:42:18 kernel: RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: 0000000030070000 RCX: 0000000000000051
Apr 25 09:42:18 kernel: RDX: 000000000000000c RSI: 0000000000000000 RDI: 000000000000000c
Apr 25 09:42:18 kernel: RBP: 0000000000000051 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000000
Apr 25 09:42:18 kernel: R10: 0000000000000093 R11: ffffffff80249ec7 R12: ffff81007f427000
Apr 25 09:42:18 kernel: R13: ffff81007f994940 R14: ffffffff88023698 R15: 000000000000000c
Apr 25 09:42:18 kernel: FS:  00002aaaaad816c0(0000) GS:ffffffff803c8800(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000
Apr 25 09:42:18 kernel: CS:  0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 000000008005003b
Apr 25 09:42:18 kernel: CR2: 0000000000000000 CR3: 000000007e824000 CR4: 00000000000006e0
Apr 25 09:42:18 kernel: Process modprobe (pid: 1232, threadinfo ffff81007d0d4000, task ffff81007e598200)
Apr 25 09:42:18 kernel: Stack: ffffffff8802c389 400c81007e598200 ffff81007e598200 0000000000000000 
Apr 25 09:42:18 kernel:        ffffffff88023580 ffffffff88023580 0000000000000000 ffffffff8802ec60 
Apr 25 09:42:18 kernel:        ffffffff880235a0 ffffffff88023698 
Apr 25 09:42:18 kernel: Call Trace:<ffffffff8802c389>{:hpt366:hpt372_tune_chipset+202}
Apr 25 09:42:18 kernel:        <ffffffff8802c42c>{:hpt366:hpt3xx_tune_chipset+62} <ffffffff8800d427>{:ide_core:ide_get_best_pio_mode+104}
Apr 25 09:42:18 kernel:        <ffffffff8800eb2f>{:ide_core:probe_hwif+1780} <ffffffff8800f725>{:ide_core:probe_hwif_init_with_fixup+14}
Apr 25 09:42:18 kernel:        <ffffffff8801174b>{:ide_core:ide_setup_pci_device+71}
Apr 25 09:42:18 kernel:        <ffffffff80230744>{get_device+20} <ffffffff801dc4fe>{pci_match_device+17}
Apr 25 09:42:18 kernel:        <ffffffff801dc5de>{pci_device_probe+74} <ffffffff80231c62>{driver_probe_device+63}
Apr 25 09:42:18 kernel:        <ffffffff80231d15>{__driver_attach+0} <ffffffff80231d4a>{__driver_attach+53}
Apr 25 09:42:18 kernel:        <ffffffff8023133e>{bus_for_each_dev+67} <ffffffff80231744>{bus_add_driver+116}
Apr 25 09:42:18 kernel:        <ffffffff801dc382>{__pci_register_driver+132} <ffffffff80142815>{sys_init_module+4932}
Apr 25 09:42:18 kernel:        <ffffffff80154e2d>{vma_prio_tree_insert+30} <ffffffff8015b7b1>{do_mmap_pgoff+1512}
Apr 25 09:42:18 kernel:        <ffffffff8016cc8f>{sys_newfstat+32} <ffffffff8010e4ba>{system_call+126}
Apr 25 09:42:18 kernel:        
Apr 25 09:42:18 kernel: 
Apr 25 09:42:18 kernel: Code: 8a 06 84 c0 75 ee 8b 46 04 c3 48 c7 c6 60 f1 02 88 eb 84 80 
Apr 25 09:42:18 kernel: RIP <ffffffff8802b069>{:hpt366:pci_bus_clock_list+16} RSP <ffff81007d0d5b40>
Apr 25 09:42:18 kernel: CR2: 0000000000000000
Apr 25 09:42:18 kernel: vga16fb: initializing
Apr 25 09:42:18 kernel: vga16fb: mapped to 0xffff8100000a0000
Apr 25 09:42:18 kernel: Console: switching to colour frame buffer device 80x30
Apr 25 09:42:18 kernel: fb0: VGA16 VGA frame buffer device
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Yaroslav Halchenko
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