Re: sata_nv does not function in kernel > 2.6.20.21

[Jeff Garzik <jeff@garzik.org>]

Matthew Hall wrote:
> On Wed, Jan 09, 2008 at 11:40:47PM -0500, Jeff Garzik wrote:
>> Error -16 is EBUSY, which causes the driver load to fail due to the "Unable 
>> to reserve mem region" message.
>>
>> This means that the sata_nv driver needed to use PCI BAR 6, but was unable 
>> to for some reason.  Given that sata_nv uses devres like other libata 
>> drivers, IMO the likely cause is outside the ATA subsystem (PCI? ACPI?).
> 
> I will follow up on this with the appropriate subsystem lists ASAP. 
> Thanks for getting me redirected appropriately.
> 
>> One workaround to try is setting sata_nv module option 'adma' to zero (0), 
>> in the hopes that it ignores that final region and work anyway.
> 
> I am not quite sure what to do about this part... my boot device for the 
> system is on one of the sata_nv channels which remains functional and 
> does not get disabled by the resource conflict.
> 
> How shall I best attempt the suggested workaround without having to 
> delete the sata_nv driver from the kernel thus rendering the kernel 
> unbootable on this machine? Is there some way to pass the appropriate 
> option at boot instead of at module load time or some file I could 
> modify to enable the specified option in the code?

If you build the driver into the kernel, then pass "sata_nv.adma=0" on 
the kernel command line.

Otherwise, look into how your distro sets module options... probably 
editing /etc/modprobe.conf.  You may need to regenerate critical boot 
files such as initramfs (aka initrd) afterwards, again distro specific 
(try mkinitrd).  Set module option "adma=0" for the sata_nv module.

	Jeff