From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Date: Fri, 11 Jul 2003 10:45:20 -0600 From: Grant Grundler To: alchemist@cdc712-9.cdc.polimi.it Cc: parisc-linux@lists.parisc-linux.org Subject: Re: [parisc-linux] Tag starvation problem Message-ID: <20030711164520.GA30259@dsl2.external.hp.com> References: <20030711154118.GA378@cdc712-9.cdc.polimi.it> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii In-Reply-To: <20030711154118.GA378@cdc712-9.cdc.polimi.it> Sender: parisc-linux-admin@lists.parisc-linux.org Errors-To: parisc-linux-admin@lists.parisc-linux.org List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: parisc-linux developers list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: On Fri, Jul 11, 2003 at 05:41:18PM +0200, alchemist@cdc712-9.cdc.polimi.it wrote: > Dear Sirs, > > Since 2.4.20-pa35 my 712-60/128Mb suffers from the "tag starvation problem": > > kernel msg: target(6.0) suffers from tag starvation problem Problem explanation is here: http://lists.debian.org/debian-hppa/2002/debian-hppa-200201/msg00067.html and here: http://licensing.steeleye.com/support/papers/ols_2002_slides.pdf > then everything seems ok for a few seconds and then a sudden kernel panic. > Note that until pa35 everything went ok (excluding the 712 power switch that > does not work). I've been seeing problems with recent 2.4.x kernels in the SCSI error recovery path on ia64-linux as well. I haven't tried to track down those problems yet. grant > I routinely use parisc-linux precompiled kernels. > The problem also appears in 2.4.21pa2. > > any help anyone ? > thanks in advance. > _______________________________________________ > parisc-linux mailing list > parisc-linux@lists.parisc-linux.org > http://lists.parisc-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/parisc-linux