From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Richard Scobie Subject: Re: [PATCH md 2 of 4] Fix raid6 problem Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2005 12:14:32 +1300 Message-ID: <420FDF58.1070100@sauce.co.nz> References: <420FDBAA.4010005@h3c.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In-Reply-To: <420FDBAA.4010005@h3c.com> Sender: linux-raid-owner@vger.kernel.org To: linux-raid@vger.kernel.org List-Id: linux-raid.ids Mike Hardy wrote: > Its running x86_64 (Fedora Core 3) and the problem is rooted in the > chipset I believe. I don't think its Opterons per se, I think its just > the Athlon take two - which is to say that its a wonderful chip, but > some of the chipsets its saddled with are horrible, and careful > selection (as well as heavy testing prior to putting a machine in > service) is essential. I'd be interested to hear the outcome, as I'll be looking at Opteron systems soon and having been badly bitten on dual Athlon (AMD768 Southbridge), would prefer to avoid a repeat of the experience. Regards, Richard