RE: [Bugme-new] [Bug 4201] New: megaraid crashes at random with CERC ATA100/4ch (DELL Controller) on PowerEdge 600SC

["Steven Nash" <Steven_Nash@compuserve.com>]

Any news on this issue yet?

Regards,
Steve 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: akpm@osdl.org [mailto:akpm@osdl.org] 
> Sent: 26 May 2005 21:24
> To: Steven Nash
> Cc: sju@lsil.com; linux-scsi@vger.kernel.org; sreenib@lsil.com
> Subject: Re: [Bugme-new] [Bug 4201] New: megaraid crashes at 
> random with CERC ATA100/4ch (DELL Controller) on PowerEdge 600SC
> 
>  
> "Steven Nash" <Steven_Nash@compuserve.com> wrote:
> >
> > Has anyone had chance to look at this bug yet?  I havn't seen any 
> > updates in the kernel tree related to this driver / bug.  
> For the time 
> > being I've been using kenel 2.6.9 (Fedora build: 2.6.9-1.724_FC3smp 
> > which seems stable, obviously at some point I'm going to need to 
> > upgrade to a later kernel.  I have answered the questions below in 
> > bugzilla.  Any suggestions on when a fix is likely to be available 
> > would be great.  I am prepared to try out patches etc.
> > 
> 
> Seems that more debugging is needed before we can talk about patches. 
> Could you please generate the info which Seokmann asked for, below?
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> > 
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: sju@lsil.com [mailto:sju@lsil.com]
> > > Sent: 14 February 2005 13:30
> > > To: 'Andrew Morton'; linux-scsi@vger.kernel.org
> > > Cc: Steven_Nash@compuserve.com; Ju, Seokmann
> > > Subject: RE: [Bugme-new] [Bug 4201] New: megaraid crashes 
> at random 
> > > with CERC ATA100/4ch (DELL Controller) on PowerEdge 600SC
> > > 
> > >  
> > > On Friday, February 11, 2005 7:29 PM, Andrew wrote:
> > > > megaraid driver crashing.  I have tried forcing the old 
> megaraid 
> > > > driver in the kernel config and rebuilding but this has 
> no effect.
> > > 
> > > Can you provide details on following,please?
> > > - The megaraid driver version?
> > > - Device configuration information on the CERC ATA100/4ch with 
> > > options (cached, WT/WB, or read-ahead?)
> > > - Size of main memory on PowerEdge 600SC?
> > > - What are the typical I/O loads has been applied to reach crash?
> > > 
> > > Thanks,
> > > 
> > > Seokmann
> > > LSI Logic Corporation.
> > > 
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: Andrew Morton [mailto:akpm@osdl.org]
> > > > Sent: Friday, February 11, 2005 7:29 PM
> > > > To: linux-scsi@vger.kernel.org
> > > > Cc: Steven_Nash@compuserve.com
> > > > Subject: Fw: [Bugme-new] [Bug 4201] New: megaraid crashes at 
> > > > random with CERC ATA100/4ch (DELL Controller) on PowerEdge 600SC
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > Begin forwarded message:
> > > > 
> > > > Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2005 16:08:26 -0800
> > > > From: bugme-daemon@osdl.org
> > > > To: bugme-new@lists.osdl.org
> > > > Subject: [Bugme-new] [Bug 4201] New: megaraid crashes at
> > > random with
> > > > CERC ATA100/4ch (DELL Controller) on PowerEdge 600SC
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > http://bugme.osdl.org/show_bug.cgi?id=4201
> > > > 
> > > >            Summary: megaraid crashes at random with CERC
> > > ATA100/4ch (DELL
> > > >                     Controller) on PowerEdge 600SC
> > > >     Kernel Version: 2.6.10
> > > >             Status: NEW
> > > >           Severity: high
> > > >              Owner: andmike@us.ibm.com
> > > >          Submitter: Steven_Nash@compuserve.com
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > Distribution: Fedora Core 3
> > > > Hardware Environment: x86 (32 bit) Software 
> Environment: Vanilla 
> > > > Kernel & Fedora Build Kernel Problem
> > > > Description: After a day or two (varies) the system hangs
> > > and the only
> > > > option is to hit the reset button.  Sometimes sda errors
> > > appear on the
> > > > current active VT but nothing appears in the logs after
> > > reboot (which
> > > > is due to the megaraid driver crashing.  I have tried
> > > forcing the old
> > > > megaraid driver in the kernel config and rebuilding but 
> this has 
> > > > no effect.
> > > > 
> > > > Steps to reproduce:
> > > > Run a system for a few days, crashes seem to occure around
> > > 3 am approx.
> > > > The
> > > > only other SCSI device on the system is a Dell DLT Drive.
> > > > 
> > > > This is a serious bug!
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