From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Ben Hutchings Subject: Re: Bug#661057: linux-2.6: hpsa driver does not support multipath on Smart Array 712m with latest firmware Date: Sun, 26 Feb 2012 17:36:28 +0000 Message-ID: <1330277788.8460.90.camel@deadeye> References: <20120223203730.32558.81859.reportbug@pirate.dialogue.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg="pgp-sha512"; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="=-uXDCSEBTpJssOcsrz6br" Return-path: Received: from shadbolt.e.decadent.org.uk ([88.96.1.126]:57119 "EHLO shadbolt.e.decadent.org.uk" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751838Ab2BZRgq (ORCPT ); Sun, 26 Feb 2012 12:36:46 -0500 In-Reply-To: <20120223203730.32558.81859.reportbug@pirate.dialogue.net> Sender: linux-scsi-owner@vger.kernel.org List-Id: linux-scsi@vger.kernel.org To: "Stephen M. Cameron" , Scott Teel , James Bottomley Cc: 661057@bugs.debian.org, Steven Williamson , linux-scsi --=-uXDCSEBTpJssOcsrz6br Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Thu, 2012-02-23 at 20:37 +0000, Steven Williamson wrote: > Package: linux-2.6 > Severity: important > Tags: patch >=20 >=20 > The hpsa driver fails to correctly assign devices when there are > multiple paths on at least the Smart Array 712m with the latest > firmware. > > The end result is only one device node is created in /dev and multipath > tools then only detect one path. >=20 > Applying the patch here: > http://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-scsi/msg56690.html > to the current stable version of the squeeze kernel fixes the issue. >=20 > This was tested on a Smart Array 712m, connected via 2 SAS switches to a > HP P2000 G3 SAS Array. This sounds important; why has it not been sent to Linus for 3.3 (and cc: stable)? Ben. --=20 Ben Hutchings Lowery's Law: If it jams, force it. If it breaks, it needed replacing anyway= . --=-uXDCSEBTpJssOcsrz6br Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" Content-Description: This is a digitally signed message part -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (GNU/Linux) iQIVAwUAT0ptnOe/yOyVhhEJAQpKrQ//ZZjgWYYlHny7AU51LXKfMHZ543ksIQUg YDOZTA38jIW2JIWGEYRofndxCbh5EY43+45ozMxyUnecQdKxQG0wFXp2hD2c0/gG nBaunHLmhNmB3sveqfL0EwmKVTJHV6Ls4KXgiztgZhY3psne1CmImKK1El5ar1sD SzBT6MToGx51KAzCuC2I0ybz2/Qw24GXt627tJx6P8yKbE2BgFID6a+V2tjRJjjg W0BnWm8x/LBC/eHm+ow+kWZD3pC6vSXRH7FxLDAhAvorFo1kXKBhy7vnZDvPIcxE liihMt4j8j02kyPxp9uZslVPZoMde5CYwE+UOUkf3NGZWzJEDoIu4DkWoylRXD6c FsyeODSrV/kUIy5kQFjgcDZaEABTNHNhmQm9PL9FCKlidQa5kTmWOlGgTXN9jf7I FbWb68+M+323ybf9HJN+O8HwEKqusJdZcw9OYBV3Zoc6IaQFXFTCspW8JY/bokDG jB6XQLG9Rp8VTW4pS7snLyVZrxEKJg3vTrZqO9gLpfAQoeLmpwWaarWGUTiAX1Hv Clofe2nDYOCH6lGbLKTfIej7gCZLaOVubIllbQkT0GthwdErSZNNaAnw4JjofICm XIw8g6+cyuRcT7eOK5WyHH5DZXojlHNkLTR1XQeLnWZZBs4OhYMKiEhYSGGeI50H Pqg4PC41+UY= =dYlm -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --=-uXDCSEBTpJssOcsrz6br--