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From: James Bottomley <James.Bottomley@HansenPartnership.com>
Subject: Re: mvsas panics and dies when attached to a port extender on newer
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Date: Thu, 16 Apr 2015 10:28:16 -0700
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On Thu, 2015-04-16 at 10:26 -0700, Adam Talbot wrote:
> Wow, I forgot how long it takes to compile a full kernel.  Glad I ran
> Gentoo for a few years and knew how to compile and apply patches. I
> will admit I had to dust off some mental cobwebs.
> 
> Pre-patched 4.0.0 kernel tree: Oops, as expected
> Patched 4.0.0 kernel tree: IT WORKED!!!!!  Basic mount, and checking a
> few files all looks good.  I will start a RAID check as that should
> really push the driver. I will report back tomorrow when it finishes.

Could you also check the direct ATA attachment case to make sure I
didn't screw that up.  The fix is based on a theory about how the driver
operates rather than any actual documentation.

Thanks,

James