From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: "Randy.Dunlap" Subject: Fw: 2.6.7 scsi regression Date: Thu, 17 Jun 2004 11:39:08 -0700 Sender: linux-scsi-owner@vger.kernel.org Message-ID: <20040617113908.0fa1f887.rddunlap@osdl.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Received: from fw.osdl.org ([65.172.181.6]:61092 "EHLO mail.osdl.org") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S261704AbUFQSlc (ORCPT ); Thu, 17 Jun 2004 14:41:32 -0400 List-Id: linux-scsi@vger.kernel.org To: scsi Cc: kernel@linuxace.com [should be on linux-scsi:] Willy says the patch you want is probably: http://linux-scsi.bkbits.net:8080/scsi-misc-2.6/gnupatch@40cf3658X57h5m24maf1efBL-aVHPw ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 2.6.7 won't boot on a box with a sym53c896 scsi controller, but boots fine on 2.6.6. Dmesg output below. 2.6.6: sym0: <896> rev 0x5 at pci 0000:00:0b.0 irq 17 sym0: using 64 bit DMA addressing sym0: Symbios NVRAM, ID 7, Fast-40, LVD, parity checking sym0: open drain IRQ line driver, using on-chip SRAM sym0: using LOAD/STORE-based firmware. sym0: handling phase mismatch from SCRIPTS. sym0: SCSI BUS has been reset. scsi0 : sym-2.1.18j Using anticipatory io scheduler Vendor: IBM Model: DDYS-T09170N Rev: S80D Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 03 sym0:0:0: tagged command queuing enabled, command queue depth 16. scsi(0:0:0:0): Beginning Domain Validation sym0:0: wide asynchronous. sym0:0: FAST-40 WIDE SCSI 80.0 MB/s ST (25.0 ns, offset 31) scsi(0:0:0:0): Domain Validation skipping write tests scsi(0:0:0:0): Ending Domain Validation 2.6.7: sym0: <896> rev 0x5 at pci 0000:00:0b.0 irq 17 sym0: using 64 bit DMA addressing sym0: Symbios NVRAM, ID 7, Fast-40, LVD, parity checking sym0: open drain IRQ line driver, using on-chip SRAM sym0: using LOAD/STORE-based firmware. sym0: handling phase mismatch from SCRIPTS. sym0: SCSI BUS has been reset. scsi0 : sym-2.1.18j Using anticipatory io scheduler Vendor: IBM Model: DDYS-T09170N Rev: S80D Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 03 sym0:0:0: tagged command queuing enabled, command queue depth 16. scsi(0:0:0:0): Beginning Domain Validation sym0:0: wide asynchronous. sym0:0: FAST-40 WIDE SCSI 80.0 MB/s ST (25.0 ns, offset 31) scsi(0:0:0:0): Echo buffer size 6552 is too big, trimming to 4096 scsi(0:0:0:0): Write Buffer failure 8000002 scsi(0:0:0:0): Domain Validation detected failure, dropping back sym0:0: FAST-20 WIDE SCSI 40.0 MB/s ST (50.0 ns, offset 31) scsi(0:0:0:0): Write Buffer failure 8000002 scsi(0:0:0:0): Domain Validation detected failure, dropping back sym0:0: FAST-20 WIDE SCSI 38.5 MB/s ST (52.0 ns, offset 31) scsi(0:0:0:0): Write Buffer failure 8000002 scsi(0:0:0:0): Domain Validation detected failure, dropping back sym0:0: FAST-20 WIDE SCSI 26.3 MB/s ST (76.0 ns, offset 31) scsi(0:0:0:0): Write Buffer failure 8000002 scsi(0:0:0:0): Domain Validation detected failure, dropping back sym0:0: FAST-10 WIDE SCSI 17.9 MB/s ST (112.0 ns, offset 31) scsi(0:0:0:0): Write Buffer failure 8000002 scsi(0:0:0:0): Domain Validation detected failure, dropping back sym0:0: FAST-10 WIDE SCSI 11.9 MB/s ST (168.0 ns, offset 31) scsi(0:0:0:0): Write Buffer failure 8000002 scsi(0:0:0:0): Domain Validation detected failure, dropping back sym0:0: FAST-5 WIDE SCSI 7.9 MB/s ST (252.0 ns, offset 31) scsi(0:0:0:0): Write Buffer failure 8000002 scsi(0:0:0:0): Domain Validation detected failure, dropping back sym0:0: wide asynchronous. sym0:0:0:M_REJECT to send for : 1-3-1-5e-1f. scsi(0:0:0:0): Write Buffer failure 8000002 .... This goes on forever - goes through all different speeds, then starts over. Difference seems to be in 2.6.6, it says: scsi(0:0:0:0): Domain Validation skipping write tests but does not skip these tests in 2.6.7. Ideas? Phil Oester - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/ -- ~Randy