From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Wakko Warner Subject: Re: mptsas problem Date: Sun, 13 Apr 2008 12:48:00 -0400 Message-ID: <20080413164800.GA23094@animx.eu.org> References: <47F95F5C.500@sauce.co.nz> <20080407010453.GA1952@animx.eu.org> <1208097071.4707.21.camel@localhost.localdomain> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Return-path: Received: from animx.eu.org ([216.98.75.249]:39700 "EHLO animx.eu.org" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1758193AbYDMQsK (ORCPT ); Sun, 13 Apr 2008 12:48:10 -0400 Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <1208097071.4707.21.camel@localhost.localdomain> Sender: linux-scsi-owner@vger.kernel.org List-Id: linux-scsi@vger.kernel.org To: James Bottomley Cc: Richard Scobie , linux-scsi@vger.kernel.org James Bottomley wrote: > On Sun, 2008-04-06 at 21:04 -0400, Wakko Warner wrote: > > > From the message you posted, it looks as though there may be a problem > > > with sda. > > > > It's working fine with /sys/block/sd[abc]/device/queue_depth = 1 (on boot up, > > as stated before, it's 64) > > > > I performed the same copy again with queue_depth=1 after the array rebuilt. > > It worked fine then. No errors. > > Actually, I'd say this is a signal for NCQ errors with the drive. Unless it's this specific drive firmware, I'd have to disagree. I have 6 of the exact same drives (can't confirm firmware is the same though) in raid5 on an aic9410 sas controller w/o problems. The queue_depth for those are 31. I considered setting that value to the ones I'm having problems with, but I really don't want to go through another 4 hour rebuild. > I'm afraid only LSI would be able to say for certain, because the mptsas > implements its NCQ handling in firmware. libata-core doesn't show any > special workarounds for your device (ST3750640AS) but that doesn't mean > there isn't a problem. If it's really an NCQ implementation issue, then > clamping the queue depth to 1 is about the only fix, I'm afraid. If it survives another week, I'd say using depth of 1 worked. -- Lab tests show that use of micro$oft causes cancer in lab animals Got Gas???