From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Wakko Warner Subject: Re: mptsas problem Date: Sun, 13 Apr 2008 13:06:44 -0400 Message-ID: <20080413170644.GA1234@animx.eu.org> References: <47F95F5C.500@sauce.co.nz> <20080407010453.GA1952@animx.eu.org> <1208097071.4707.21.camel@localhost.localdomain> <20080413164800.GA23094@animx.eu.org> <1208105925.4707.27.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]:40931 "EHLO animx.eu.org" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1754309AbYDMRGu (ORCPT ); Sun, 13 Apr 2008 13:06:50 -0400 Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <1208105925.4707.27.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, 2008-04-13 at 12:48 -0400, Wakko Warner wrote: > > > 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. > > Well, yes, different revs of the firmware can behave differently. The > libata-core blacklist includes the firmware version as part of the > pattern matching. > There's an easy way to verify: smartctl -i will print the firmware > version string. The aic sas one shows 3.AAE The lsi mptsas can't be queried: # smartctl -d scsi -i /dev/sdc smartctl version 5.38 [i686-pc-linux-gnu] Copyright (C) 2002-8 Bruce Allen Home page is http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net/ Serial number: 3QD076X8 Device type: disk Local Time is: Sun Apr 13 13:02:36 2008 EDT Device supports SMART and is Enabled Temperature Warning Disabled or Not Supported # I tried -d ata, -d sat and not using -d, provided no information. -T permissive didn't work either. -- Lab tests show that use of micro$oft causes cancer in lab animals Got Gas???