Re: kernel 2.6.26.3 qla2xxx oopsing on Fire 280R

Josip Rodin
2008-09-11T21:57:27Z

On Thu, Sep 11, 2008 at 01:37:27PM +0200, Josip Rodin wrote:
> > > Yes, please do try the patch. Could you also enable error-logging via
> > > the ql2xextended_error_logging module parameter:
> > >
> > > # insmod qla2xxx.ko ql2xextended_error_logging=1
> > >
> > > And send the kernel messages... Thanks, AV
> >
> > OK, I reset the bisection, pulled the latest updates, applied your patch
> > and added the parameter to the initrd module setup, rebuilt after an
> > all-enter make oldconfig. After rebooting, it failed to load the firmware:
> >
> > scsi(0): **** Load RISC code ****
> > firmware: requesting ql2200_fw.bin
> > scsi(0): Failed to load firmware image (ql2200_fw.bin).
> > qla2xxx 0001:00:04.0: Firmware image unavailable.
>
> OK, so I did git reset --hard bed475c4cde5d12f537f445bdd0a5a3bb5684481
> to get back to the point which the bisection said was the problem, and
> yet that version of 2.6.27-rc2 also exhibited the firmware problem.
>
> Then I went back up to git reset --hard bf6583b5831d3195c45f98ec3016499389cbe18f
> to see if it'll do that again, and that 2.6.26 *also* did the same.
>
> So I reviewed my steps and concluded that the only other thing different was
> adding ql2xextended_error_logging=1. I undid that change, rebuilt the
> initramfs image, and then the machine booted fine!
>
> So, um, please fix the debugging code so that it doesn't cause more bugs... :/
>
> In the meantime, I'll go back up to bed475c4cde5d12f537f445bdd0a5a3bb5684481
> and see how it does with the debugging patch.

The patch made it work, it seems.

I can also try it with the fully up to date git tree, or try new patches...?

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