mvsas: blocked task on writing to tape

mvsas: blocked task on writing to tape

[Thomas Mueller]

hi

recently upgraded the kernel from 2.6.32-bpo.4 to -bpo.5 on Debian Lenny.
Since then, the tape drives don't work anymore. after some time writing 
to tape, it stopps working.

I then compiled a vanilla 2.6.35.2 kernel to verify that the
problem still exists - and it does (log below).

debian kernel 2.6.32-bpo.4 is IMHO 2.6.32.11+patches
debian kernel 2.6.32-bpo.5 is IMHO 2.6.32.15+patches

Hardware:
*Areca ARC-1300ix-16 (mvsas)
* Quantum LTO-4 tape drives connected with SAS (1x standalone, 
1x SuperLoader3 with Drive) - both  having problems.

- Thomas

kernel messages from 2.6.35.2 (vanilla kernel.org):

[    1.303780] mvsas 0000:03:00.0: mvsas: driver version 0.8.2
[    1.304219] mvsas 0000:03:00.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 16 (level, low) -> IRQ 16
[    1.304349] mvsas 0000:03:00.0: setting latency timer to 64
[    1.306623] mvsas 0000:03:00.0: mvsas: PCI-E x4, Bandwidth Usage: 2.5 Gbps
[    4.047535] scsi1 : mvsas
[    4.047961] drivers/scsi/mvsas/mv_sas.c 1260:set wide port phy map 1
[    4.057892] drivers/scsi/mvsas/mv_sas.c 1260:set wide port phy map 3
[    4.077741] drivers/scsi/mvsas/mv_sas.c 1260:set wide port phy map 7
[    4.107512] drivers/scsi/mvsas/mv_sas.c 1260:set wide port phy map f
...
[  445.370604] st1: Block limits 1 - 16777215 bytes.

<writing with btape (bacula tape test tool)>

[ 1440.924322] INFO: task btape:4738 blocked for more than 120 seconds.
[ 1440.924397] "echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs" disables this message.
[ 1440.924488] btape         D ffff88025caa6908     0  4738   4531 0x00000000
[ 1440.924646]  ffff88025ec6b680 0000000000000082 000000010000000c 0000000000000010
[ 1440.924915]  00000000000154c0 ffff88025d4c1fd8 ffff88025d4c1fd8 ffff88025caa6630
[ 1440.925173]  00000000000154c0 00000000000154c0 00000000000154c0 ffff88025caa6630
[ 1440.925442] Call Trace:
[ 1440.925521]  [<ffffffff81304001>] ? schedule_timeout+0x2e/0xdd
[ 1440.925592]  [<ffffffff8117864a>] ? blk_peek_request+0x18f/0x1a3
[ 1440.925661]  [<ffffffff81303e92>] ? wait_for_common+0xde/0x15b
[ 1440.925732]  [<ffffffff8103f832>] ? default_wake_function+0x0/0x9
[ 1440.925816]  [<ffffffffa030009e>] ? st_do_scsi+0x2c4/0x2f4 [st]
[ 1440.925887]  [<ffffffff8103709d>] ? __wake_up+0x30/0x44
[ 1440.925956]  [<ffffffffa03041b5>] ? st_write+0x615/0xa74 [st]
[ 1440.926027]  [<ffffffff810eb3c0>] ? vfs_write+0xa9/0x102
[ 1440.926095]  [<ffffffff810eb4d5>] ? sys_write+0x45/0x6e
[ 1440.926164]  [<ffffffff81008a82>] ? system_call_fastpath+0x16/0x1b

...

[ 2040.924074] INFO: task btape:4738 blocked for more than 120 seconds.
[ 2040.924106] "echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs" disables this message.
[ 2040.924152] btape         D ffff88025caa6908     0  4738   4531 0x00000000
[ 2040.930407]  ffff88025ec6b680 0000000000000082 000000010000000c 0000000000000010
[ 2040.930462]  00000000000154c0 ffff88025d4c1fd8 ffff88025d4c1fd8 ffff88025caa6630
[ 2040.930514]  00000000000154c0 00000000000154c0 00000000000154c0 ffff88025caa6630
[ 2040.930566] Call Trace:
[ 2040.930596]  [<ffffffff81304001>] ? schedule_timeout+0x2e/0xdd
[ 2040.930626]  [<ffffffff8117864a>] ? blk_peek_request+0x18f/0x1a3
[ 2040.930654]  [<ffffffff81303e92>] ? wait_for_common+0xde/0x15b
[ 2040.930689]  [<ffffffff8103f832>] ? default_wake_function+0x0/0x9
[ 2040.930739]  [<ffffffffa030009e>] ? st_do_scsi+0x2c4/0x2f4 [st]
[ 2040.930771]  [<ffffffff8103709d>] ? __wake_up+0x30/0x44
[ 2040.930803]  [<ffffffffa03041b5>] ? st_write+0x615/0xa74 [st]
[ 2040.930845]  [<ffffffff810eb3c0>] ? vfs_write+0xa9/0x102
[ 2040.930872]  [<ffffffff810eb4d5>] ? sys_write+0x45/0x6e
[ 2040.930902]  [<ffffffff81008a82>] ? system_call_fastpath+0x16/0x1b

[ 2142.769455] drivers/scsi/mvsas/mv_sas.c 1716:mvs_abort_task:rc= -5

[ 2160.928073] INFO: task btape:4738 blocked for more than 120 seconds.
[ 2160.928105] "echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs" disables this message.
[ 2160.928150] btape         D ffff88025caa6908     0  4738   4531 0x00000000
[ 2160.928188]  ffff88025ec6b680 0000000000000082 000000010000000c 0000000000000010
[ 2160.928238]  00000000000154c0 ffff88025d4c1fd8 ffff88025d4c1fd8 ffff88025caa6630
[ 2160.928301]  00000000000154c0 00000000000154c0 00000000000154c0 ffff88025caa6630
[ 2160.928351] Call Trace:
[ 2160.928381]  [<ffffffff81304001>] ? schedule_timeout+0x2e/0xdd
[ 2160.928413]  [<ffffffff8117864a>] ? blk_peek_request+0x18f/0x1a3
[ 2160.928450]  [<ffffffff81303e92>] ? wait_for_common+0xde/0x15b
[ 2160.928480]  [<ffffffff8103f832>] ? default_wake_function+0x0/0x9
[ 2160.928523]  [<ffffffffa030009e>] ? st_do_scsi+0x2c4/0x2f4 [st]
[ 2160.928552]  [<ffffffff8103709d>] ? __wake_up+0x30/0x44
[ 2160.928580]  [<ffffffffa03041b5>] ? st_write+0x615/0xa74 [st]
[ 2160.928610]  [<ffffffff810eb3c0>] ? vfs_write+0xa9/0x102
[ 2160.928637]  [<ffffffff810eb4d5>] ? sys_write+0x45/0x6e
[ 2160.928665]  [<ffffffff81008a82>] ? system_call_fastpath+0x16/0x1b
[ 2166.914940] drivers/scsi/mvsas/mv_sas.c 1632:mvs_query_task:rc= 0
[ 2172.884346] drivers/scsi/mvsas/mv_sas.c 1586:mvs_I_T_nexus_reset for device[2]:rc= 0
[ 2172.884354] drivers/scsi/mvsas/mv_sas.c 1967:Release slot [0] tag[0], task [ffff880250668fc0]:
[ 2172.884380] st1: Error 50000 (driver bt 0x0, host bt 0x5).

RE: mvsas: blocked task on writing to tape

[Srinivas Naga Venkatasatya Pasagadugula - ERS, HCL Tech]

Hi Thomas,
Need below information.
1. Dmesg or /var/log/messages
2. Which kernel version you are using?
3. Are you running any applications? 
4. Whether tape drive is discovered or not? As I was working with this same drive only. I never faced any problem with this drive. 
5. Check whether this is working with 2.6.33 kernels or not? 

-Srini

-----Original Message-----
From: linux-scsi-owner@vger.kernel.org [mailto:linux-scsi-owner@vger.kernel.org] On Behalf Of Thomas Mueller
Sent: Thursday, August 19, 2010 7:05 PM
To: linux-scsi@vger.kernel.org
Subject: mvsas: blocked task on writing to tape

hi

recently upgraded the kernel from 2.6.32-bpo.4 to -bpo.5 on Debian Lenny.
Since then, the tape drives don't work anymore. after some time writing 
to tape, it stopps working.

I then compiled a vanilla 2.6.35.2 kernel to verify that the
problem still exists - and it does (log below).

debian kernel 2.6.32-bpo.4 is IMHO 2.6.32.11+patches
debian kernel 2.6.32-bpo.5 is IMHO 2.6.32.15+patches

Hardware:
*Areca ARC-1300ix-16 (mvsas)
* Quantum LTO-4 tape drives connected with SAS (1x standalone, 
1x SuperLoader3 with Drive) - both  having problems.

- Thomas

kernel messages from 2.6.35.2 (vanilla kernel.org):

[    1.303780] mvsas 0000:03:00.0: mvsas: driver version 0.8.2
[    1.304219] mvsas 0000:03:00.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 16 (level, low) -> IRQ 16
[    1.304349] mvsas 0000:03:00.0: setting latency timer to 64
[    1.306623] mvsas 0000:03:00.0: mvsas: PCI-E x4, Bandwidth Usage: 2.5 Gbps
[    4.047535] scsi1 : mvsas
[    4.047961] drivers/scsi/mvsas/mv_sas.c 1260:set wide port phy map 1
[    4.057892] drivers/scsi/mvsas/mv_sas.c 1260:set wide port phy map 3
[    4.077741] drivers/scsi/mvsas/mv_sas.c 1260:set wide port phy map 7
[    4.107512] drivers/scsi/mvsas/mv_sas.c 1260:set wide port phy map f
...
[  445.370604] st1: Block limits 1 - 16777215 bytes.

<writing with btape (bacula tape test tool)>

[ 1440.924322] INFO: task btape:4738 blocked for more than 120 seconds.
[ 1440.924397] "echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs" disables this message.
[ 1440.924488] btape         D ffff88025caa6908     0  4738   4531 0x00000000
[ 1440.924646]  ffff88025ec6b680 0000000000000082 000000010000000c 0000000000000010
[ 1440.924915]  00000000000154c0 ffff88025d4c1fd8 ffff88025d4c1fd8 ffff88025caa6630
[ 1440.925173]  00000000000154c0 00000000000154c0 00000000000154c0 ffff88025caa6630
[ 1440.925442] Call Trace:
[ 1440.925521]  [<ffffffff81304001>] ? schedule_timeout+0x2e/0xdd
[ 1440.925592]  [<ffffffff8117864a>] ? blk_peek_request+0x18f/0x1a3
[ 1440.925661]  [<ffffffff81303e92>] ? wait_for_common+0xde/0x15b
[ 1440.925732]  [<ffffffff8103f832>] ? default_wake_function+0x0/0x9
[ 1440.925816]  [<ffffffffa030009e>] ? st_do_scsi+0x2c4/0x2f4 [st]
[ 1440.925887]  [<ffffffff8103709d>] ? __wake_up+0x30/0x44
[ 1440.925956]  [<ffffffffa03041b5>] ? st_write+0x615/0xa74 [st]
[ 1440.926027]  [<ffffffff810eb3c0>] ? vfs_write+0xa9/0x102
[ 1440.926095]  [<ffffffff810eb4d5>] ? sys_write+0x45/0x6e
[ 1440.926164]  [<ffffffff81008a82>] ? system_call_fastpath+0x16/0x1b

...

[ 2040.924074] INFO: task btape:4738 blocked for more than 120 seconds.
[ 2040.924106] "echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs" disables this message.
[ 2040.924152] btape         D ffff88025caa6908     0  4738   4531 0x00000000
[ 2040.930407]  ffff88025ec6b680 0000000000000082 000000010000000c 0000000000000010
[ 2040.930462]  00000000000154c0 ffff88025d4c1fd8 ffff88025d4c1fd8 ffff88025caa6630
[ 2040.930514]  00000000000154c0 00000000000154c0 00000000000154c0 ffff88025caa6630
[ 2040.930566] Call Trace:
[ 2040.930596]  [<ffffffff81304001>] ? schedule_timeout+0x2e/0xdd
[ 2040.930626]  [<ffffffff8117864a>] ? blk_peek_request+0x18f/0x1a3
[ 2040.930654]  [<ffffffff81303e92>] ? wait_for_common+0xde/0x15b
[ 2040.930689]  [<ffffffff8103f832>] ? default_wake_function+0x0/0x9
[ 2040.930739]  [<ffffffffa030009e>] ? st_do_scsi+0x2c4/0x2f4 [st]
[ 2040.930771]  [<ffffffff8103709d>] ? __wake_up+0x30/0x44
[ 2040.930803]  [<ffffffffa03041b5>] ? st_write+0x615/0xa74 [st]
[ 2040.930845]  [<ffffffff810eb3c0>] ? vfs_write+0xa9/0x102
[ 2040.930872]  [<ffffffff810eb4d5>] ? sys_write+0x45/0x6e
[ 2040.930902]  [<ffffffff81008a82>] ? system_call_fastpath+0x16/0x1b

[ 2142.769455] drivers/scsi/mvsas/mv_sas.c 1716:mvs_abort_task:rc= -5

[ 2160.928073] INFO: task btape:4738 blocked for more than 120 seconds.
[ 2160.928105] "echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs" disables this message.
[ 2160.928150] btape         D ffff88025caa6908     0  4738   4531 0x00000000
[ 2160.928188]  ffff88025ec6b680 0000000000000082 000000010000000c 0000000000000010
[ 2160.928238]  00000000000154c0 ffff88025d4c1fd8 ffff88025d4c1fd8 ffff88025caa6630
[ 2160.928301]  00000000000154c0 00000000000154c0 00000000000154c0 ffff88025caa6630
[ 2160.928351] Call Trace:
[ 2160.928381]  [<ffffffff81304001>] ? schedule_timeout+0x2e/0xdd
[ 2160.928413]  [<ffffffff8117864a>] ? blk_peek_request+0x18f/0x1a3
[ 2160.928450]  [<ffffffff81303e92>] ? wait_for_common+0xde/0x15b
[ 2160.928480]  [<ffffffff8103f832>] ? default_wake_function+0x0/0x9
[ 2160.928523]  [<ffffffffa030009e>] ? st_do_scsi+0x2c4/0x2f4 [st]
[ 2160.928552]  [<ffffffff8103709d>] ? __wake_up+0x30/0x44
[ 2160.928580]  [<ffffffffa03041b5>] ? st_write+0x615/0xa74 [st]
[ 2160.928610]  [<ffffffff810eb3c0>] ? vfs_write+0xa9/0x102
[ 2160.928637]  [<ffffffff810eb4d5>] ? sys_write+0x45/0x6e
[ 2160.928665]  [<ffffffff81008a82>] ? system_call_fastpath+0x16/0x1b
[ 2166.914940] drivers/scsi/mvsas/mv_sas.c 1632:mvs_query_task:rc= 0
[ 2172.884346] drivers/scsi/mvsas/mv_sas.c 1586:mvs_I_T_nexus_reset for device[2]:rc= 0
[ 2172.884354] drivers/scsi/mvsas/mv_sas.c 1967:Release slot [0] tag[0], task [ffff880250668fc0]:
[ 2172.884380] st1: Error 50000 (driver bt 0x0, host bt 0x5).




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Re: mvsas: blocked task on writing to tape

[Thomas Mueller]

On 19.08.2010 17:40, Srinivas Naga Venkatasatya Pasagadugula - ERS, HCL 
Tech wrote:
 > Hi Thomas,
 > Need below information.
 > 1. Dmesg or /var/log/messages

partial output from dmesg from 2.6.35.2 kernel -> see my last mail. have 
no access to the system anymore today. can provide more tomorrow.

 > 2. Which kernel version you are using?

2.6.32-bpo.4-amd64 (debian pacakge, IMHO 2.6.32.11 with debian patches) 
is OK
2.6.32-bpo.5-amd64 (debian package, IMHO 2.6.32.15 with debian patches) 
is NOT OK
2.6.34-1-amd64 (debian package) is NOT OK
2.6.35.2  (compiled from kernel.org source) is NOT OK

 > 3. Are you running any applications?

as i told i was writing to a tape with btape (Bacula tape test tool, 
btape command "speed file_size=50"). It was writing the 4th file (50gb 
per file) when it stopped working

 > 4. Whether tape drive is discovered or not? As I was working with 
this same drive only. I never faced any problem with this drive.

see answer 3. i suspect the the SAS card (mvsas) not the drive to be the 
problem.

 > 5. Check whether this is working with 2.6.33 kernels or not?

no 2.6.33 kernel handy yet, could compile one tomorrow.

- Thomas

Re: mvsas: blocked task on writing to tape

[Mikael Abrahamsson]

On Thu, 19 Aug 2010, Thomas Mueller wrote:

> see answer 3. i suspect the the SAS card (mvsas) not the drive to be the 
> problem.

Does your card work in other aspects, with drives etc?

I have one card that uses mvsas (AOC-SASLP-MV8) and in my testing the 
mvsas driver is basically unusable in its current state for this card. It 
might work better for your card though...

<http://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-ide/msg35605.html>

-- 
Mikael Abrahamsson    email: swmike@swm.pp.se

Re: mvsas: blocked task on writing to tape

[Thomas Mueller]

On 20.08.2010 08:47, Mikael Abrahamsson wrote:
 > On Thu, 19 Aug 2010, Thomas Mueller wrote:
 >
 >> see answer 3. i suspect the the SAS card (mvsas) not the drive to be
 >> the problem.
 >
 > Does your card work in other aspects, with drives etc?

the Areca ARC-1300ix-16 card is only for the two tape drives. currently 
no spare SAS/SATA drives to test with.

Re: mvsas: blocked task on writing to tape

[Thomas Mueller]

On 19.08.2010 17:40, Srinivas Naga Venkatasatya Pasagadugula - ERS, HCL 
Tech wrote:
> Hi Thomas,
> Need below information.
> 1. Dmesg or /var/log/messages

here the dmesg after boot:

2.6.35.2: http://pastebin.com/ygkQbyJp
2.6.32-bpo.4: http://pastebin.com/k9SguiDu

Re: mvsas: blocked task on writing to tape

[Thomas Mueller]

On 20.08.2010 08:54, andy yan wrote:
> There should be not wide port with your connections, it is strange wide
> port is configured.
> you can try attaching only one tage drive and cable, then check the log
> if wide port is build.

i'll check it , but i'm just next thursday on site.

at least the card (ARC-1300ix-16) supports "wide port":
http://www.areca.us/products/sasnoneraid.htm