Re: 2.4.3-pre2 aic7xxx crash on alpha

[Wakko Warner <wakko@animx.eu.org>]

> > >(scsi1:A:0:0): data overrun detected in Data-out phase.  Tag == 0x36.
> > >(scsi1:A:0:0): Have seen Data Phase.  Length = 0.  NumSGs = 0.
> > 
> > As I mentioned to you the last time you brought up this problem, I
> > don't believe that this is caused by the aic7xxx driver, but the
> > aic7xxx driver may be the first to notice the corruption.
> 
> I can second this somehow. I was testing 2.4.2 on SX164 alpha, same
> AHA-2940UW controller. In my case, system freezes solid if I do extensive
> reading from CD-ROM (NEC CD-ROM DRIVE:465). It happens using stock AIC7xxx
> driver (5.3.something) as well as the new (6.1.2 or something).
> I'm back to 2.2.18 using AIC7xxx v5.1.31 and everything is happy.
> This makes me believe that it must be mid-layer SCSI drivers causing
> problems.

I tried the aic driver from 2.2.17 and 18 which also lockup this system.

Noone on the list that I've seen has used an adaptec card in an alphaserver
1000a 4/266 and said anything about it.

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