Re: Badness in device_release at drivers/base/core.c:84

[Diffie <diffie@blazebox.homeip.net>]

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On Sat, Aug 02, 2003 at 07:07:37PM -0700, Andrew Morton wrote:
> Diffie <diffie@blazebox.homeip.net> wrote:
> >
> > After applaying the above patch and testing it still oopses the kernel.
> > 
> > I noticed same patch in today's mm3 which i compiled and use right now.
> > 
> > When using cat /proc/scsi/aic7xxx/0 i get segmentation fault and oops
> > which i'll attach to this email.
> >
> > ...
> >
> >  EIP is at aic7xxx_proc_info+0xc28/0xc80
> 
> This is crashing in a different place.  Probably the same bug, showing up
> later on.
> 
> I don't know if anyone is maintaining aic7xxx_old in 2.7.  It looks like it
> was subject to some random untested change a couple of months back.
> 
> 
> 

Hi Andrew,

I think this bug is due to me using the aic7xxx_old code ver 5.x.x.

Under kernel 2.4.21 the aic7xxx (new) is ver 6.2.8 and it works great
with Adaptec AHA-2940U2W controller i have.

On 2.6.0-test2-mm3 (tried Linus test1,test2,mm1 and mm2) the NEW aic7xxx
uses ver 6.2.35 and will not scan my IBM drive even though it
initializes the correct SCSI ID,LUN etc...

I would like to contact and report this issue to the aic7xxx maintaner
and perhaps get it resolved.Where would be the best place to report this
kind of problem?

I have taken few screen captures which are available at:
http://www.blazebox.homeip.net:81/diffie/images/2.6.0-test2/ and show
the aic7xxx (new) failure.


Regards,

Paul B.


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