Re: 2.6.23-rc4-mm1

Torsten Kaiser
2007-09-10T19:00:40Z

On 9/10/07, Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> wrote:
> On Mon, 10 Sep 2007 18:49:26 +0100 Andy Whitcroft <apw@shadowen.org> wrote:
>
> > I have a couple of old NUMA-Q systems which are unable to read their
> > boot disks with 2.6.23-rc4-mm1. The disks appear to be recognised and
> > even the partition tables read correctly, and then they go pop:

I reported a similar problem on Sep 1, but until now got no response.
The system boots, reads the partition tables, starts the RAID and then
kicks one drive out because of errors.

> > qla1280: QLA1040 found on PCI bus 0, dev 10
> > Clocksource tsc unstable (delta = 99922590 ns)
> > Time: jiffies clocksource has been installed.
> > scsi(0:0): Resetting SCSI BUS
> > scsi0 : QLogic QLA1040 PCI to SCSI Host Adapter
> > Firmware version: 7.65.06, Driver version 3.26
> > scsi 0:0:0:0: Direct-Access IBM DGHS18X 0360 PQ: 0 ANSI: 3
> > scsi(0:0:0:0): Sync: period 10, offset 12, Wide
> > scsi 0:0:1:0: Direct-Access IBM OEM DCHS09X 5454 PQ: 0 ANSI: 2
> > scsi(0:0:1:0): Sync: period 10, offset 12, Wide
> > scsi 0:0:2:0: Direct-Access IBM OEM DCHS09X 5454 PQ: 0 ANSI: 2
> > scsi(0:0:2:0): Sync: period 10, offset 12, Wide
> > scsi 0:0:3:0: Direct-Access IBM OEM DCHS09X 5454 PQ: 0 ANSI: 2
> > scsi(0:0:3:0): Sync: period 10, offset 12, Wide
> > scsi 0:0:4:0: Direct-Access IBM OEM DCHS09X 5454 PQ: 0 ANSI: 2
> > scsi(0:0:4:0): Sync: period 10, offset 12, Wide
> > st: Version 20070203, fixed bufsize 32768, s/g segs 256
> > sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] 35843670 512-byte hardware sectors (18352 MB)
> > sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Write Protect is off
> > sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Write cache: disabled, read cache: enabled, supports DPO and FUA
> > sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] 35843670 512-byte hardware sectors (18352 MB)
> > sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Write Protect is off
> > sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Write cache: disabled, read cache: enabled, supports DPO and FUA
> > sda: sda1
[snip]
> > sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Result: hostbyte=0x07 driverbyte=0x00
> > end_request: I/O error, dev sda, sector 63
> > Buffer I/O error on device sda1, logical block 0
> > Buffer I/O error on device sda1, logical block 1
> > Buffer I/O error on device sda1, logical block 2
> > Buffer I/O error on device sda1, logical block 3
> > mount: fs type devfs not supported by kernel
> > ext3: No journal on filesystem on sda1
> > umount: devfs: not mounted
> > sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Result: hostbyte=0x07 driverbyte=0x00
> > end_request: I/O error, dev sda, sector 28010831
> > sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Result: hostbyte=0x07 driverbyte=0x00
> > end_request: I/O error, dev sda, sector 31080815

>From my log:
[ 3.890000] scsi0 : sata_sil24
[ 3.900000] scsi1 : sata_sil24
[ 3.900000] ata1: SATA max UDMA/100 host m128@0xefeffc00 port
0xefef8000 irq 16
[ 3.920000] ata2: SATA max UDMA/100 host m128@0xefeffc00 port
0xefefa000 irq 16
[ 4.300000] ata1: SATA link up 3.0 Gbps (SStatus 123 SControl 300)
[ 4.360000] ata1.00: ATA-7: MAXTOR STM3320820AS, 3.AAE, max UDMA/133
[ 4.370000] ata1.00: 625142448 sectors, multi 0: LBA48 NCQ (depth 31/32)
[ 4.430000] ata1.00: configured for UDMA/100
[ 4.500000] ieee1394: Node added: ID:BUS[0-00:1023] GUID[0010dc00005cc354]
[ 4.500000] ieee1394: Host added: ID:BUS[0-01:1023] GUID[0011d80000c4c261]
[ 4.790000] ata2: SATA link up 3.0 Gbps (SStatus 123 SControl 300)
[ 4.850000] ata2.00: ATA-7: MAXTOR STM3320820AS, 3.AAE, max UDMA/133
[ 4.860000] ata2.00: 625142448 sectors, multi 0: LBA48 NCQ (depth 31/32)
[ 4.920000] ata2.00: configured for UDMA/100
[ 4.930000] scsi 0:0:0:0: Direct-Access ATA MAXTOR
STM332082 3.AA PQ: 0 ANSI: 5
[ 4.960000] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] 625142448 512-byte hardware sectors (320073 MB)
[ 4.980000] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Write Protect is off
[ 4.990000] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Mode Sense: 00 3a 00 00
[ 4.990000] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Write cache: enabled, read cache:
enabled, doesn't support DPO or FUA
[ 5.020000] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] 625142448 512-byte hardware sectors (320073 MB)
[ 5.040000] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Write Protect is off
[ 5.050000] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Mode Sense: 00 3a 00 00
[ 5.050000] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Write cache: enabled, read cache:
enabled, doesn't support DPO or FUA
[ 5.080000] sda: sda1 sda2
[ 5.110000] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Attached SCSI disk
[ 5.120000] scsi 1:0:0:0: Direct-Access ATA MAXTOR
STM332082 3.AA PQ: 0 ANSI: 5
[ 5.140000] sd 1:0:0:0: [sdb] 625142448 512-byte hardware sectors (320073 MB)
[ 5.170000] sd 1:0:0:0: [sdb] Write Protect is off
[ 5.180000] sd 1:0:0:0: [sdb] Mode Sense: 00 3a 00 00
[ 5.180000] sd 1:0:0:0: [sdb] Write cache: enabled, read cache:
enabled, doesn't support DPO or FUA
[ 5.210000] sd 1:0:0:0: [sdb] 625142448 512-byte hardware sectors (320073 MB)
[ 5.230000] sd 1:0:0:0: [sdb] Write Protect is off
[ 5.240000] sd 1:0:0:0: [sdb] Mode Sense: 00 3a 00 00
[ 5.240000] sd 1:0:0:0: [sdb] Write cache: enabled, read cache:
enabled, doesn't support DPO or FUA
[ 5.270000] sdb: sdb1 sdb2
[ 5.300000] sd 1:0:0:0: [sdb] Attached SCSI disk
[more normal boot messaged, 3-disk RAID5 starts]
[ 63.420000] ata2.00: exception Emask 0x0 SAct 0x1 SErr 0x0 action 0x6 frozen
[ 63.420000] ata2.00: cmd 61/08:00:09:d6:42/00:00:25:00:00/40 tag 0
cdb 0x0 data 4096 out
[ 63.420000] res 40/00:00:00:00:00/00:00:00:00:00/00 Emask
0x4 (timeout)
[ 63.420000] ata2.00: status: {DRDY }
[ 63.420000] ata2: hard resetting link
[ 65.720000] ata2: softreset failed (port not ready)
[ 65.720000] ata2: reset failed (errno=-5), retrying in 8 secs
[ 73.420000] ata2: hard resetting link
[ 75.720000] ata2: softreset failed (port not ready)
[ 75.720000] ata2: reset failed (errno=-5), retrying in 8 secs
[ 83.420000] ata2: hard resetting link
[ 85.720000] ata2: softreset failed (port not ready)
[ 85.720000] ata2: reset failed (errno=-5), retrying in 33 secs
[snip, disk gets kicked]
[ 120.780000] sd 1:0:0:0: [sdb] Result: hostbyte=DID_BAD_TARGET
driverbyte=DRIVER_OK,SUGGEST_OK
[ 120.780000] end_request: I/O error, dev sdb, sector 19550927
[ 120.780000] sd 1:0:0:0: [sdb] Result: hostbyte=DID_BAD_TARGET
driverbyte=DRIVER_OK,SUGGEST_OK
[ 120.780000] end_request: I/O error, dev sdb, sector 19550935
[ 120.780000] sd 1:0:0:0: [sdb] Result: hostbyte=DID_BAD_TARGET
driverbyte=DRIVER_OK,SUGGEST_OK
[ 120.780000] end_request: I/O error, dev sdb, sector 19550943
[ 120.780000] sd 1:0:0:0: [sdb] Result: hostbyte=DID_BAD_TARGET
driverbyte=DRIVER_OK,SUGGEST_OK

More similar error messages in the old my LKML-mail.

After sdb was removed from the array the system worked normal with
only two drives.
But on the next boot it kicked the second sata_sil24 disk from the
array killing it.

Torsten