Re: 2.6.23.1 - sata_mv (7042) hang with large file operations

Mark Lord
2007-11-14T17:56:50Z

> All,
>
> I apologize if this has been discussed - but I haven't been
> able to find exactly what I am looking for in the discussions
> the last few weeks...
>
> I am running Linux 2.6.23.1 and have a 7042 SATA driver running
> (that seems to run very well) - it has the fixes talked about
> between Jeff & Olaf (mv_sg_fill changes)....
>
> The problem comes ONLY when I am doing large file operations
> (e.g.: just copying a file) to/from the SATA drives behind
> the subject line 7042....it just hangs after about 10-15
> seconds into the copy...
>
> How large a file causes the hang - you ask - well, somewhere
> between 100Meg & 500Meg...
>
> In all other respects - this driver seems to be working...
>
> Is there a known problem - or do I need to describe in more
> detail?
>
> Thanks in advance for any / all ideas / questions /...etc
..

Can you give me exact details of how to set up and reproduce this?
-- Kernel version
-- number/config/model of drives
-- exact command line sequence to cause the failure

Thanks