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

[Mark Lord <liml@rtr.ca>]

Morrison, Tom wrote:
> 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