From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S265493AbTL2X7f (ORCPT ); Mon, 29 Dec 2003 18:59:35 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S265501AbTL2X7f (ORCPT ); Mon, 29 Dec 2003 18:59:35 -0500 Received: from [64.65.177.98] ([64.65.177.98]:38373 "EHLO mail.pacrimopen.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S265493AbTL2X7d (ORCPT ); Mon, 29 Dec 2003 18:59:33 -0500 Subject: Re: 3ware driver broken with 2.4.22/23 ? From: Joshua Schmidlkofer To: Lukas Hejtmanek Cc: Samuel Flory , Linux Kernel Mailing List , linux@3ware.com In-Reply-To: <20031229234902.GL916@mail.muni.cz> References: <20031221112113.GE916@mail.muni.cz> <3FE645E3.30602@rackable.com> <1072503925.27022.222.camel@menion.home> <20031229234902.GL916@mail.muni.cz> Content-Type: text/plain Message-Id: <1072742359.21939.2.camel@bubbles.imr-net.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.4.5 Date: Mon, 29 Dec 2003 15:59:19 -0800 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Mon, 2003-12-29 at 15:49, Lukas Hejtmanek wrote: > On Fri, Dec 26, 2003 at 09:45:25PM -0800, Joshua Schmidlkofer wrote: > > > > > Generally not with such a small rev difference. You could try the > > > latest driver, and firmware in the 7.7. The driver source is on the Red > > > Hat drivers disk. You should be able to drop in the .c, and .h in > > > drivers/scsi, and recompile. > > > http://3ware.com/support/download.asp?code=5&id=7.7.0&softtype=Driver&releasenotes=&os=Windows > > > > > > PS- Personally I'd suspect an XFS bug. Try reiserfs. I've been running > > > 2.4.23pres, and 2.4.23 on hundreds of 3ware of numerous different types. > > > With no issue with the prior firmware release. > > > > There are a lot of people, running RAID5 3ware's w/ Terrabyte arrays. I > > don't want to say it is not an XFS bug, but I find that highly suspect. > > Well, with ext3 parition iozone program finishes OK. So it looks like some XFS > bug. FWIW have you sent this on to the XFS list? thanks, Joshua