Re: 2.4.27 and CCISS related problem

[mikem <mikem@beardog.cca.cpqcorp.net>]

On Wed, Nov 17, 2004 at 04:47:27AM -0200, Marcelo Tosatti wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> 
> On Wed, Nov 17, 2004 at 11:30:23AM +0200, Atro Tossavainen wrote:
> > Hello all,
> > 
> > Got a problem with a HP Proliant DL380 with root on a RAID1 behind a
> > Smart Array 5i+.  It boots up fine with 2.4.25, but halts every time
> > with 2.4.27.  The following message should be printed:
> > 
> > 	HP CISS Driver (v 2.4.50)
> > 	cciss: Device 0xb178 has been found at bus 1 dev 3 func 0
> > 	      blocks= 71122560 block_size= 512
> > 	      heads= 255, sectors= 32, cylinders= 8716 RAID 1(0+1)
> > 	
> > 	blk: queue c04c6c40, I/O limit 4294967295Mb (mask 0xffffffffffffffff)
> > 	Partition check:
> > 	 cciss/c0d0: p1 p2 < p5 p6 p7 p8 >
> > 
> > But instead, it prints:
> > 
> > 	blk: queue c04c6c40, I/O limit 4294967295Mb (mask 0xffffffffffffffff)
> > 	Partition check:
> > 	 cciss/c0d0:

This indicates an interrupt related problem. I've not seen this myself.
Which DL380 do you have, G2, G3, G4?
I'll try to duplicate this in my lab.

mikem

> > 
> > and freezes there, but not so badly that Ctl-Alt-Del wouldn't let me
> > reboot.  Anybody got any ideas?  The kernels I am using are based on
> > Linus' from ftp.funet.fi, with i2c, lm_sensors and MOSIX added in.
> > I can try with a completely vanilla 2.4.27 if necessary.
> 
> Please try vanilla v2.4.27.
> 
> If that doesnt work, go down to v2.4.26.
> 
> Both of them contain cciss updates.