Hello.
Our company recent purchased a "ADS3GX4R5-E" (SiI 3124) PCI-X port
multiplier E-SATA card (http://www.addonics.com/products/host_controller/ads3gx4r5-e.asp
) along with an external 4xSATA chassi supporting port multiplier as
well.
While Googling I came across your patch and applied it using the
2.6.23 code base. All seems well until I use "mdadm" to create a RAID
using the disks attached via the card. After a few minutes in to
creating the array, a random disk fails and is marked as "failed
spare" when checking "/proc/mdstat" or "mdadm --misc --detail /dev/md0".
I have swapped the disks and even swapped the chassi _and_ PCI-X card
to no avail. During a weak moment I even reverted to an older kernel
using one of your older patches but this too failed. Using the disks
one-by-one seems to be working fine; it's when > 1 is in use this will
occur.
Below you'll find messages from when I attempted to create a simple
RAID1 using "mdadm". The messages beginning at 13:50:37 simply repeats
and repeats while "/proc/mdstat" reports a halting of the creation
process.
Please let me know if there's anything else you wish to see which
might help. I'm all ears :)
Thanks for your time.
Oct 20 13:48:34 infra kernel: sd 3:0:0:0: [sda] 488397168 512-byte
hardware sectors (250059 MB)
Oct 20 13:48:34 infra kernel: sd 3:0:0:0: [sda] Write Protect is off
Oct 20 13:48:34 infra kernel: sd 3:0:0:0: [sda] Write cache: enabled,
read cache: enabled, doesn't support DPO or FUA
Oct 20 13:48:34 infra kernel: sda: sda1
Oct 20 13:48:36 infra kernel: sd 3:0:0:0: [sda] 488397168 512-byte
hardware sectors (250059 MB)
Oct 20 13:48:36 infra kernel: sd 3:0:0:0: [sda] Write Protect is off
Oct 20 13:48:36 infra kernel: sd 3:0:0:0: [sda] Write cache: enabled,
read cache: enabled, doesn't support DPO or FUA
Oct 20 13:48:37 infra kernel: sda: sda1
Oct 20 13:48:51 infra kernel: sd 3:1:0:0: [sdb] 488397168 512-byte
hardware sectors (250059 MB)
Oct 20 13:48:51 infra kernel: sd 3:1:0:0: [sdb] Write Protect is off
Oct 20 13:48:51 infra kernel: sd 3:1:0:0: [sdb] Write cache: enabled,
read cache: enabled, doesn't support DPO or FUA
Oct 20 13:48:51 infra kernel: sdb: sdb1
Oct 20 13:48:54 infra kernel: sd 3:1:0:0: [sdb] 488397168 512-byte
hardware sectors (250059 MB)
Oct 20 13:48:54 infra kernel: sd 3:1:0:0: [sdb] Write Protect is off
Oct 20 13:48:54 infra kernel: sd 3:1:0:0: [sdb] Write cache: enabled,
read cache: enabled, doesn't support DPO or FUA
Oct 20 13:48:54 infra kernel: sdb: sdb1
Oct 20 13:49:00 infra kernel: md: bind<sda1>
Oct 20 13:49:00 infra kernel: md: bind<sdb1>
Oct 20 13:49:00 infra kernel: raid1: raid set md0 active with 2 out of
2 mirrors
Oct 20 13:49:00 infra kernel: md: resync of RAID array md0
Oct 20 13:49:00 infra kernel: md: minimum _guaranteed_ speed: 1000 KB/
sec/disk.
Oct 20 13:49:00 infra kernel: md: using maximum available idle IO
bandwidth (but not more than 200000 KB/sec) for resync.
Oct 20 13:49:00 infra kernel: md: using 128k window, over a total of
244195904 blocks.
Oct 20 13:50:37 infra kernel: res 41/40:00:2e:1c:a1/9d:
01:00:00:00/40 Emask 0x409 (media error) <F>
Oct 20 13:50:37 infra kernel: ata4.00: configured for UDMA/100
Oct 20 13:50:37 infra kernel: ata4: EH complete
Oct 20 13:50:37 infra kernel: sd 3:0:0:0: [sda] 488397168 512-byte
hardware sectors (250059 MB)
Oct 20 13:50:37 infra kernel: sd 3:0:0:0: [sda] Write Protect is off
Oct 20 13:50:37 infra kernel: sd 3:0:0:0: [sda] Write cache: enabled,
read cache: enabled, doesn't support DPO or FUA
Oct 20 13:50:37 infra kernel: sd 3:1:0:0: [sdb] 488397168 512-byte
hardware sectors (250059 MB)
Oct 20 13:50:37 infra kernel: sd 3:1:0:0: [sdb] Write Protect is off
Oct 20 13:50:37 infra kernel: sd 3:1:0:0: [sdb] Write cache: enabled,
read cache: enabled, doesn't support DPO or FUA
Oct 20 13:50:37 infra kernel: sd 3:2:0:0: [sdc] 488397168 512-byte
hardware sectors (250059 MB)
Oct 20 13:50:37 infra kernel: sd 3:2:0:0: [sdc] Write Protect is off
Oct 20 13:50:37 infra kernel: sd 3:2:0:0: [sdc] Write cache: enabled,
read cache: enabled, doesn't support DPO or FUA
Oct 20 13:50:37 infra kernel: sd 3:3:0:0: [sdd] 488397168 512-byte
hardware sectors (250059 MB)
Oct 20 13:50:37 infra kernel: sd 3:3:0:0: [sdd] Write Protect is off
Oct 20 13:50:37 infra kernel: sd 3:3:0:0: [sdd] Write cache: enabled,
read cache: enabled, doesn't support DPO or FUA
Oct 20 13:50:41 infra kernel: res 41/40:00:22:22:a1/df:
01:00:00:00/40 Emask 0x409 (media error) <F>
Oct 20 13:50:41 infra kernel: ata4.00: configured for UDMA/100
Oct 20 13:50:41 infra kernel: ata4: EH complete
Oct 20 13:50:41 infra kernel: sd 3:0:0:0: [sda] 488397168 512-byte
hardware sectors (250059 MB)
Oct 20 13:50:41 infra kernel: sd 3:0:0:0: [sda] Write Protect is off
Oct 20 13:50:41 infra kernel: sd 3:0:0:0: [sda] Write cache: enabled,
read cache: enabled, doesn't support DPO or FUA
Oct 20 13:50:41 infra kernel: sd 3:1:0:0: [sdb] 488397168 512-byte
hardware sectors (250059 MB)
Oct 20 13:50:41 infra kernel: sd 3:1:0:0: [sdb] Write Protect is off
Oct 20 13:50:41 infra kernel: sd 3:1:0:0: [sdb] Write cache: enabled,
read cache: enabled, doesn't support DPO or FUA
Oct 20 13:50:41 infra kernel: sd 3:2:0:0: [sdc] 488397168 512-byte
hardware sectors (250059 MB)
Oct 20 13:50:41 infra kernel: sd 3:2:0:0: [sdc] Write Protect is off
Oct 20 13:50:41 infra kernel: sd 3:2:0:0: [sdc] Write cache: enabled,
read cache: enabled, doesn't support DPO or FUA
Oct 20 13:50:41 infra kernel: sd 3:3:0:0: [sdd] 488397168 512-byte
hardware sectors (250059 MB)
Oct 20 13:50:41 infra kernel: sd 3:3:0:0: [sdd] Write Protect is off
Oct 20 13:50:41 infra kernel: sd 3:3:0:0: [sdd] Write cache: enabled,
read cache: enabled, doesn't support DPO or FUA
Oct 20 13:50:44 infra kernel: res 41/40:00:2e:1c:a1/9d:
01:00:00:00/40 Emask 0x409 (media error) <F>
Oct 20 13:50:44 infra kernel: ata4.00: configured for UDMA/100
Oct 20 13:50:44 infra kernel: ata4: EH complete
Oct 20 13:50:44 infra kernel: sd 3:0:0:0: [sda] 488397168 512-byte
hardware sectors (250059 MB)
Oct 20 13:50:44 infra kernel: sd 3:0:0:0: [sda] Write Protect is off
Oct 20 13:50:44 infra kernel: sd 3:0:0:0: [sda] Write cache: enabled,
read cache: enabled, doesn't support DPO or FUA
Oct 20 13:50:44 infra kernel: sd 3:1:0:0: [sdb] 488397168 512-byte
hardware sectors (250059 MB)
Oct 20 13:50:44 infra kernel: sd 3:1:0:0: [sdb] Write Protect is off
Oct 20 13:50:44 infra kernel: sd 3:1:0:0: [sdb] Write cache: enabled,
read cache: enabled, doesn't support DPO or FUA
Oct 20 13:50:44 infra kernel: sd 3:2:0:0: [sdc] 488397168 512-byte
hardware sectors (250059 MB)
Oct 20 13:50:44 infra kernel: sd 3:2:0:0: [sdc] Write Protect is off
Oct 20 13:50:44 infra kernel: sd 3:2:0:0: [sdc] Write cache: enabled,
read cache: enabled, doesn't support DPO or FUA
Oct 20 13:50:44 infra kernel: sd 3:3:0:0: [sdd] 488397168 512-byte
hardware sectors (250059 MB)
Oct 20 13:50:44 infra kernel: sd 3:3:0:0: [sdd] Write Protect is off
Oct 20 13:50:44 infra kernel: sd 3:3:0:0: [sdd] Write cache: enabled,
read cache: enabled, doesn't support DPO or FUA
Oct 20 13:50:47 infra kernel: res 41/40:80:19:28:a1/0f:
03:00:00:00/40 Emask 0x409 (media error) <F>
Oct 20 13:50:47 infra kernel: ata4.00: configured for UDMA/100
Oct 20 13:50:47 infra kernel: ata4: EH complete
Oct 20 13:50:47 infra kernel: sd 3:0:0:0: [sda] 488397168 512-byte
hardware sectors (250059 MB)
Oct 20 13:50:47 infra kernel: sd 3:0:0:0: [sda] Write Protect is off
Oct 20 13:50:47 infra kernel: sd 3:0:0:0: [sda] Write cache: enabled,
read cache: enabled, doesn't support DPO or FUA
Oct 20 13:50:47 infra kernel: sd 3:1:0:0: [sdb] 488397168 512-byte
hardware sectors (250059 MB)
Oct 20 13:50:47 infra kernel: sd 3:1:0:0: [sdb] Write Protect is off
Oct 20 13:50:47 infra kernel: sd 3:1:0:0: [sdb] Write cache: enabled,
read cache: enabled, doesn't support DPO or FUA
Oct 20 13:50:47 infra kernel: sd 3:2:0:0: [sdc] 488397168 512-byte
hardware sectors (250059 MB)
Oct 20 13:50:47 infra kernel: sd 3:2:0:0: [sdc] Write Protect is off
Oct 20 13:50:47 infra kernel: sd 3:2:0:0: [sdc] Write cache: enabled,
read cache: enabled, doesn't support DPO or FUA
Oct 20 13:50:47 infra kernel: sd 3:3:0:0: [sdd] 488397168 512-byte
hardware sectors (250059 MB)
Oct 20 13:50:47 infra kernel: sd 3:3:0:0: [sdd] Write Protect is off
Oct 20 13:50:47 infra kernel: sd 3:3:0:0: [sdd] Write cache: enabled,
read cache: enabled, doesn't support DPO or FUA
Oct 20 13:50:51 infra kernel: res 41/40:00:2e:1c:a1/0f:
01:00:00:00/40 Emask 0x409 (media error) <F>
Oct 20 13:50:51 infra kernel: ata4.00: configured for UDMA/100
Oct 20 13:50:51 infra kernel: ata4: EH complete
Oct 20 13:50:51 infra kernel: sd 3:0:0:0: [sda] 488397168 512-byte
hardware sectors (250059 MB)
Oct 20 13:50:51 infra kernel: sd 3:0:0:0: [sda] Write Protect is off
Oct 20 13:50:51 infra kernel: sd 3:0:0:0: [sda] Write cache: enabled,
read cache: enabled, doesn't support DPO or FUA
Oct 20 13:50:51 infra kernel: sd 3:1:0:0: [sdb] 488397168 512-byte
hardware sectors (250059 MB)
Oct 20 13:50:51 infra kernel: sd 3:1:0:0: [sdb] Write Protect is off
Oct 20 13:50:51 infra kernel: sd 3:1:0:0: [sdb] Write cache: enabled,
read cache: enabled, doesn't support DPO or FUA
Oct 20 13:50:51 infra kernel: sd 3:2:0:0: [sdc] 488397168 512-byte
hardware sectors (250059 MB)
Oct 20 13:50:51 infra kernel: sd 3:2:0:0: [sdc] Write Protect is off
Oct 20 13:50:51 infra kernel: sd 3:2:0:0: [sdc] Write cache: enabled,
read cache: enabled, doesn't support DPO or FUA
Oct 20 13:50:51 infra kernel: sd 3:3:0:0: [sdd] 488397168 512-byte
hardware sectors (250059 MB)
Oct 20 13:50:51 infra kernel: sd 3:3:0:0: [sdd] Write Protect is off
Oct 20 13:50:51 infra kernel: sd 3:3:0:0: [sdd] Write cache: enabled,
read cache: enabled, doesn't support DPO or FUA
Oct 20 13:50:54 infra kernel: res 41/40:80:19:28:a1/df:
03:00:00:00/40 Emask 0x409 (media error) <F>
Oct 20 13:50:54 infra kernel: ata4.00: configured for UDMA/100
Oct 20 13:50:54 infra kernel: ata4: EH complete
Oct 20 13:50:54 infra kernel: sd 3:0:0:0: [sda] 488397168 512-byte
hardware sectors (250059 MB)
Oct 20 13:50:54 infra kernel: sd 3:0:0:0: [sda] Write Protect is off
Oct 20 13:50:54 infra kernel: sd 3:0:0:0: [sda] Write cache: enabled,
read cache: enabled, doesn't support DPO or FUA
Oct 20 13:50:54 infra kernel: sd 3:1:0:0: [sdb] 488397168 512-byte
hardware sectors (250059 MB)
Oct 20 13:50:54 infra kernel: sd 3:1:0:0: [sdb] Write Protect is off
Oct 20 13:50:54 infra kernel: sd 3:1:0:0: [sdb] Write cache: enabled,
read cache: enabled, doesn't support DPO or FUA
Oct 20 13:50:54 infra kernel: sd 3:2:0:0: [sdc] 488397168 512-byte
hardware sectors (250059 MB)
Oct 20 13:50:54 infra kernel: sd 3:2:0:0: [sdc] Write Protect is off
Oct 20 13:50:54 infra kernel: sd 3:2:0:0: [sdc] Write cache: enabled,
read cache: enabled, doesn't support DPO or FUA
Oct 20 13:50:54 infra kernel: sd 3:3:0:0: [sdd] 488397168 512-byte
hardware sectors (250059 MB)
Oct 20 13:50:54 infra kernel: sd 3:3:0:0: [sdd] Write Protect is off
Oct 20 13:50:54 infra kernel: sd 3:3:0:0: [sdd] Write cache: enabled,
read cache: enabled, doesn't support DPO or FUA
Oct 20 13:50:57 infra kernel: res 41/40:80:02:34:a1/0f:
01:00:00:00/40 Emask 0x409 (media error) <F>
Oct 20 13:50:57 infra kernel: ata4.00: configured for UDMA/100
Oct 20 13:50:57 infra kernel: ata4: EH complete
Oct 20 13:50:57 infra kernel: sd 3:0:0:0: [sda] 488397168 512-byte
hardware sectors (250059 MB)
Oct 20 13:50:57 infra kernel: sd 3:0:0:0: [sda] Write Protect is off
Oct 20 13:50:57 infra kernel: sd 3:0:0:0: [sda] Write cache: enabled,
read cache: enabled, doesn't support DPO or FUA
Oct 20 13:50:57 infra kernel: sd 3:1:0:0: [sdb] 488397168 512-byte
hardware sectors (250059 MB)
Oct 20 13:50:57 infra kernel: sd 3:1:0:0: [sdb] Write Protect is off
Oct 20 13:50:57 infra kernel: sd 3:1:0:0: [sdb] Write cache: enabled,
read cache: enabled, doesn't support DPO or FUA
Oct 20 13:50:57 infra kernel: sd 3:2:0:0: [sdc] 488397168 512-byte
hardware sectors (250059 MB)
Oct 20 13:50:57 infra kernel: sd 3:2:0:0: [sdc] Write Protect is off
Oct 20 13:50:57 infra kernel: sd 3:2:0:0: [sdc] Write cache: enabled,
read cache: enabled, doesn't support DPO or FUA
Oct 20 13:50:57 infra kernel: sd 3:3:0:0: [sdd] 488397168 512-byte
hardware sectors (250059 MB)
Oct 20 13:50:57 infra kernel: sd 3:3:0:0: [sdd] Write Protect is off
Oct 20 13:50:57 infra kernel: sd 3:3:0:0: [sdd] Write cache: enabled,
read cache: enabled, doesn't support DPO or FUA
Oct 20 13:51:01 infra kernel: res 41/40:80:02:34:a1/0f:
01:00:00:00/40 Emask 0x409 (media error) <F>
Oct 20 13:51:01 infra kernel: ata4.00: configured for UDMA/100
-didde
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Tel +46 (0)8 503 131 17
didde.brockman@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
http://illianced.com/
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