Daniel, I work issues related to port multiplier and Sil controllers. I would like to get more info: I already have the dmesg. from bug/987353 [kernel 3.2.0] - Can you include dmesg using 3.0.0-17-generic - Can you include dmesg when you hotplug the disks with 3.2.0 My patches fix staggered spinup and allow more time for recovery, but also cause system to boot more slowly - see thread "http://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-ide/msg41700.html"; Gwendal. On Fri, Sep 7, 2012 at 6:59 AM, Daniel Smedegaard Buus <danielbuus@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hello good folks :) > > Don't know what the right way to report this is, but I was told in > the thread at buzilla.kernel.org > (https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=43153) to post my bug > here. > > Basically, here's what I wrote in that bug report: > > == > > Hi :) > > I originally reported this to the Ubuntu kernel bugzilla > (https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/987353) and was directed > here. > > Since switching my Kubuntu system from Oneiric (kernel 3.0) to Precise daily > (kernel 3.2), GRUB will hang for a minute or more immediately after boot > selection while (according to dmesg) hard resetting the links on my sata_sil24 > based PCIe controllers that have 1:5 port multipliers attached to them. > > Eventually it will semi-succeed and continue booting, but I'll be missing one > or two SATA drives until I manually hotplug them out and back in, at which > point they'll function normally (AFAICT - I haven't really stress-tested this, > but at least they're all present and seem to work without issues). > > The box in question (amd64) has 22 SATA drives, > 6 on ICH10R > 15 on three sata_sil24 PCIe 1-port cards using three 1:5 PMPs > 1 on a sata_sil PCI32 4-port card > > There is no fakeraid configured. > > The problem showed with the kernel shipped with the Precise daily build I > installed, 3.2.0-23-generic. I installed 3.4.0-030400rc4-generic from > http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.4-rc4-precise/ which didn't > help, and then reverted to 3.0.0-17-generic, which resolved the issue > immediately. > > I'll attach some files for reference (all from the 3.2 configuration - there > are more at the Ubuntu link previously mentioned, not sure which are relevant > to you), please let me know if I should provide or do anything else. > > Thanks for your time and effort, > Daniel :) > > == > > ...and... > > == > > diffing the sata_sil24 driver module from 3.0 with the one from 3.3 > doesn't really show any difference AFAICT if you ignore renaming of some > function calls and a couple of type changes. My C knowledge isn't exactly vast, > but it'd appear the problem originates elsewhere? > > == > > ...and... > > == > > Just thought I'd update the bug, adding 3.6 to the list of affected versions as > I just had a test run on the mainline 3.6 RC3 kernel for Quantal :) > > == > > So, anything to do about this? What can I do to help? On the bug > report page, dmesg, lspci and version info is attached. > > Cheers, > Daniel :) > -- > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-ide" in > the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-ide" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
