On Mon, Sep 10, 2012 at 10:27 AM, Gwendal Grignou <gwendal@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Daniel, > Hi Gwendal :) > > 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 > Definitely! I'm currently running "3.0.0-24-server #40-Ubuntu SMP Tue Jul 24 15:56:43 UTC 2012 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux". Not sure if that one is alright for the former output? Also, would getting kernels from http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/ be the way to go? And if so, should I get 3.0.0 or 3.0.17, as they don't seem to be using the same versioning numbers as the Ubuntu-supplied kernels? Or should I just use kernels from the Ubuntu repositories? > > 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"; > Right, could be related. You may have noticed from the dmesg that I've also forced 1.5 Gbps speeds on the channels on my PMPs. Otherwise they won't be stable, especially when a sector error is encountered. The port resetting will take down the entire group of drives on the PMP leading to data read errors on my ZFS pool. May be related also. Just laying it out there :) Thanks, Daniel > 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
