Re: Linux 2.6.18-rc6

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On Sun, 2006-09-17 at 07:38 +0200, Olaf Hering wrote:
> On Fri, Sep 15, Doug Ledford wrote:
> 
> > On Thu, 2006-09-07 at 09:04 -0500, James Bottomley wrote:
> > > On Thu, 2006-09-07 at 11:15 +0200, Olaf Hering wrote:
> > > > This does not work: ahc_linux_get_signalling: f 56f6
> > > > 
> > > > echo $(( 0x56f6 & 0x00002 )) gives 2, and the ahc_inb is called.
> > > 
> > > Erm, there's something else going on then:  An ultra 2 card has to have
> > > this register.  It's used to signal mode changes in
> > > ahc_handle_scsiint().  The piece of code in there will trigger and read
> > > this register for any ultra 2 + controller every time there's an error
> > > (just to see if the bus mode changed).
> > 
> > Sorry for my belated response, but this usually happens when you access
> > an aic chipset too soon after a chip reset.  Try putting a delay before
> > whatever access is causing this to see if it make s difference.  Common
> > problems include after a chip reset, touching any register will cause
> > the card to reset, etc.
> 
> As pointed out in private mail, this patch fixes the machine check for
> me. Thanks Doug.

Hehehe, everyone ignore my last email, I hadn't seen this one ;-)
You're welcome.

> Maybe the AHC_ULTRA2 feature check is needed as well for other cards.
> 
> ---
>  drivers/scsi/aic7xxx/aic7xxx_osm.c |    9 ++++++++-
>  1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> Index: linux-2.6.18-rc7/drivers/scsi/aic7xxx/aic7xxx_osm.c
> ===================================================================
> --- linux-2.6.18-rc7.orig/drivers/scsi/aic7xxx/aic7xxx_osm.c
> +++ linux-2.6.18-rc7/drivers/scsi/aic7xxx/aic7xxx_osm.c
> @@ -2539,7 +2539,14 @@ static void ahc_linux_set_iu(struct scsi
>  static void ahc_linux_get_signalling(struct Scsi_Host *shost)
>  {
>  	struct ahc_softc *ahc = *(struct ahc_softc **)shost->hostdata;
> -	u8 mode = ahc_inb(ahc, SBLKCTL);
> +	unsigned long flags;
> +	u8 mode;
> +
> +	ahc_lock(ahc, &flags);
> +	ahc_pause(ahc);
> +	mode = ahc_inb(ahc, SBLKCTL);
> +	ahc_unpause(ahc);
> +	ahc_unlock(ahc, &flags);
>  
>  	if (mode & ENAB40)
>  		spi_signalling(shost) = SPI_SIGNAL_LVD;
> -
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