[Bug 11194] megaraid_mbox kernel panic during st driver initialization

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http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=11194





------- Comment #2 from cshore@xxxxxxxxxxx  2008-07-31 16:45 -------
On Thu, 31 Jul 2008 10:48:10 -0700
Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> > 
> > Latest working kernel version: 2.6.24
> > Earliest failing kernel version: 2.6.26
> 
> The kernel versions are ambiguous.
> 
> Which is the earliest failing kernel version?

Sorry about that; I did latest failing (unless .27 is out; I haven't
tested it). Earliest failing is 2.6.25.

> 
> > Distribution: Debian Lenny (-testing + -unstable + kernel trunk for
> > debian)
> > 
> > Hardware Environment: ASUS P4B 2.0 GHz P4 Motherboard, Dell
> > PERC3/DC (like AMI MegraRAID Elite 1600) LVD Ultra3 SCSI Adaptor
> > with four 80 GB drives on Channel 0 and a SCSI-U2 Seagate DDS-4
> > tape drive on Channel 1 Software Environment:  Debian Lenny
> > (up-to-date), with some unstable and tested with the testing kernel
> > (.25) and the trunk kernel (.26)
> > 
> > Problem Description: The kernel panics (claiming it's in the
> > megaraid_mbox driver) during boot when the st driver would normally
> > report 
> > 
> > st0: Block limits 1 - 16777215 bytes.
> > 
> > This is after the logical disk has been found and all filesystems
> > mounted, so the RAID part of the driver is probably fine.
> > 
> > 
> > The point at which 
> > 
> > st 0:1:6:0: Attached scsi tape st0
> > st 0:1:6:0: st0: try direct i/o: yes (alignment 512 B)
> > 
> > appears with .24 is passed before the panic, but I haven't actually
> > seen those messages as they scroll by too quickly.
> > 
> > Steps to reproduce:
> > 
> > 1) Install debian lenny with a .24 kernel (I'm not sure how you
> > would do that now that .24 is no longer the testing kernel); maybe
> > beta2 would still let you. 2) Install -testing kernel (.25)
> > 3) Attempt to boot using the new kernel
> > 4) Kernel panics, system is unusable
> > 
> 


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