On Saturday, April 27, 2024 9:21:19 AM PDT Paul E Luse wrote: > On Sun, 28 Apr 2024 12:41:13 -0700 > > Colgate Minuette <rabbit@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Hello all, > > > > I am trying to set up an md raid-10 array spanning 8 disks using the > > following command > > > > >mdadm --create /dev/md64 --level=10 --layout=o2 -n 8 > > >/dev/sd[efghijkl]1 > > > > The raid is created successfully, but the moment that the newly > > created raid starts initial sync, a general protection fault is > > issued. This fault happens on kernels 6.1.85, 6.6.26, and 6.8.5 using > > mdadm version 4.3. The raid is then completely unusable. After the > > fault, if I try to stop the raid using > > > > >mdadm --stop /dev/md64 > > > > mdadm hangs indefinitely. > > > > I have tried raid levels 0 and 6, and both work as expected without > > any errors on these same 8 drives. I also have a working md raid-10 > > on the system already with 4 disks(not related to this 8 disk array). > > > > Other things I have tried include trying to create/sync the raid from > > a debian live environment, and using near/far/offset layouts, but > > both methods came back with the same protection fault. Also ran a > > memory test on the computer, but did not have any errors after 10 > > passes. > > > > Below is the output from the general protection fault. Let me know of > > anything else to try or log information that would be helpful to > > diagnose. > > > > [ 10.965542] md64: detected capacity change from 0 to 120021483520 > > [ 10.965593] md: resync of RAID array md64 > > [ 10.999289] general protection fault, probably for non-canonical > > address 0xd071e7fff89be: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP NOPTI > > [ 11.000842] CPU: 4 PID: 912 Comm: md64_raid10 Not tainted > > 6.1.85-1-MANJARO #1 44ae6c380f5656fa036749a28fdade8f34f2f9ce > > [ 11.001192] Hardware name: ASUS System Product Name/TUF GAMING > > X670E-PLUS WIFI, BIOS 1618 05/18/2023 > > [ 11.001482] RIP: 0010:bio_copy_data_iter+0x187/0x260 > > [ 11.001756] Code: 29 f1 4c 29 f6 48 c1 f9 06 48 c1 fe 06 48 c1 e1 > > 0c 48 c1 e6 0c 48 01 e9 48 01 ee 48 01 d9 4c 01 d6 83 fa 08 0f 82 b0 > > fe ff ff <48> 8b 06 48 89 01 89 d0 48 8b 7c 06 f8 48 89 7c 01 f8 48 > > 8d 79 08 [ 11.002045] RSP: 0018:ffffa838124ffd28 EFLAGS: 00010216 > > [ 11.002336] RAX: ffffca0a84195a80 RBX: 0000000000000000 RCX: > > ffff89be8656a000 [ 11.002628] RDX: 0000000000000642 RSI: > > 000d071e7fff89be RDI: ffff89beb4039df8 [ 11.002922] RBP: > > ffff89bd80000000 R08: ffffa838124ffd74 R09: ffffa838124ffd60 [ > > 11.003217] R10: 00000000000009be R11: 0000000000002000 R12: > > ffff89be8bbff400 [ 11.003522] R13: ffff89beb4039a00 R14: > > ffffca0a80000000 R15: 0000000000001000 [ 11.003825] FS: > > 0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff89c5b8700000(0000) knlGS: > > 0000000000000000 [ 11.004126] CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: > > 0000000080050033 [ 11.004429] CR2: 0000563308baac38 CR3: > > 000000012e900000 CR4: 0000000000750ee0 [ 11.004737] PKRU: 55555554 > > [ 11.005040] Call Trace: > > [ 11.005342] <TASK> > > [ 11.005645] ? __die_body.cold+0x1a/0x1f > > [ 11.005951] ? die_addr+0x3c/0x60 > > [ 11.006256] ? exc_general_protection+0x1c1/0x380 > > [ 11.006562] ? asm_exc_general_protection+0x26/0x30 > > [ 11.006865] ? bio_copy_data_iter+0x187/0x260 > > [ 11.007169] bio_copy_data+0x5c/0x80 > > [ 11.007474] raid10d+0xcad/0x1c00 [raid10 > > 1721e6c9d579361bf112b0ce400eec9240452da1] > > [ 11.007788] ? srso_alias_return_thunk+0x5/0x7f > > [ 11.008099] ? srso_alias_return_thunk+0x5/0x7f > > [ 11.008408] ? prepare_to_wait_event+0x60/0x180 > > [ 11.008720] ? unregister_md_personality+0x70/0x70 [md_mod > > 64c55bfe07bb9f714eafd175176a02873a443cb7] > > [ 11.009039] md_thread+0xab/0x190 [md_mod > > 64c55bfe07bb9f714eafd175176a02873a443cb7] > > [ 11.009359] ? sched_energy_aware_handler+0xb0/0xb0 > > [ 11.009681] kthread+0xdb/0x110 > > [ 11.009996] ? kthread_complete_and_exit+0x20/0x20 > > [ 11.010319] ret_from_fork+0x1f/0x30 > > [ 11.010325] </TASK> > > [ 11.010326] Modules linked in: platform_profile libarc4 > > snd_hda_core snd_hwdep i8042 realtek kvm cfg80211 snd_pcm sp5100_tco > > mdio_devres serio snd_timer raid10 irqbypass wmi_bmof pcspkr k10temp > > i2c_piix4 rapl rfkill libphy snd soundcore md_mod gpio_amdpt > > acpi_cpufreq gpio_generic mac_hid uinput i2c_dev sg crypto_user fuse > > loop nfnetlink bpf_preload ip_tables x_tables ext4 crc32c_generic > > crc16 mbcache jbd2 usbhid dm_crypt cbc encrypted_keys trusted > > asn1_encoder tee dm_mod crct10dif_pclmul crc32_pclmul crc32c_intel > > polyval_clmulni polyval_generic gf128mul ghash_clmulni_intel > > sha512_ssse3 sha256_ssse3 sha1_ssse3 nvme aesni_intel crypto_simd > > mpt3sas nvme_core cryptd ccp nvme_common xhci_pci raid_class > > xhci_pci_renesas scsi_transport_sas amdgpu drm_ttm_helper ttm video > > wmi gpu_sched drm_buddy drm_display_helper cec [ 11.012188] ---[ > > end trace 0000000000000000 ]--- > > I wish had some some ides for you, I'm sure others will soon. Two > quick questions though: > > 1) what is the manuf/model of the 8 drives? > 2) have you tried creating a 4 disk RAID10 out of those drives? (just > curious since you have a 4 disk RAID10 working there) > > -Paul 1. Samsung MZILS15THMLS-0G5, "1633a" 2. I tried making a 4 disk and a 3 disk RAID10, both immediately had the same protection fault upon initial sync. -Colgate