Re: [PATCH] 2.6.xx: sata_mv: another critical fix

[Mark Lord]

Sander wrote:
> Mark Lord wrote (ao):
> > This patch addresses a number of weird behaviours observed
> > for the sata_mv driver, by fixing an "off by one" bug in processing
> > of the EDMA response queue.
> >
> > Basically, sata_mv was looking in the wrong place for
> > command results, and this produced a lot of unpredictable behaviour.
>
> 2.6.16 with this patch and your former patch applied, crashes during
> stressing a raid5 connected to a MV88SX6081.
>
> 2.6.16-rc6 crashes too.
>
> 2.6.16-rc6-mm2 is rock solid wrt sata_mv.
>
> I get no output of the crash on netconsole. Would it help if I get the
> output of the crash (if any)? In that case I'll connect a screen and see
> what it produces.

Yes, most helpful, please.
Even a digital camera snapshot of the oops would be handy to see.

Thanks!
-
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in
the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
More majordomo info at  http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
Please read the FAQ at  http://www.tux.org/lkml/