I'm using kernel-2.2.13 with the latest ide patch
(ide.2.2.13.19991111.patch.gz) so I can use my Maxtor 90871U2 UDMA66
drive. Everything works fine most of the time (hdparm -t /dev/hde gives
me 22MB/s - about twice as my Seagate UDMA33 drive). HOWEVER, I do have
some random lockups occationaly (lockup = not even Sysreq can help you
out.. and no Oops message).
I have tried to pinpoint the problem and these are my findings:
/dev/hda - a UDMA33 Seagate drive
/dev/hde - UDMA66 Maxtor drive (HPT366 controller onboard).
/dev/hda is normally using UDMA33. When I turn DMA <OFF> (i.e. hdparm
-d0 /dev/hda) -> the machines locks up!
Turning DMA on/off on the UDMA66 controller has no such effect (i.e.
works correctly).
This problem *does not* happen if I don't patch the kernel. That is, a
clean 2.2.13 compiled with SMP works OK.
If the kernel *is* patched with the IDE patch but is *not* compiled with
SMP support -> again, everything works OK.
My only conclusion is that there is some (bad) interaction of the new
IDE driver with an SMP kernel.
--Nimrod.
p.s. My original FUJITSU MPD3084AT drive didn't work at all with UDMA
support:
....
kernel: hde: dma_intr: error=0x84 { DriveStatusError BadCRC }
kernel: hde: lost interrupt
kernel: hde: dma_intr: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error }
kernel: hde: dma_intr: error=0x84 { DriveStatusError BadCRC }
kernel: hde: lost interrupt
kernel: hde: dma_intr: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error }
kernel: hde: dma_intr: error=0x84 { DriveStatusError BadCRC }
kernel: hde: DMA disabled
So beware of this model.
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