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* aacraid and large memory problem (2.6.0-test11)
@ 2003-12-02 19:35 Kevin Fenzi
  2003-12-02 20:21 ` Mark Haverkamp
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 11+ messages in thread
From: Kevin Fenzi @ 2003-12-02 19:35 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: linux-kernel, linux-aacraid-devel

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Greetings, 

Booting 2.6.0-test11 on a machine with 8GB memory and using the
aacraid driver results in a hang on boot. Passing mem=2048M causes it
to boot normally. 4GB also hangs. 2.6.0-test8 booted normally on this
same hardware. 

8GB memory, dual xeon 3.06mhz with hyperthreading, RedHat 9 on it
currently. 

Happy to provide details on setup/software, etc. 

Perhaps this patch in 2.6.0-test9 is the culprit?
http://www.linuxhq.com/kernel/v2.6/0-test9/drivers/scsi/aacraid/comminit.c

On normal boot: 

SCSI subsystem initialized
Red Hat/Adaptec aacraid driver (1.1.2 Nov 26 2003)
AAC0: kernel 4.0.4 build 6008
AAC0: monitor 4.0.4 build 6008
AAC0: bios 4.0.0 build 6008
AAC0: serial b7e06ffafaf001
AAC0: 64 Bit PAE enabled
scsi0 : aacraid
  Vendor: ADAPTEC   Model: Adaptec RAID5     Rev: V1.0
  Type:   Direct-Access                      ANSI SCSI revision: 02

On the hangs: 

SCSI subsystem initialized
Loading sd_mod.ko module
Loading aacraid.ko module
Red Hat/Adaptec aacraid driver (1.1.2 Nov 26 2003)
aacraid:        NMI ISR: NMI_BUS_INTERFACE_UNIT_ERROR
aacraid: <...repeats 7 more times>
aacraid: NormPrioCommand was received with Fib StructType = 0xff
<hangs>

Thanks for any ideas. 

kevin
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* Re: aacraid and large memory problem (2.6.0-test11)
@ 2003-12-03 20:57 Kevin Fenzi
  2003-12-03 21:26 ` bill davidsen
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 11+ messages in thread
From: Kevin Fenzi @ 2003-12-03 20:57 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: linux-kernel, linux aacraid devel

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Bill> | > Perhaps this patch in 2.6.0-test9 is the culprit?  | >
Bill> http://www.linuxhq.com/kernel/v2.6/0-test9/drivers/scsi/aacraid/comminit.c
Bill> | | This patch is what made aacraid work with over 4 gig of
Bill> memory for me. | I have an 8 proc system with 16gig of memory
Bill> and without this patch I | get data corruption in high memory.
Bill> | | I don't boot on the aacraid though.

Bill> It would be interesting to know what memory model is being used
Bill> in each case. Both CONFIG_HIGHMEM* and maybe user/kernel split
Bill> might play.

I am using the 2.6.0 rpms from:

http://people.redhat.com/arjanv/2.5/

Specifically its:

http://people.redhat.com/arjanv/2.5/RPMS.kernel/kernel-smp-2.6.0-0.test11.1.99.i686.rpm

The  kernel-2.6.0-test11-i686-smp.config
says: 

# CONFIG_NOHIGHMEM is not set
# CONFIG_HIGHMEM4G is not set
CONFIG_HIGHMEM64G=y
CONFIG_HIGHMEM=y
CONFIG_BLK_DEV_UMEM=m
CONFIG_DEBUG_HIGHMEM=y

Bill> Based on one boot with one machine, 4G RAM, it didn't hang.
Bill> Unfortunately a production machine, I was playing following some
Bill> "unscheduled maintenence."  

Did you have HIGHMEM set?

kevin
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2003-12-02 20:21 ` Mark Haverkamp
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2003-12-03 20:51   ` Kevin Fenzi
2003-12-03 21:57     ` Mark Haverkamp
2003-12-03 22:28       ` Kevin Fenzi
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