linux-kernel - Re: 3ware glitches cause softraid rebuilds

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Message-ID: <44FC5B68.7080500@tmr.com>
Date:	Mon, 04 Sep 2006 12:59:20 -0400
From:	Bill Davidsen <davidsen@....com>
To:	adam radford <aradford@...il.com>
CC:	Jim Klimov <klimov@....mipt.ru>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-raid@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: 3ware glitches cause softraid rebuilds

adam radford wrote:

> Jim,
>
> Can you try the attached (and below) patch for 2.6.17.11?


Don't you want the sleep BEFORE setting the new value? ie. giving a wait 
for status to change before checking it again?

>
> Also, please make sure you are running the latest firmware.
>
> Thanks,
>
> -Adam
>
> diff -Naur linux-2.6.17.11/drivers/scsi/3w-9xxx.c
> linux-2.6.17.12/drivers/scsi/3w-9xxx.c
> --- linux-2.6.17.11/drivers/scsi/3w-9xxx.c    2006-08-23 
> 14:16:33.000000000 -0700
> +++ linux-2.6.17.12/drivers/scsi/3w-9xxx.c    2006-08-28 
> 17:48:29.000000000 -0700
> @@ -943,6 +943,7 @@
>         before = jiffies;
>         while ((response_que_value & TW_9550SX_DRAIN_COMPLETED) !=
> TW_9550SX_DRAIN_COMPLETED) {
>             response_que_value = 
> readl(TW_RESPONSE_QUEUE_REG_ADDR_LARGE(tw_dev));
> +            msleep(1);
>             if (time_after(jiffies, before + HZ * 30))
>                 goto out;
>         }
>
>------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>diff -Naur linux-2.6.17.11/drivers/scsi/3w-9xxx.c linux-2.6.17.12/drivers/scsi/3w-9xxx.c
>--- linux-2.6.17.11/drivers/scsi/3w-9xxx.c	2006-08-23 14:16:33.000000000 -0700
>+++ linux-2.6.17.12/drivers/scsi/3w-9xxx.c	2006-08-28 17:48:29.000000000 -0700
>@@ -943,6 +943,7 @@
> 		before = jiffies;
> 		while ((response_que_value & TW_9550SX_DRAIN_COMPLETED) != TW_9550SX_DRAIN_COMPLETED) {
> 			response_que_value = readl(TW_RESPONSE_QUEUE_REG_ADDR_LARGE(tw_dev));
>+			msleep(1);
> 			if (time_after(jiffies, before + HZ * 30))
> 				goto out;
> 		}
>  
>


-- 
bill davidsen <davidsen@....com>
  CTO TMR Associates, Inc
  Doing interesting things with small computers since 1979

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