linux-kernel - Re: 2.6.23.1 - sata_mv (7042) hang with large file operations

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Message-ID: <473B7729.1070703@rtr.ca>
Date:	Wed, 14 Nov 2007 17:31:05 -0500
From:	Mark Lord <liml@....ca>
To:	"Morrison, Tom" <tmorrison@...irix.com>
Cc:	Jeff Garzik <jeff@...zik.org>, linux-ide@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: 2.6.23.1 - sata_mv (7042) hang with large file operations

Mark Lord wrote:
> Morrison, Tom wrote:
>> I have gotten it to boot from those hard-drives and it has the same 
>> behavior:
>>
>>       Copying a large file to the same partition (>150MEG)       
>> causes the system to hang (no I/O - no input/output -       nothing - 
>> complete freeze - like a primary resource       is locked up or 
>> interrupts got completely & totally       turned off in an ISR and its 
>> pending for something?
>>
>> Only way to get out of this is to power-cycle the box!
> ..
> 
> Okay, a couple of things:
> 
> Do this from a text console, not a GUI.
> And preferably without ever starting klogd/syslogd during init.
> 
> That way you've a much better chance of seeing some kernel diagnostic
> messages when it locks up.
> 
> Can you boot with "nomsi" kernel parameter?
> And I guess we'll need to see the entire kernel .config as well.
...

And also a copy of the full kernel log messages from boot up until
just before you run the lockup sequence.

Thanks
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