linux-kernel - Re: 2.6.25-rc2 + smartd = hang

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Date:	Fri, 22 Feb 2008 22:39:31 +0100
From:	Anders Eriksson <aeriksson@...tmail.fm>
To:	Mark Lord <liml@....ca>
cc:	Anders Eriksson <aeriksson@...tmail.fm>,
	Jeff Garzik <jeff@...zik.org>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Linux IDE mailing list <linux-ide@...r.kernel.org>,
	Jens Axboe <jens.axboe@...cle.com>
Subject: Re: 2.6.25-rc2 + smartd = hang 


liml@....ca said:
> So that's using the old IDE drivers. And the network and USB are sharing
> IRQ#11 with each other.

> If you are going to be using newer kernels like this (2.6.23+), then you
> might consider shifting those drives over to libata drivers.

> This involves a little bit of work -- building a kernel with libata and
> "ata_piix" built-in instead of the old IDE drivers, and then rearranging /etc/
> fstab to match the new device names (eg. /dev/sda instead of /dev/hda).

> But at this point libata is working much better than the old IDE stuff, and
> it really is worth moving things over if you can. 

Ok, I'll take a stab at that tomorrow. Two things...

Is smartd prepared to handle /dev/sdX style devices?

If this is the prefered driver these days, maybe it shouldn't be marked 
experimental in the menu anymore?

/A



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