linux-kernel - Re: 2.6.31-rc8 + patch-2.6.31-rc8-rt9 = oops in mptsas

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Date:	Wed, 09 Sep 2009 10:54:42 -0400
From:	Glenn Elliott <arakageeta.lkml@...il.com>
To:	"Desai, Kashyap" <Kashyap.Desai@....com>
CC:	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"tglx@...utronix.de" <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	DL-MPT Fusion Linux <DL-MPTFusionLinux@....com>,
	Bjoern Brandenburg <bbb@...unc.edu>
Subject: Re: 2.6.31-rc8 + patch-2.6.31-rc8-rt9 = oops in mptsas

Desai, Kashyap wrote:
> Glenn,
>
> After applying patch 
> http://marc.info/?l=linux-scsi&m=125187353611068&w=2
>
> my understanding is Opps will not be same. Is it correct?
>
> I have taken some imp snaps from you Opps message as below.
>
> .flush_workqueue+0x68/0xb8
>   
>> [c0000007fde23500] [c00000000030c320] 
>> .mptsas_cleanup_fw_event_q+0x128/0x154
>> [c0000007fde235b0] [c00000000030c650] .mptsas_ioc_reset+0x98/0xe0
>> [c0000007fde23640] [c0000000002f9610] .mpt_signal_reset+0x94/0xb4
>> [c0000007fde236c0] [c0000000003018e4] .mpt_do_ioc_recovery+0x15ec/0x16e8
>> [c0000007fde23890] [c000000000301ad8] .mpt_HardResetHandler+0xf8/0x19c
>>     
>
>
>
> flush_workqueue() will not be called from mptsas_ioc_reset as it was happening without the patch.
>
> Please add more details if I am guessing wrong.
>
> Thanks,
> Kashyap
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Glenn Elliott [mailto:arakageeta.lkml@...il.com] 
> Sent: Wednesday, September 09, 2009 2:26 AM
> To: Desai, Kashyap
> Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org; tglx@...utronix.de; DL-MPT Fusion Linux; Bjoern Brandenburg
> Subject: Re: 2.6.31-rc8 + patch-2.6.31-rc8-rt9 = oops in mptsas
>
> Desai, Kashyap wrote:
>   
>> Glenn,
>>
>> There is one fix in same area recently posted to upstream.
>> Can you try applying this patch?
>>
>> http://marc.info/?l=linux-scsi&m=125187353611068&w=2
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Kashyap
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Glenn Elliott [mailto:arakageeta.lkml@...il.com] 
>> Sent: Friday, September 04, 2009 10:20 PM
>> To: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
>> Cc: tglx@...utronix.de; DL-MPT Fusion Linux; Bjoern Brandenburg
>> Subject: 2.6.31-rc8 + patch-2.6.31-rc8-rt9 = oops in mptsas
>>
>> Hello,
>>
>> I get an oops when I boot 2.6.31-rc8 with the Realtime Preempt patch, 
>> patch-2.6.31-rc8-rt9, on my IBM QS22 (Cell Blade-- PPC-based).  It 
>> appears to be happening somewhere in the SAS disk related driver, mptsas.
>>
>> The unpatched 2.6.31-rc8 boots without issue.  I am using the 
>> cell_defconfig configuration with the same minor additions (IPv6, 
>> auditing, etc.) for both patched and unpatched kernels.  The RT-patched 
>> configuration also includes the necessary RT-related settings.
>>
>> Below is the captured oops, with a little extra logging, from the serial 
>> console (it didn't make it to /var/log/messages).  I would be happy to 
>> provide any additional information.
>>
>> Thank you,
>> Glenn Elliott
>>
>> mptscsih: ioc0: attempting task abort! (sc=c0000007fdd02080)
>> sd 0:0:0:0: CDB: cdb[0]=0x1a: 1a 00 08 00 04 00
>> mptscsih: ioc0: WARNING - Issuing Reset from mptscsih_IssueTaskMgmt!!
>> mptbase: ioc0: Initiating recovery
>> mptscsih: ioc0: task abort: SUCCESS (sc=c0000007fdd02080)
>> mptscsih: ioc0: attempting task abort! (sc=c0000007fdd02080)
>> sd 0:0:0:0: CDB: cdb[0]=0x0: 00 00 00 00 00 00
>> mptbase: ioc0: WARNING - Issuing Reset from mpt_config!!
>> mptbase: ioc0: Initiating recovery
>> mptscsih: ioc0: WARNING - Issuing Reset from mptscsih_IssueTaskMgmt!!
>> mptscsih: ioc0: task abort: SUCCESS (sc=c0000007fdd02080)
>> mptscsih: ioc0: attempting target reset! (sc=c0000007fdd02080)
>> sd 0:0:0:0: CDB: cdb[0]=0x1a: 1a 00 08 00 04 00
>> mptscsih: ioc0: WARNING - TaskMgmt type=3: ioc_state: DOORBELL_ACTIVE 
>> (0x2c000000)!
>> mptscsih: ioc0: target reset: FAILED (sc=c0000007fdd02080)
>> mptscsih: ioc0: attempting bus reset! (sc=c0000007fdd02080)
>> sd 0:0:0:0: CDB: cdb[0]=0x1a: 1a 00 08 00 04 00
>> mptscsih: ioc0: WARNING - TaskMgmt type=4: ioc_state: DOORBELL_ACTIVE 
>> (0x2c000000)!
>> mptscsih: ioc0: bus reset: FAILED (sc=c0000007fdd02080)
>> mptscsih: ioc0: attempting host reset! (sc=c0000007fdd02080)
>> mptscsih: ioc0: host reset: SUCCESS (sc=c0000007fdd02080)
>> ------------[ cut here ]------------
>> Badness at kernel/workqueue.c:372
>> NIP: c000000000086a04 LR: c000000000087cac CTR: c00000000030c5b8
>> REGS: c0000007fde230f0 TRAP: 0700   Not tainted  (2.6.31-rc8-rt9)
>> MSR: 9000000000029032 <EE,ME,CE,IR,DR>  CR: 44022024  XER: 20000000
>> TASK = c0000007fa3e5c50[2606] 'mpt/0' THREAD: c0000007fde20000 CPU: 2
>> GPR00: 0000000000000001 c0000007fde23370 c0000000006992b0 c0000003fdde0c80
>> GPR04: 0000000000000000 0000000000000000 000000000000000a c0000003fe0ce114
>> GPR08: 0000000000000000 c0000007fa3e5c50 c00000000044ebb0 0000000000000000
>> GPR12: 0000000000000000 c000000000722a00 0000000000000000 0000000000000004
>> GPR16: c0000003fe0ce998 c0000003fe0ce968 0000000000000000 0000000000000000
>> GPR20: 0000000000000001 0000000000000000 c0000003fe0ce108 0000000000000001
>> GPR24: 0000000000000000 0000000000000001 c0000003fe0ce100 c0000003fe0ce720
>> GPR28: c0000003fddf4000 c0000003fdde0c80 c000000000640080 0000000000000000
>> NIP [c000000000086a04] .flush_cpu_workqueue+0x2c/0xa4
>> LR [c000000000087cac] .flush_workqueue+0x68/0xb8
>> Call Trace:
>> [c0000007fde23370] [0000000000200200] 0x200200 (unreliable)
>> [c0000007fde23470] [c000000000087cac] .flush_workqueue+0x68/0xb8
>> [c0000007fde23500] [c00000000030c320] 
>> .mptsas_cleanup_fw_event_q+0x128/0x154
>> [c0000007fde235b0] [c00000000030c650] .mptsas_ioc_reset+0x98/0xe0
>> [c0000007fde23640] [c0000000002f9610] .mpt_signal_reset+0x94/0xb4
>> [c0000007fde236c0] [c0000000003018e4] .mpt_do_ioc_recovery+0x15ec/0x16e8
>> [c0000007fde23890] [c000000000301ad8] .mpt_HardResetHandler+0xf8/0x19c
>> [c0000007fde23930] [c00000000030215c] .mpt_config+0x3d4/0x470
>> [c0000007fde23a30] [c0000000002ffd28] .mpt_findImVolumes+0xd0/0x6a0
>> [c0000007fde23c00] [c00000000030dacc] 
>> .mptsas_firmware_event_work+0x74/0x109c
>> [c0000007fde23d90] [c0000000000876e8] .worker_thread+0x20c/0x2e0
>> [c0000007fde23ea0] [c00000000008cb88] .kthread+0xa8/0xb4
>> [c0000007fde23f90] [c000000000025b68] .kernel_thread+0x54/0x70
>> Instruction dump:
>> 4bfffe34 fba1ffe8 7c0802a6 f8010010 7c7d1b78 fbe1fff8 f821ff01 e80d01b0
>> e92300a0 7c004a78 7c000074 7800d182 <0b000000> 48395349 60000000 38bd0038
>>   
>>     
> Thank you for your suggestion, Kashyap, but it does not appear to help. 
> The system still hangs on boot. Is there any other information I can 
> gather that may be helpful?
>
> -Glenn
>   
I will try to get more information.  The system is touchy-- I rarely get an
oops message.  In fact, I've posted the only one that I've received.  I have
booted my system many times and, so far, it simply hangs.

Thank you,
Glenn

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