I've recently installed debian on a alpha box and have a problem with
the kernel locking up
after a couple of hours of heavy use. An individual partition will stop
responding, all processes
that try and access it will just sit there waiting and you have to
reboot the server.
I've been using a mixture of IDE drives and they all do this. I thought
it might be the motherboard
so i've installed a pci ide controller card, had same effect. I've tried
accessing files over usb devices
as a finial ditch effort but it also does it there also so i am sure it
is in the kernel and not
the hardware that is at fault.
Kernels I've tried.
Linux 2.6.5, Linux 2.4.18
To re-create the problem on an alpha, copy directories around from one
partition to another. Have
several copies going at once, do a few hdparm -t -T as well and
generally provides a lock up within
an hour. I am running a mixture of ext3 and xfs for partitions.
cpu : Alpha
cpu model : SimulateLCA4
cpu variation : 7
cpu revision : 0
cpu serial number :
system type : Nautilus
system variation : 0
system revision : 0
system serial number :
cycle frequency [Hz] : 796423125 est.
timer frequency [Hz] : 1024.00
page size [bytes] : 8192
phys. address bits : 44
max. addr. space # : 255
BogoMIPS : 1586.36
kernel unaligned acc : 1939 (pc=fffffc000101e7e0,va=fffffffc004af731)
user unaligned acc : 0 (pc=0,va=0)
platform string : ATEK1000 800 MHz
cpus detected : 1
L1 Icache : unknown
L1 Dcache : unknown
L2 cache : unknown
L3 cache : unknown
nfsd 137824 8 - Live 0xfffffffc00496000
exportfs 6552 1 nfsd, Live 0xfffffffc003e6000
lockd 88892 2 nfsd, Live 0xfffffffc004c2000
sunrpc 177120 2 nfsd,lockd, Live 0xfffffffc004e4000
usb_storage 76872 4 - Live 0xfffffffc003ca000
tulip 68952 0 - Live 0xfffffffc003ea000
ehci_hcd 37204 0 - Live 0xfffffffc003b6000
ohci_hcd 23188 0 - Live 0xfffffffc003c2000
usbcore 127940 5 usb_storage,ehci_hcd,ohci_hcd, Live 0xfffffffc00358000
snd_ali5451 29580 0 - Live 0xfffffffc00336000
snd_pcm 111993 1 snd_ali5451, Live 0xfffffffc00318000
snd_page_alloc 12816 1 snd_pcm, Live 0xfffffffc002f4000
snd_timer 28944 1 snd_pcm, Live 0xfffffffc002c6000
snd_ac97_codec 81884 1 snd_ali5451, Live 0xfffffffc00342000
snd 67712 4 snd_ali5451,snd_pcm,snd_timer,snd_ac97_codec, Live
0xfffffffc002e0000
soundcore 9600 1 snd, Live 0xfffffffc002da000
sk98lin 233256 1 - Live 0xfffffffc0037a000
sd_mod 23609 5 - Live 0xfffffffc002d2000
scsi_mod 106344 2 usb_storage,sd_mod, Live 0xfffffffc002fc000
0000:00:00.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] AMD-760 [IGD4-1P]
System Controller (rev 13)
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 255
Memory at <unassigned> (32-bit, prefetchable)
Memory at 00000000ff064000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=4K]
I/O ports at 8c90 [disabled] [size=4]
Capabilities: [a0] AGP version 2.0
0000:00:01.0 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] AMD-760 [IGD4-1P]
AGP Bridge (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
Flags: bus master, 66MHz, medium devsel, latency 255
Bus: primary=00, secondary=01, subordinate=01, sec-latency=255
Memory behind bridge: fb000000-fbffffff
Prefetchable memory behind bridge: fc000000-feffffff
0000:00:03.0 Modem: ALi Corporation Intel 537 [M5457 AC-Link Modem]
(prog-if 00 [Generic])
Subsystem: ALi Corporation Intel 537 [M5457 AC-Link Modem]
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 255, IRQ 255
Memory at 00000000ff065000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable)
I/O ports at 8000 [size=256]
Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 2
0000:00:06.0 Multimedia audio controller: ALi Corporation M5451 PCI
AC-Link Controller Audio Device (rev 02)
Subsystem: ALi Corporation M5451 PCI AC-Link Controller Audio Device
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 240, IRQ 10
I/O ports at 8400
Memory at 00000000ff066000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
Capabilities: [dc] Power Management version 2
0000:00:07.0 ISA bridge: ALi Corporation M1533 PCI to ISA Bridge
[Aladdin IV]
Subsystem: ALi Corporation ALI M1533 Aladdin IV ISA Bridge
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0
Capabilities: [a0] Power Management version 1
0000:00:09.0 Ethernet controller: D-Link System Inc: Unknown device 4c00
(rev 11)
Subsystem: D-Link System Inc: Unknown device 4c00
Flags: bus master, 66MHz, medium devsel, latency 255, IRQ 9
Memory at 00000000ff060000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable)
[size=00000000ff040000]
I/O ports at 8800 [size=256]
Expansion ROM at 0000000000020000 [disabled]
Capabilities: [48] Power Management version 2
Capabilities: [50] Vital Product Data
0000:00:0a.0 USB Controller: ALi Corporation USB 1.1 Controller (rev 03)
(prog-if 10 [OHCI])
Subsystem: ALi Corporation USB 1.1 Controller
Flags: bus master, 66MHz, medium devsel, latency 248, IRQ 11
Memory at 00000000ff067000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable)
Capabilities: [60] Power Management version 2
0000:00:0a.3 USB Controller: ALi Corporation USB 2.0 Controller (rev 01)
(prog-if 20 [EHCI])
Subsystem: Unknown device 2020:8888
Flags: bus master, 66MHz, medium devsel, latency 248, IRQ 10
Memory at 00000000ff06a000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable)
Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 2
Capabilities: [58] #0a [2090]
0000:00:0b.0 Ethernet controller: Digital Equipment Corporation DECchip
21142/43 (rev 41)
Subsystem: Digital Equipment Corporation DE500B Fast Ethernet
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 255, IRQ 11
I/O ports at 8c00 [size=00000000ff000000]
Memory at 00000000ff069000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=1K]
Expansion ROM at 0000000000040000 [disabled]
0000:00:10.0 IDE interface: ALi Corporation M5229 IDE (rev c4) (prog-if fa)
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 255, IRQ 15
I/O ports at <ignored>
I/O ports at <ignored>
I/O ports at <ignored>
I/O ports at <ignored>
I/O ports at 8c80 [size=16]
Capabilities: [60] Power Management version 2
0000:00:11.0 Non-VGA unclassified device: ALi Corporation M7101 PMU
Flags: medium devsel
0000:00:14.0 USB Controller: ALi Corporation USB 1.1 Controller (rev 03)
(prog-if 10 [OHCI])
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 248, IRQ 9
Memory at 00000000ff068000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable)
Capabilities: [60] Power Management version 2
0000:01:05.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation NV5M64 [RIVA
TNT2 Model 64/Model 64 Pro] (rev 15) (prog-if 00 [VGA])
Flags: bus master, 66MHz, medium devsel, latency 248, IRQ 10
Memory at 00000000fb000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable)
[size=00000000fe000000]
Memory at 00000000fc000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=32M]
Expansion ROM at 0000000000010000 [disabled]
Capabilities: [60] Power Management version 1
Capabilities: [44] AGP version 2.0
On Mon, Apr 26, 2004 at 02:37:24PM +1200, Dru wrote:
> I've recently installed debian on a alpha box and have a problem with
> the kernel locking up
> after a couple of hours of heavy use. An individual partition will stop
> responding, all processes
> that try and access it will just sit there waiting and you have to
> reboot the server.
> I've been using a mixture of IDE drives and they all do this. I thought
> it might be the motherboard
> so i've installed a pci ide controller card, had same effect. I've tried
> accessing files over usb devices
> as a finial ditch effort but it also does it there also so i am sure it
> is in the kernel and not
> the hardware that is at fault.
... or you have problems with heat dissipation. Get into SRM right after
the deadlock and say show power - that should, IIRC, give you temperatures.
[email protected] wrote:
>On Mon, Apr 26, 2004 at 02:37:24PM +1200, Dru wrote:
>
>
>>I've recently installed debian on a alpha box and have a problem with
>>the kernel locking up
>>after a couple of hours of heavy use. An individual partition will stop
>>responding, all processes
>>that try and access it will just sit there waiting and you have to
>>reboot the server.
>>I've been using a mixture of IDE drives and they all do this. I thought
>>it might be the motherboard
>>so i've installed a pci ide controller card, had same effect. I've tried
>>accessing files over usb devices
>>as a finial ditch effort but it also does it there also so i am sure it
>>is in the kernel and not
>>the hardware that is at fault.
>>
>>
>
>... or you have problems with heat dissipation. Get into SRM right after
>the deadlock and say show power - that should, IIRC, give you temperatures.
>
>
Its a pretty heavy duty case with lots of cooling fans. Its very easy to
reproduce. Start up 10 cp commands on the same partition, run hdparm
-t -T /dev/sda and it will lockup within 10 seconds. The machine is rock
solid under heavy cpu, with no io traffic. It never has kernel panic'ked
(as i would expect with temperature problems.) If you perform more
than one write command to the same partition at the very same time,
no matter what the type drive/device it is, it locks up.
Does anyone else successfully run linux and debian testing on alpha's
with 2.6 kernels?
Dru <[email protected]> writes:
> I've recently installed debian on a alpha box and have a problem with
> the kernel locking up
[...]
> an hour. I am running a mixture of ext3 and xfs for partitions.
There have been reports of trouble with XFS using post-2.6.3 kernel on
Alpha, see http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-kernel&m=108187914916911&w=2.
--
M?ns Rullg?rd
[email protected]
On Mon, Apr 26, 2004 at 02:37:24PM +1200, Dru wrote:
> cpu : Alpha
> cpu model : SimulateLCA4
First of all, update the firmware. Apparently, this SRM version
not only misdetects the cpu model, but also has serious problems
with cache setup leading to data corruption.
Updated image can be found at
ftp://ftp.harddata.com/pub/kernel_Nautilus/srm/
Ivan.
Ivan Kokshaysky wrote:
>On Tue, Apr 27, 2004 at 11:01:32PM +1200, Dru wrote:
>
>
>>I am not having much luck with the firmware upgrade.
>>It gets up to saying Copying up1500fw.txt from dva0 . . . and
>>just sits there. It never reachs albasrm.rom file.
>>
>>
>
>Well, it was about 1.5 years ago when I upgraded the firmware last
>time, so I don't recall all details... Anyway, from memory:
>- make sure that you get to SRM prompt right after reset or
> powerup, i.e. 'auto_action' is set to 'halt';
>- IIRC, UP1500 has problems with some floppy drives, and it
> may require 2-3 resets before it reads the rom image file
> successfully.
>
>
>
Finally got firmware to update, the up1500 board is a bit
sturburn. Many repeated attempts and changing around
floppy drives was successful. thanks for the help.