Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S933046AbWK3JsV (ORCPT ); Thu, 30 Nov 2006 04:48:21 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S933640AbWK3JsV (ORCPT ); Thu, 30 Nov 2006 04:48:21 -0500 Received: from jdi.jdi-ict.nl ([82.94.239.5]:50148 "EHLO jdi.jdi-ict.nl") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S933046AbWK3JsU (ORCPT ); Thu, 30 Nov 2006 04:48:20 -0500 Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2006 10:48:06 +0100 (CET) From: Igmar Palsenberg X-X-Sender: igmar@jdi.jdi-ict.nl To: erich cc: linux kernel Subject: Re: 2.6.16.32 stuck in generic_file_aio_write() In-Reply-To: <004901c7141e$15e6cc50$b100a8c0@erich2003> Message-ID: References: <004901c7141e$15e6cc50$b100a8c0@erich2003> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII X-Greylist: Sender IP whitelisted, not delayed by milter-greylist-2.1.12 (jdi.jdi-ict.nl [127.0.0.1]); Thu, 30 Nov 2006 10:48:07 +0100 (CET) Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 2966 Lines: 87 Hi, > If you are working on arcmsr 1.20.00.13 for official kernel version. > This is the last version. I'm already on that version. I'll see if I can upgrade to 2.6.19 today. > Could you check your RAID controller event and tell someting to me? > You can check "MBIOS"=>"Physical Drive Information"=>"View Drive > Information"=>"Select The Drive"=>"Timeout Count"...... > It could tell you which disk had bad behavior cause your RAID volume > offline. I need to be in the BIOS right ? I couldn't find anything usefull with the cli32 tool. > About the message dump from arcmsr, it said that your RAID volume had > something wrong and kicked out from the system. > How about your RAID config? CLI> disk info Ch ModelName Serial# FirmRev Capacity State =============================================================================== 1 HDT722516DLA380 VDK71BTCDB90KE V43OA91A 164.7GB RaidSet Member(1) 2 HDT722516DLA380 VDN71BTCDEPH7G V43OA91A 164.7GB RaidSet Member(1) 3 HDT722516DLA380 VDN71BTCDES96G V43OA91A 164.7GB RaidSet Member(1) 4 HDT722516DLA380 VDN71BTCDE15KG V43OA91A 164.7GB RaidSet Member(1) =============================================================================== CLI> rsf info Num Name Disks TotalCap FreeCap DiskChannels State =============================================================================== 1 Raid Set # 00 4 640.0GB 0.0GB 1234 Normal =============================================================================== CLI> vsf info # Name Raid# Level Capacity Ch/Id/Lun State =============================================================================== 1 ARC-1110-VOL#00 1 Raid5 480.0GB 00/00/00 Normal =============================================================================== A plain RAID 5 config with 4 disks. > Areca had new firmware released (1.42). > If you are working on "sg" device with scsi passthrough ioctl method to feed > data into Areca's RAID volume. > You need to limit your data under 512 blocks (256K) each transfer. > The new firmware will enlarge it into 4096 blocks (2M) each transfer. > The firmware version 1.42 is on releasing procedure but not yet put it on > Areca ftp site. I don't use the sg driver at all. Is the upgrade worth it ? I usually don't mess with firmware unless being told to do so. > If you need it, please tell me again. Can you send it to me ? Installing it won't hurt I guess :) Regards, Igmar -- Igmar Palsenberg JDI ICT Zutphensestraatweg 85 6953 CJ Dieren Tel: +31 (0)313 - 496741 Fax: +31 (0)313 - 420996 The Netherlands mailto: i.palsenberg@jdi-ict.nl - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/