Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2006 06:45:57 -0800 (PST) From: Danial Thom <danial_thom@yahoo.com> To: Steve Coles <stcoles@tripos.com>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: SMP ATA woes on 6.0-RELEASE Message-ID: <20060213144557.26543.qmail@web33314.mail.mud.yahoo.com> In-Reply-To: <028a01c630a1$72ca5b50$649b14ac@tripos.com>
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--- Steve Coles <stcoles@tripos.com> wrote: > I have a strange deterministic boot problem > with ATA devices on 2-way dell > precision machines which boot from their SCSI > disks. I have 4 of these > boxes, and the only difference is the add-in > ATA controller in the affected > box. > > A good summary would be "which kernels work": > > a) GENERIC from the distribution boots fine > (uniprocessor) > b) GENERIC built from 6.0-RELEASE boots fine > c) SMP built from 6.0-RELEASE hangs during the > ATA probe of my disks > d) <custom> SMP kernel built from 6.0-RELEASE > with no ATA options/devices > boots fine > e) <custom> SMP kernel built from 6.0-RELEASE > with ATA options/devices hangs > as in c) above > > .. It gets weirder > > F) <custom> SMP kernel built from 6.0-RELEASE > with no ATA options/devices > boots fine (same as option d) above, then I > load the ata modules from my > normal login shell: > > $> kldload atapci (loads ata.ko etc ) > $> Kldload atadisk > > .. And it produces a stable, fast, ATA disk > subsystem > > G) <custom> SMP kernel built from 6.0-RELEASE > with no ATA options/devices > boots fine (option d) above with a > > atapci_load="YES" > atadisk_load="YES" > > In loader.conf produces the same hang as c) > > So...I presume the problem is related to the > fact that the second CPU must > be launched else the ATA code gets confused > with my ATA subsystem (Naieve > explanation of facts) > > Q: Is this a known bug ? > Q: If it is, is it fixed in -STABLE ? > Q: If so - when is a good cvsup date that gives > me a fixed ata driver with a > "stable stable" > > Help is much appreciated > > Cheers > > Steve > Why would someone buy such an expensive bunch of hardware and then run an untested, highly suspect O/S on it? Its mind-boggling... DT __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
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