Re: Qlogic (isp driver) gone mad on 6.0

From: Matthew Jacob <lydianconcepts_at_gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 20 Aug 2005 09:40:39 -0700
I surely don't understand why it's now not working for you, and no,
it's not acceptable for 6.0.

I will be away this weekend but on Monday I certainly will take this
more seriously.

On 8/19/05, Eric Anderson <anderson_at_centtech.com> wrote:
> Matthew Jacob wrote:
> > Sounds more like a problem with the target. Make the limit 255- not 256.
> 
> No.  The problem is not in the target device at all.  I reverted to
> 5-STABLE and it works flawlessly again.  There's a bug in 6.0's
> scsi/qlogic code.   Setting it to 255 will end up with the same output
> as below, except s/256/255/g.
> 
> This bug will prevent those using qlogic cards from using 6.0 - is that
> acceptable for 6.0?
> 
> Eric
> 
> 
> 
> 
> >>Well, the system boots faster as it doesn't have to probe 16k devices,
> >>but there's still one problem - it sees the correct 3 luns per device,
> >>but then adds a 'fake' device at lun 256 which is essentially the same
> >>as the first lun.  Here's some more info:
> >>
> >># camcontrol devlist
> >><PE/PV 1x3 SCSI BP 1.1>            at scbus0 target 6 lun 0 (pass0,ses0)
> >><JetStor snappod1-vol1 R001>       at scbus2 target 0 lun 0 (pass1,da0)
> >><JetStor snappod1-vol2 R001>       at scbus2 target 0 lun 1 (pass2,da1)
> >><JetStor snappod1-vol3 R001>       at scbus2 target 0 lun 2 (pass3,da2)
> >><JetStor snappod1-vol1 R001>       at scbus2 target 0 lun 256 (pass4,da3)
> >><JetStor snappod2-vol1 R001>       at scbus2 target 2 lun 0 (pass5,da4)
> >><JetStor snappod2-vol2 R001>       at scbus2 target 2 lun 1 (pass6,da5)
> >><JetStor snappod2-vol3 R001>       at scbus2 target 2 lun 2 (pass7,da6)
> >><JetStor snappod2-vol1 R001>       at scbus2 target 2 lun 256 (pass8,da7)
> >><JetStor snappod3-vol1 R001>       at scbus2 target 3 lun 0 (pass9,da8)
> >><JetStor snappod3-vol2 R001>       at scbus2 target 3 lun 1 (pass10,da9)
> >><JetStor snappod3-vol3 R001>       at scbus2 target 3 lun 2 (pass11,da10)
> >><JetStor snappod3-vol1 R001>       at scbus2 target 3 lun 256 (pass12,da11)
> >><JetStor snappod1-vol1 R001>       at scbus3 target 0 lun 0 (pass13,da12)
> >><JetStor snappod1-vol2 R001>       at scbus3 target 0 lun 1 (pass14,da13)
> >><JetStor snappod1-vol3 R001>       at scbus3 target 0 lun 2 (pass15,da14)
> >><JetStor snappod1-vol1 R001>       at scbus3 target 0 lun 256 (pass16,da15)
> >><JetStor snappod2-vol1 R001>       at scbus3 target 1 lun 0 (pass17,da16)
> >><JetStor snappod2-vol2 R001>       at scbus3 target 1 lun 1 (pass18,da17)
> >><JetStor snappod2-vol3 R001>       at scbus3 target 1 lun 2 (pass19,da18)
> >><JetStor snappod2-vol1 R001>       at scbus3 target 1 lun 256 (pass20,da19)
> >><JetStor snappod3-vol1 R001>       at scbus3 target 3 lun 0 (pass21,da20)
> >><JetStor snappod3-vol2 R001>       at scbus3 target 3 lun 1 (pass22,da21)
> >><JetStor snappod3-vol3 R001>       at scbus3 target 3 lun 2 (pass23,da22)
> >><JetStor snappod3-vol1 R001>       at scbus3 target 3 lun 256 (pass24,da23)
> >>
> >>
> >>You can see that the 'lun 256' marked devices are duplicates.
> >>
> >>Eric
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>--
> >>------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >>Eric Anderson        Sr. Systems Administrator        Centaur Technology
> >>Anything that works is better than anything that doesn't.
> >>------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >>
> 
> 
> --
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Eric Anderson        Sr. Systems Administrator        Centaur Technology
> Anything that works is better than anything that doesn't.
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