Latest working kernel version: 2.6.25.7 Earliest failing kernel version: 2.6.26 Distribution: openSUSE-11.0 Hardware Environment: MCP61 SATA Controller, ST3160815AS Disk Software Environment: Problem Description: Computer hangs when booting kernel-2.6.26 with error message "Waiting for device /dev/sda7 to appear...." The log of kernel-2.6.25.7 ----- kernel-2.6.25.7 Log BEGIN ----- 1. <6>Loading iSCSI transport class v2.0-869. 2. <4>Driver 'sd' needs updating - please use bus_type methods 3. <7>sata_nv 0000:00:08.0: version 3.5 4. <4>ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [APSI] enabled at IRQ 23 5. <6>ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:08.0[A] -> Link [APSI] -> GSI 23 (level, low) -> IRQ 23 6. <7>PCI: Setting latency timer of device 0000:00:08.0 to 64 7. <6>scsi0 : sata_nv 8. <6>scsi1 : sata_nv 9. <6>ata1: SATA max UDMA/133 cmd 0x9f0 ctl 0xbf0 bmdma 0xd800 irq 23 10. <6>ata2: SATA max UDMA/133 cmd 0x970 ctl 0xb70 bmdma 0xd808 irq 23 11. <6>ata1: SATA link up 3.0 Gbps (SStatus 123 SControl 300) 12. <6>ata1.00: ATA-7: ST3160815AS, 3.CCA, max UDMA/100 13. <6>ata1.00: 312581808 sectors, multi 16: LBA48 NCQ (depth 0/32) 14. <6>ata1.00: configured for UDMA/100 15. <6>ata2: SATA link down (SStatus 0 SControl 300) 16. <5>scsi 0:0:0:0: Direct-Access ATA ST3160815AS 3.CC PQ: 0 ANSI: 5 ----- kernel-2.6.25.7 Log END ----- And the log of Kernel-2.6.26 *like* below. ----- Kernel-2.6.26 Log BEGIN ----- 1. <6>Loading iSCSI transport class v2.0-869. 2. <4>Driver 'sd' needs updating - please use bus_type methods 3. 4. <4>ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [APSI] enabled at IRQ 23 5. <6>ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:08.0[A] -> Link [APSI] -> GSI 23 (level, low) -> IRQ 23 6. <7>PCI: Setting latency timer of device 0000:00:08.0 to 64 7. <6>scsi0 : sata_nv 8. <6>scsi1 : sata_nv 9. <6>ata1: SATA max UDMA/133 cmd 0x9f0 ctl 0xbf0 bmdma 0xd800 irq 23 10. <6>ata2: SATA max UDMA/133 cmd 0x970 ctl 0xb70 bmdma 0xd808 irq 23 11. <6>ata1: SATA link down (SStatus 100 SControl 300) 12. 13. 14. 15. <6>ata2: SATA link down (SStatus 0 SControl 300) ----- Kernel-2.6.26 Log END ----- Something different. And I was used the same .config file when compile the 2.6.25.7 and 2.6.26.
Created attachment 17046 [details] nv-hardreset-debug It's probably fallout of prefer-hardreset change. Can you please try the attached patch? It adds a module parameter sata_nv.reset_debug. Boot w/ 0, 1 and 2 and please report what happens with each value. Thanks.
Created attachment 17051 [details] 2.6.25.7 booting log 2.6.25.7 Boot log. the kernel works.
Created attachment 17052 [details] 2.6.26 with reset_debug=0 Boot log the kernel doesn't work.
Created attachment 17053 [details] 2.6.26 with reset_debug=1 Boot log the kernel doesn't work with longer waiting time.
Created attachment 17054 [details] 2.6.26 with reset_debug=2 Boot log the kernel doesn't work without hardreset.
Sorry i cannot get the boot log from /var/log, The boot log *like* below... ----- Kernel-2.6.26 Log BEGIN ----- 1. <6>Loading iSCSI transport class v2.0-869. 2. <4>Driver 'sd' needs updating - please use bus_type methods 3. XXX turning off hardreset 4. <4>ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [APSI] enabled at IRQ 23 5. <6>ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:08.0[A] -> Link [APSI] -> GSI 23 (level, low) -> IRQ 23 6. <7>PCI: Setting latency timer of device 0000:00:08.0 to 64 7. <6>scsi0 : sata_nv 8. <6>scsi1 : sata_nv 9. <6>ata1: SATA max UDMA/133 cmd 0x9f0 ctl 0xbf0 bmdma 0xd800 irq 23 10. <6>ata2: SATA max UDMA/133 cmd 0x970 ctl 0xb70 bmdma 0xd808 irq 23 XXX hardreset, debug=2 11. <6>ata1: SATA link down (SStatus 100 SControl 300) 12. 13. 14. XXX hardreset, debug=2 15. <6>ata2: SATA link down (SStatus 0 SControl 300) ----- Kernel-2.6.26 Log END ----- ----- Kernel-2.6.26 Log BEGIN ----- 1. <6>Loading iSCSI transport class v2.0-869. 2. <4>Driver 'sd' needs updating - please use bus_type methods 3. 4. <4>ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [APSI] enabled at IRQ 23 5. <6>ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:08.0[A] -> Link [APSI] -> GSI 23 (level, low) -> IRQ 23 6. <7>PCI: Setting latency timer of device 0000:00:08.0 to 64 7. <6>scsi0 : sata_nv 8. <6>scsi1 : sata_nv 9. <6>ata1: SATA max UDMA/133 cmd 0x9f0 ctl 0xbf0 bmdma 0xd800 irq 23 10. <6>ata2: SATA max UDMA/133 cmd 0x970 ctl 0xb70 bmdma 0xd808 irq 23 Severial seconds...... XXX hardreset, debug=1 11. <6>ata1: SATA link down (SStatus 100 SControl 300) 12. 13. 14. XXX hardreset, debug=1 15. <6>ata2: SATA link down (SStatus 0 SControl 300) ----- Kernel-2.6.26 Log END ----- ----- Kernel-2.6.26 Log BEGIN ----- 1. <6>Loading iSCSI transport class v2.0-869. 2. <4>Driver 'sd' needs updating - please use bus_type methods 3. 4. <4>ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [APSI] enabled at IRQ 23 5. <6>ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:08.0[A] -> Link [APSI] -> GSI 23 (level, low) -> IRQ 23 6. <7>PCI: Setting latency timer of device 0000:00:08.0 to 64 7. <6>scsi0 : sata_nv 8. <6>scsi1 : sata_nv 9. <6>ata1: SATA max UDMA/133 cmd 0x9f0 ctl 0xbf0 bmdma 0xd800 irq 23 10. <6>ata2: SATA max UDMA/133 cmd 0x970 ctl 0xb70 bmdma 0xd808 irq 23 XXX hardreset, debug=0 11. <6>ata1: SATA link down (SStatus 100 SControl 300) 12. 13. 14. XXX hardreset, debug=0 15. <6>ata2: SATA link down (SStatus 0 SControl 300) ----- Kernel-2.6.26 Log END ----- It still doesn't work.
Created attachment 17057 [details] /nv-hardreset-debug-1 Ah.. I screwed up debug=2. Can you please try the attached patch with debug=2?
Created attachment 17060 [details] Boot log with reset_debug=2 it works.
Dino, Could you point out the model number of your MCP61 board? If other HDDs connect to this board have the same problem?
Created attachment 17216 [details] hwinfo kernel-2.6.26 with hardreset_debug patch. Hardware info. I have no other HDD for test now, I'll try it later.