Package: sg3-utils
Version: 1.21-2.1

I am using Debian etch/amd64 (with backports for postgresql) on a Dell 
poweredge 2950.
I have a Perc5 raid card with 6 hard drives : 1 raid10 with 4 hd (/dev/sda) and 1 raid1 with 2 hd (/dev/sdb).

On the bios card, i configure the write policy with "Write Through" (don't use 
cache on the raid card).
I start linux and i use MegaCli64 (utils by LSI who make the card) and test the 
cache policy :

 - get cache policy for virtual drive 0 (/dev/sda) on the first controler:
#./MegaCli64 -LDGetProp -Cache -L0 -a0 Adapter 0-VD 0(target id: 0): Cache Policy:WriteThrough, ReadAdaptive, Direct, No Write Cache if bad BBU

 - get cache policy for virtual drive 1 (/dev/sdb) on the first controler:
#./MegaCli64 -LDGetProp -Cache -L1 -a0
Adapter 0-VD 1(target id: 1): Cache Policy:WriteThrough, ReadAdaptive, Direct, 
No Write Cache if bad BBU

this results are coherent with my configuration.
Now, i try with sginfo:

#sginfo -c /dev/sda
Caching mode page (0x8)
-----------------------
Initiator Control                  0
ABPF                               0
CAP                                0
DISC                               0
SIZE                               0
Write Cache Enabled                1
MF                                 0
Read Cache Disabled                1
Demand Read Retention Priority     0
Demand Write Retention Priority    0
Disable Pre-fetch Transfer Length  0
Minimum Pre-fetch                  0
Maximum Pre-fetch                  0
Maximum Pre-fetch Ceiling          0
FSW                                0
LBCSS                              1
DRA                                0
NV_DIS                             0
Number of Cache Segments           0
Cache Segment size                 128
Non-Cache Segment size             0

#sginfo -c /dev/sdb
Caching mode page (0x8)
-----------------------
Initiator Control                  0
ABPF                               0
CAP                                0
DISC                               0
SIZE                               0
Write Cache Enabled                1
MF                                 0
Read Cache Disabled                1
Demand Read Retention Priority     0
Demand Write Retention Priority    0
Disable Pre-fetch Transfer Length  0
Minimum Pre-fetch                  0
Maximum Pre-fetch                  0
Maximum Pre-fetch Ceiling          0
FSW                                0
LBCSS                              1
DRA                                0
NV_DIS                             0
Number of Cache Segments           0
Cache Segment size                 128
Non-Cache Segment size             0


We show "Write Cache Enabled 1" or we are waiting for "Write Cache Enabled 0"

I try this on 4 Poweredge 2950 with same results.


kernel 2.6.19.7-grsec-drbd, libc6 2.3.6.ds1-13etch2












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