Re: sata_sil24 / Alpha / 4726 PMP issue ..

2008-01-28 Thread Thomas Evans
No like with only a drive attached and no PMP. The driver is still unable to IDENTIFY the connected disk: failed to IDENTIFY (I/O error, err_mask=0x20) On Jan 28, 2008 1:51 AM, Thomas Evans [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 1/27/08, Tejun Heo [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hmmm... That's strange. If

Re: sata_sil24 / Alpha / 4726 PMP issue ..

2008-01-28 Thread Tejun Heo
Thomas Evans wrote: No like with only a drive attached and no PMP. The driver is still unable to IDENTIFY the connected disk: failed to IDENTIFY (I/O error, err_mask=0x20) So, the problem is not specific to PMP support. That makes more sense. Does moving the controller to different slot

Re: sata_sil24 / Alpha / 4726 PMP issue ..

2008-01-28 Thread Thomas Evans
I've tried it in various slots on both PCI hoses - no difference. ...tom Tejun Heo wrote: Thomas Evans wrote: No like with only a drive attached and no PMP. The driver is still unable to IDENTIFY the connected disk: failed to IDENTIFY (I/O error, err_mask=0x20) So, the problem is

Re: sata_sil24 / Alpha / 4726 PMP issue ..

2008-01-27 Thread Tejun Heo
Thomas Evans wrote: Tejun and all - I have a new log - I got somewhat further by setting this bit when init'd via HOST_CTRL: Bit [28]: PERR Rpt Dsbl (R/W) – PERR Report Disable. This bit, when set to one, disables reporting of PCI bus parity errors to the Command Execution State Machine

Re: sata_sil24 / Alpha / 4726 PMP issue ..

2008-01-27 Thread Thomas Evans
I hate blasting the the list with every minute detail. On 1/27/08, Tejun Heo [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hmmm... That's strange. If PERR makes a difference, it means PCI bus side is contributing to the problem but only when PMP is attached while directly attached drive works just fine? I need

Re: sata_sil24 / Alpha / 4726 PMP issue ..

2008-01-25 Thread Thomas Evans
added some more printk's based on what I saw - maybe some issue with the dma port? ...tom Thomas Evans wrote: Tejun (and all) - I've attached a log from my machine marked up with a few extra printk's. I did add the ssleep() you suggested off line - made no difference. I'll be happy to add

Re: sata_sil24 / Alpha / 4726 PMP issue ..

2008-01-25 Thread Thomas Evans
Saw something that caught my attention might be nothing ... When initialized, the port address is a 64 bit address: sil24_init_one init_one: port:FD00:09AA sil24_init_one init_one: port:FD00:09AA2000 sil24_init_one init_one: port:FD00:09AA4000 sil24_init_one init_one:

Re: sata_sil24 / Alpha / 4726 PMP issue ..

2008-01-25 Thread Jay Estabrook
Thomas Evans wrote: Saw something that caught my attention might be nothing ... When initialized, the port address is a 64 bit address: sil24_init_one init_one: port:FD00:09AA sil24_init_one init_one: port:FD00:09AA2000 sil24_init_one init_one: port:FD00:09AA4000

Re: sata_sil24 / Alpha / 4726 PMP issue ..

2008-01-24 Thread Thomas Evans
I will work on getting that log - is there anything non-kernel that may have changed that could cause this? udev changes or something like that? Just so odd for it to start failing after having worked for so long. ...tom On Jan 23, 2008 10:52 PM, Tejun Heo [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thomas

Re: sata_sil24 / Alpha / 4726 PMP issue ..

2008-01-24 Thread Tejun Heo
Thomas Evans wrote: I will work on getting that log - is there anything non-kernel that may have changed that could cause this? udev changes or something like that? Just so odd for it to start failing after having worked for so long. Nope, this is way before userland has any say in it. The

Re: sata_sil24 / Alpha / 4726 PMP issue ..

2008-01-24 Thread Thomas Evans
That's what I thought - is there another chip that support the 4726 PMP that you think I could try? ...tom On Jan 24, 2008 10:11 AM, Tejun Heo [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thomas Evans wrote: I will work on getting that log - is there anything non-kernel that may have changed that could cause

Re: sata_sil24 / Alpha / 4726 PMP issue ..

2008-01-24 Thread Tejun Heo
Thomas Evans wrote: That's what I thought - is there another chip that support the 4726 PMP that you think I could try? JMicron SATA controllers are ahci and support PMP. -- tejun - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line unsubscribe linux-ide in the body of a message to [EMAIL

Re: sata_sil24 / Alpha / 4726 PMP issue ..

2008-01-23 Thread Tejun Heo
Thomas Evans wrote: Hi All - If I forget and get the Plug and Play error, disconnecting the drives and resetting isn't enough, nor is power cycling *or* unplugging the machine. I have to physically remove the card and restart without it, power down and then re-insert it. I could only plug

Re: sata_sil24 / Alpha / 4726 PMP issue ..

2008-01-23 Thread Tejun Heo
Thomas Evans wrote: I hadn't tried that until just now - I have 2 3124 cards, 1 without internal connections. Just tried the 1 with internal sata ports - it fails in the same way on a single drive. There are cable which have SATA connector on one side and e-SATA on the other. You can connect

Re: sata_sil24 / Alpha / 4726 PMP issue ..

2008-01-23 Thread Thomas Evans
Um, I can, but it's not all that different than the others - is there something I am missing that would collect more info in the logs? Thanks, ...tom On Jan 23, 2008 9:32 PM, Tejun Heo [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thomas Evans wrote: I hadn't tried that until just now - I have 2 3124 cards, 1

Re: sata_sil24 / Alpha / 4726 PMP issue ..

2008-01-23 Thread Tejun Heo
Thomas Evans wrote: Um, I can, but it's not all that different than the others - is there something I am missing that would collect more info in the logs? Well, at times, small differences can tell us more information. The best we can do here is to gather as much information as possible. Even

Re: sata_sil24 / Alpha / 4726 PMP issue ..

2008-01-22 Thread Thomas Evans
On 1/21/08, Tejun Heo [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello, Thomas. Hi - Can you install linux on a x86 machine and see whether anything is different? Did that today - it mostly works. There is some sort of conflict with the card on the PC I am using. During POST I sometimes get a Plug and Play

Re: sata_sil24 / Alpha / 4726 PMP issue ..

2008-01-22 Thread Tejun Heo
Hello, Thomas Evans wrote: On 1/21/08, Tejun Heo [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Can you install linux on a x86 machine and see whether anything is different? Did that today - it mostly works. There is some sort of conflict with the card on the PC I am using. During POST I sometimes get a Plug

Re: sata_sil24 / Alpha / 4726 PMP issue ..

2008-01-21 Thread Thomas Evans
I should have mentioned that in 1 of the failing logs, it finds the PMP device, that is rare, it usually doesn't even see it. That happened this morning and I was hopeful that somehow it was more meaningful than the usual case where it doesn't even notice the PMP. ...tom Thomas Evans wrote:

Re: sata_sil24 / Alpha / 4726 PMP issue ..

2008-01-21 Thread Tejun Heo
Hello, Thomas. Thomas Evans wrote: What do you mean by eSata PMP enclosure? Is it a different PMP device? It is an external PMP box, 5 drive bays - it is the exact same manufacturer and is based on the same PMP: 0x1095:0x4726 r31, 7 ports, feat 0x1/0x9 Okay. I can hook the card and