Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: Oops in 2.3.X, 2.2.X, and 2.0.3X with FENRIS and NCR53c875 SCSI Driver | Date | Thu, 10 Jun 1999 00:32:54 +0100 (BST) | From | Alan Cox <> |
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> Also shows up single processor (different machine, same chipset 53C875). = > Looks like a possible SCSI Scipts error. FENRIS, unlike UNIX FS's will = > talk to more than one disk or partition concurrently since a volume can = > have multiple segments strip[ed across several drives. May be exposing = > some timing condition with the way I am calling breada abd bread.
The raid code already does that kind of concurrency. Now the important clue is probably
> More on this -- am also getting "..could not get a free page...". =
This indicates a memory allocation failed. That means its more likely someone doesnt check a get_free_page/kmalloc return and continues blissfully into oblivion mode.
Could be the driver fs or scsi layer. Are your other test setups producing a "free page.." message too ? (ie the working ones)
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