Messages in this thread | | | From | "Mukker, Atul" <> | Subject | RE: [PATCH 2.6.0] megaraid 64bit fix/cleanup (AMD64) | Date | Fri, 16 Apr 2004 15:24:47 -0400 |
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It is 64-bit safe and tested, to some degree, on 64-bit platforms as well.
Thanks -Atul Mukker
> -----Original Message----- > From: Jord Tanner [mailto:jord@indygecko.com] > Sent: Friday, April 16, 2004 3:22 PM > To: Mukker, Atul > Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org; brad_mssw@gentoo.org > Subject: RE: [PATCH 2.6.0] megaraid 64bit fix/cleanup (AMD64) > > > > Thanks Atul! > > After patching for 2.6.5 the 2.20.0.B2 driver compiled clean and the > machine in now running with that driver. We are about to run > some stress > tests to see if we can duplicate the previous problems. > > Given that we are running a 64bit compile, and the previous > attempts by > Brad House to make amd64 modifications were abandonded, could you > comment on whether you think the newest megaraid code > (ftp://ftp.lsil.com/pub/linux-megaraid/drivers/version-unified > -2.20.0.B2.04.14.2004) > is 64bit safe? > > TIA > > Jord Tanner > Independent Gecko Consultants > > On Fri, 2004-04-16 at 09:35, Mukker, Atul wrote: > > Please use the latest driver 2.20.0.B2, about to be > released today. Please > > provide a feedback if you see the same issues. > > > > -Atul Mukker > > LSI Logic > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Jord Tanner [mailto:jord@indygecko.com] > > > Sent: Friday, April 16, 2004 9:57 AM > > > To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org > > > Cc: brad_mssw@gentoo.org; Atulm@lsil.com > > > Subject: Re: [PATCH 2.6.0] megaraid 64bit fix/cleanup (AMD64) > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tue Dec 30 2003 - 16:11:40 EST Brad House wrote: > > > > > > Ok, I just ported the 2.00.9 driver to 2.6.0. > > > It still has these warnings during compilation as > I did not > > > attempt to apply my 64bit fixes from before as > I've been told > > > they are just plain wrong :/ > > > > > > But, I suppose this should work fine in 32bit > mode, I would > > > greatly appreciate any help in porting it for > 64bit platforms. > > > > > > The patch can be downloaded here : > > > > > > http://dev.gentoo.org/~brad_mssw/kernel_patches/megaraid/megar > > > aid-v2.00.9-linux2.6.patch > > > And only applies to the source from ftp.lsil.com, > it's not a > > > kernel-patch > > > per-se, but copying the result over to the > drivers/scsi will > > > compile inplace > > > of the current versions. > > > > > > Please CC me on any replies! > > > -Brad House <brad_mssw@xxxxxxxxxx> > > > > > > > > > > > > This thread has been inactive for a while, but I've not > found anything > > > more relevant to my situation. > > > > > > I'm running 2.6.3-gentoo (and 2.6.5-gentoo) with a LSILogic SATA > > > Megaraid 150-6 raid controller on a dual Opteron system. > The entire > > > system is compiled in 64bit. We are seeing random > database corruption > > > when access very large Postgres tables (more than 10 > million rows). > > > Other than that, the system runs beautifully. > > > > > > As far as I can tell, no amd64 specific patches have been > > > applied to the > > > megaraid driver in 2.6.3 (version 2.00.3). Brad House has > posted a 2.6 > > > patch for megaraid 2.00.9, but his previous amd64 patches > > > were removed. > > > LSI tech support has suggested I upgrade to 2.00.9, but > the LSI source > > > is for 2.4. > > > > > > So my questions are: > > > > > > - Could the 2.00.3 driver be responsible for random data > > > corruption when running on 2.6.3 in 64bit? > > > - Is it safe to run Brad House's 2.6 megaraid 2.00.9 > > > patches in > > > 64 bit mode on amd64? > > > - Are there any patches for megaraid 2.00.9 (or > higher, I see > > > 2.00.10-3 has just been released) that combine > patches for 2.6 > > > and amd64? > > > > > > TIA, > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Jord Tanner <jord@indygecko.com> > > > > > > - > > > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe > > > linux-kernel" in > > > the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org > > > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html > > > Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/ > > > > -- > Jord Tanner <jord@indygecko.com> > - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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