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Date:      Thu, 27 Feb 2003 15:42:39 +0100 (CET)
From:      Soeren Schmidt <sos@spider.deepcore.dk>
To:        Terry Lambert <tlambert2@mindspring.com>
Cc:        Vladimir Kushnir <vkushnir@alfacom.net>, current@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Yet another ATA-related Kernel trap 12 :-(
Message-ID:  <200302271442.h1REgdkA033960@spider.deepcore.dk>
In-Reply-To: <3E5E22BC.FA7BB8A5@mindspring.com>

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It seems Terry Lambert wrote:
> Vladimir Kushnir wrote:
> > Setup: Fujitsu MPG3409AT E disk on external CMD649 controller (the only
> > HD). Kernel trap while booting with timeout for ad0 device. Setting
> > "hw.ata.ata_dma=0" solves the problem. Sources last cvsupped last night
> > (after the last ATA-related commits). Dmesg output attached, but that's
> > about all I can provide - no serial console here.
> 
> This is probably related to the inverted sense-test that was
> recently fixed.

Nope.

> FWIW: the CMD640 series of chips is well known to mung DMA, if
> an interrupt occurs during a transfer.  I can't say for certain
> that the CMD649 has this problem, so you might want to look at
> the vendor errata for the chips.  Personally, I avoid the CMD64x
> controllers entirely, so as to avoid getting a bad one, since I
> have no idea if there is actually a good one in existance.  8-(.

The old CMD640 should be avoided at all costs, the newer CMD646
has problems thats taken care of pr revision. The newer CMD648/649
are OK but are not the best performers...

-Søren

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