From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Nov 27 21:59:38 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7621C16A417; Tue, 27 Nov 2007 21:59:38 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jhb@freebsd.org) Received: from speedfactory.net (mail6.speedfactory.net [66.23.216.219]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1FDF813C45A; Tue, 27 Nov 2007 21:59:37 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jhb@freebsd.org) Received: from server.baldwin.cx (unverified [66.23.211.162]) by speedfactory.net (SurgeMail 3.8p) with ESMTP id 221577441-1834499 for multiple; Tue, 27 Nov 2007 16:57:21 -0500 Received: from localhost.corp.yahoo.com (john@localhost [127.0.0.1]) (authenticated bits=0) by server.baldwin.cx (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id lARLxIok022065; Tue, 27 Nov 2007 16:59:19 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from jhb@freebsd.org) From: John Baldwin To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2007 16:39:08 -0500 User-Agent: KMail/1.9.6 References: <73807.10710.qm@web63912.mail.re1.yahoo.com> <474C71B1.1080104@deepcore.dk> In-Reply-To: <474C71B1.1080104@deepcore.dk> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-15" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200711271639.09601.jhb@freebsd.org> X-Greylist: Sender succeeded SMTP AUTH authentication, not delayed by milter-greylist-2.0.2 (server.baldwin.cx [127.0.0.1]); Tue, 27 Nov 2007 16:59:19 -0500 (EST) X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV 0.91.2/4933/Tue Nov 27 14:10:57 2007 on server.baldwin.cx X-Virus-Status: Clean X-Spam-Status: No, score=-4.4 required=4.2 tests=ALL_TRUSTED,AWL,BAYES_00 autolearn=ham version=3.1.3 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.1.3 (2006-06-01) on server.baldwin.cx Cc: Barney Cordoba , current@freebsd.org, =?iso-8859-15?q?S=F8ren_Schmidt?= Subject: Re: Any successful installs on a Broadcom HT1000 chipset? X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2007 21:59:38 -0000 On Tuesday 27 November 2007 02:36:17 pm S=F8ren Schmidt wrote: > Barney Cordoba wrote: > > S=F8ren Schmidt wrote: > >> This server has been running -current all the time > >> with about biweekly=20 > >> updates, so it has made the transition all the way > >> from about 6.1 to=20 > >> todays current without problems. > >> =20 > >>> Something happened between 6.2 and 7.0, as we were > >>> able to run 6.2 on these systems. > >>> > >>> =20 > >>> =20 > >> Looks like a pattern, something outside of ATA also > >> caused HW issues on=20 > >> some Promise controllers to appear in this period. > >> Just checked and nothing in ATA changed in regards > >> to either the HT1000=20 > >> or the Promise HW, its the same support code thats > >> been there all the time. > >> It could be a sideeffect of now having more fine > >> grained locking etc,=20 > >> that makes these problems show up, your guess is as > >> good as mine. > >> > >> Again, the sticky point is that if I cant reproduce > >> a problem here its=20 > >> very hard to work on it, if not just plain > >> impossible... > >> =20 > > > > A sticky point on this end is that it will cost more > > to ship you a system than the cost of the product; you > > being in Europe and the US dollar sucking in general. > > I'm also not going to be able to get authorization to > > ship overseas.=20 > > > > =20 > Maybe I can get the HW over here, paypal can be used to transfer the=20 > funds in that case... > > Could you send me the config file you're using on your > > 7.0 system with the H8SSL MB so I can give it a try > > and see if its a config issue, or some device > > conflict? You have the MB we're having trouble with, > > so maybe we can learn enough to give you some ideas.I > > have a system with an H8SSL-i that just plain doesn't > > work with either SATA or IDE. > > =20 > Sure find my config attached currently used with plain releng_7. > It might be worth while to compare HW revisions etc as well as there=20 > might be differences. > One thing you could try would be to install a 6.2 system and if that=20 > still works just grap ATA from releng_6 as that is now the same as in=20 > -current and should fit almost cleanly into 6.2 as is, then give that a=20 > run. Depending on the outcome we'll know more about where to look for=20 > the problem. >=20 > For references sake could we please get a list of the actual HW that=20 > people have problems with listed here, as detailed as possible please.=20 =46YI, I've seen weird in-memory corruption with machines with the HT1000_S= 1=20 atapci device. In all the cases I've seen so far, a single page is corrupt= ed=20 with garbage and the page happens to be used by UMA to hold credentials=20 including proc0's credentials. I've seen this corruption (trashed creds fo= r=20 proc0 and other creds in that page) on many of the same boxes (Dell 1435's= =20 IIRC) running on 6.2. I've tried switching the HT1000_S1 to use SWKSMIO=20 rather SWKS100 as I mentioned to you in an earlier e-mail (the Linux driver= =20 uses equivalent of SWKSMIO FWIW) but don't have any conclusive tests on tha= t. =2D-=20 John Baldwin