From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Aug 15 17:09:41 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1673916A41A for ; Wed, 15 Aug 2007 17:09:41 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from matrix@itlegion.ru) Received: from corpmail.itlegion.ru (corpmail.itlegion.ru [84.21.226.211]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 4517213C48E for ; Wed, 15 Aug 2007 17:09:40 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from matrix@itlegion.ru) Received: (qmail 66848 invoked from network); 15 Aug 2007 21:09:38 +0400 Received: from unknown (HELO Artem) (192.168.0.12) by 84.21.226.211 with SMTP; 15 Aug 2007 21:09:38 +0400 X-AntiVirus: Checked by Dr.Web [version: 4.33, engine: 4.33.5.10110, virus records: 237756, updated: 15.08.2007] Message-ID: <000b01c7df5f$0ee4eec0$0c00a8c0@Artem> From: "Artem Kuchin" To: Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2007 21:09:33 +0400 Organization: IT Legion MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="koi8-r"; reply-type=original Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.3138 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3138 Subject: twa is giant locked in 7-Current or everywhere? X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2007 17:09:41 -0000 Hi! When i installed twas driver on 6.2-STABLE it said [FAST] i presumed that it measn that twa is giant-lock free. Now, after installing 7-CURRENT i see Aug 15 17:00:02 omni3 kernel: 3ware device driver for 9000 series storage controllers, version: 3.70.03.007 Aug 15 17:00:02 omni3 kernel: twa0: <3ware 9000 series Storage Controller> port 0x3000-0x30ff mem 0x88000000-0x89ffffff,0x8a200000-0x8a200fff irq 16 at devic Aug 15 17:00:02 omni3 kernel: twa0: [GIANT-LOCKED] Aug 15 17:00:02 omni3 kernel: twa0: [ITHREAD] So, it says GIANT-LOCKED and then ITHREAD. Apparently, i have no real understaning what those words mean. COuld anyone explain the meaning of FAST ITHREAD Giant-locked is self explanatory and.. bad. Thank you. -- Regards, Artem