Date: Mon, 18 Aug 1997 07:44:48 -0500 (CDT) From: "Daniel M. Eischen" <deischen@iworks.InterWorks.org> To: owner-aic7xxx@FreeBSD.ORG, ulrich.windl@rz.uni-regensburg.de Cc: aic7xxx@FreeBSD.ORG, linux-scsi@vger.rutgers.edu, patl@lcs.mit.edu Subject: Re: scsi.c, aic7xxx: problems in 2.0.28 Message-ID: <199708181244.HAA19844@iworks.InterWorks.org>
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> > ulrich.windl> I have also tried Linux 2.0.30 with some patches and > > ulrich.windl> the 4.009 version of the aic7xxx: The results are even > > ulrich.windl> worse; I got an OOPS 2 and a killed interrupt > > ulrich.windl> handler. Maybe my harddisk is special... > > > > The aic7xxx@freebsd.com mailing list might be interested in hearing > > about your problems with the latest driver... > > As the king (Harald Koenig) pointed out ;-) the real problem might be > that the mid level SCSI code expectes the results of the "get defects > list" to fit in a single page. Most probably this is not true for > some drives. I don't know what the internal effects of such an > overrun are, but the new aic7xxx driver jokes badly. > > If anyone needs specific messages, please tell me -- remember I'll > have to crash my system for it.... > > The SCSI Generic interface should allow for transfers up to size 32768 bytes > (SG_BIG_BUFF). If a fault is occurring while using the SG interface, it's > quite possible the fault lies with the driver itself. This is the first time this message has been posted to the aic7xxx mailing list. You should provide much more information than what is posted here. Dan Eischen deischen@iworks.InterWorks.org
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