Date: Thu, 18 Feb 2016 19:53:19 -0500 From: Russell Haley <russ.haley@gmail.com> To: Ian Lepore <ian@freebsd.org> Cc: freebsd-arm <freebsd-arm@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Hummingboard boot hangs in -HEAD Message-ID: <CABx9NuTm0ZOV=Ww3HxH3oe%2BJBGH5mR%2BB9BjgEoJdzCGF03iuTw@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <1455835944.1294.23.camel@freebsd.org> References: <CABLy0qSyfe-j%2Bwh6OGa2Dv5EfX_SQF2xkTeX_zOV2PmawL_dyw@mail.gmail.com> <CABx9NuRdJxs1fN69k%2B4eSg5Ei%2BJwi=ptVzgs%2BXgZWuP61zMFRA@mail.gmail.com> <1455825697.1294.20.camel@freebsd.org> <CABx9NuT54xvtF8YYVkD=DxLEHNm%2BcBZKP_QpdRWfMLJwUM6whg@mail.gmail.com> <1455835944.1294.23.camel@freebsd.org>
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On Thu, Feb 18, 2016 at 5:52 PM, Ian Lepore <ian@freebsd.org> wrote: > On Thu, 2016-02-18 at 14:42 -0800, Russell Haley wrote: >> On Thu, Feb 18, 2016 at 12:01 PM, Ian Lepore <ian@freebsd.org> wrote: >> > >> > The hummingboard (really, all imx6 systems) problem showed up >> > between >> > r295351 - r295543, but I haven't had time to narrow it down more >> > than >> > that. >> > >> > Sata has never worked on imx6. I had limited success with it 2 >> > years >> > ago (it kinda worked but there was data corruption), ran out of >> > time >> > and set it aside, and have never gotten back to the driver to >> > finish >> > getting it working. >> > >> > -- Ian >> >> Ian: >> Thanks for clarification. >> >> To the general mailing list: >> I would like to request additional help to resolve the sata issue on >> imx6. I have done a preliminary reading of the CAM code and have >> looked at the change made to the ahci driver late last year for arm >> support. I have inspected the dts files. I have done some poking a >> while back into what is loaded and not loaded. However, I do not know >> how to properly debug a CAM driver (or any kernel level code) or use >> the debug tools. >> >> My personal objective is to become a FreeBSD driver maintainer, and I >> have been tracking this issue for a while, but I have stalled out at >> this point. I need a higher level of support then the mailing list >> provides to become productive (at least initially). At this point >> learning how to debug kernel devices by myself is outside of my >> scope. >> However, if someone is willing to Skype or chat/email with more >> directed support I will pick this project back up. I would love to >> earn a commit bit eventually. Please send me a message if you can >> help. >> >> Cheers, >> >> Russ >> > > What you need is the #bsdmips irc channel on efnet. Don't let the mips > in the name fool you, all the freebsd-arm developers hang out there. > Just drop in and start asking questions (and be patient with the fact > that although there are 80 people hanging out there, most of us are > either asleep or at $work depending on continent, and sometimes answers > come long after the question). > > -- Ian Thanks, this is precisely what I needed to know. Russ
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