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Date:      Sun, 7 Feb 2010 12:11:23 -0000
From:      "Torsten Kersandt" <torsten@cnc-london.net>
To:        <freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: [zfs][hardware] Reproducible kernel panic in 8.0-STABLE
Message-ID:  <024101caa7ee$ab9eda50$02dc8ef0$@net>
In-Reply-To: <20100207120023.05CD91065775@hub.freebsd.org>
References:  <20100207120023.05CD91065775@hub.freebsd.org>

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Andriy Gapon wrote:
> on 03/02/2010 13:23 Stephane LAPIE said the following:
>> I just rebuilt a kernel with debugger options, and obtained the
>> following output upon pulling out one disk :
>>
>> Sleeping thread (tid 100024, pid 0) owns a non-sleepable lock
>> sched_switch() at sched_switch+0xf8
>> mi_switch() at mi_switch+0x16f
>> sleepq_timedwait() at sleepq_timedwait+0x42
>> _cv_timedwait() at _cv_timedwait+0x129
>> _sema_timedwait() at _sema_timedwait+0x55
>> ata_queue_request() at ata_queue_request+0x526
>> ata_controlcmd() at ata_controlcmd+0xa1
>> ata_setmode() at ata_setmode+0xdc
>> ad_init() at ad_init+0x27
>> ad_reinit() at ad_reinit+0x48
>> ata_reinit() at ata_reinit+0x268
>> ata_conn_event() at ata_conn_event+0x49
>> taskqueue_run() at taskqueue_run+0x93
>> taskqueue_thread_loop() at taskqueue_thread_loop+0x46
>> fork_exit() at fork_exit+0x118
>> fork_trampoline() at fork_trampoline+0xe
>> --- trap 0, rip =3D 0, rsp =3D 0xffffff80000aad30, rbp =3D 0 ---
>> panic: sleeping thread
>> cpuid =3D 2
>> KDB: enter: panic
>> [thread pid 12 tid 100008 ]
>> Stopped at      kdb_enter+0x3d: movq    $0,0x4943d0(%rip)
>=20
> Not sure if I can derive anything useful from here.
> Someone with more expertise is needed.
> One thing I noticed is that ata_conn_event and ata_reinit and some =
other
> functions up the stack acquire state_mtx recursively, but the mutex is =
not
> initialized with MTX_RECURSE.
>=20
> Perhaps, indeed you would have a better luck with AHCI controller =
_and_
ahci(4)
> driver.  It seems to handle dynamic coming and going of disks much =
better
than
> ata(4).

I just moved half of the "flaky" drives on an AHCI controller.

This seems to work much better, starting with disk detection issues=20
being solved, and hotplug working exactly like SCSI does. It does=20
require using camcontrol to recognize the disks again, but that much is=20
not exactly a problem.

Although I'm probably dreaming : Did anyone heard about AHCI controllers =

beside the on-board ones ?

Thanks to everyone for their advice.
--=20
Stephane LAPIE, EPITA SRS, Promo 2005
"Even when they have digital readouts, I can't understand them."
--MegaTokyo

Hi Stephane

I currently use some excellent cards from Supermicro, and these seem to =
be
the only 8 port PCIx and PCI-E available on the market running on=20
The marvel chipset.
I would not use them for RAID but as SATA/SAS controllers very good.

Supermicro 8 Port SATA 2 Card (PCI/PCI-X) AOC-SAT2-MV8
Supermicro AOC-SASLP-MV8, 8-Port (PCI-E)SAS/SATA Card

For about =A380.00/USD130.00 each - not bad

Regards
Torsten






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