Date: Mon, 9 Aug 2010 07:29:32 -0600 From: Scott Long <scottl@samsco.org> To: sthaug@nethelp.no Cc: freebsd-scsi@freebsd.org, mike@vintners.net Subject: Re: Dell 1850/PERC 4e/Si (Megaraid) with "too many retries" error Message-ID: <56D96261-F5A7-4961-8369-A1B98986D5EE@samsco.org> In-Reply-To: <20100806.191351.74657466.sthaug@nethelp.no> References: <4C5ADCEB.2060108@vintners.net> <1281025926.2563.6.camel@localhost.localdomain> <4C5C272F.9080404@vintners.net> <20100806.191351.74657466.sthaug@nethelp.no>
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This error is harmless as long as you don't start getting other errors about GEOM i/o failures or "indefinite wait buffers". The problem is that the card can get busy, and the firmware communications protocol for it is prone to timeouts. Scott On Aug 6, 2010, at 11:13 AM, sthaug@nethelp.no wrote: >> The original post was a year ago, to the day, from when I suddenly >> started seeing the msgs -- what a coincidence! The machine has been >> running fine for years, there have been no changes to hardware or OS, >> and these just started showing up in the log. I'm assuming it's a >> hardware problem... > > I get the same error message occasionally, with no apparent ill effects. > Haven't seen any resolution to this yet. > > See for instance > > http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-scsi/2009-August/003941.html > http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-hardware/2009-April/005838.html > http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-hardware/2009-April/005838.html > > Steinar Haug, Nethelp consulting, sthaug@nethelp.no > > >> >> Thanks! >> >> vinifera mikel 0# pciconf -lv | more >> hostb0@pci0:0:0:0: class=0x060000 card=0x016d1028 chip=0x35908086 >> rev=0x09 hdr=0x00 >> vendor = 'Intel Corporation' >> device = 'E7520 Server Memory Controller Hub' >> class = bridge >> subclass = HOST-PCI >> pcib1@pci0:0:2:0: class=0x060400 card=0x00000000 chip=0x35958086 >> rev=0x09 hdr=0x01 >> vendor = 'Intel Corporation' >> device = 'E752x Memory Controller Hub PCIe Port A0' >> class = bridge >> subclass = PCI-PCI >> pcib4@pci0:0:4:0: class=0x060400 card=0x00000000 chip=0x35978086 >> rev=0x09 hdr=0x01 >> vendor = 'Intel Corporation' >> device = 'E752x Memory Controller Hub PCIe Port B0' >> class = bridge >> subclass = PCI-PCI >> pcib5@pci0:0:5:0: class=0x060400 card=0x00000000 chip=0x35988086 >> rev=0x09 hdr=0x01 >> vendor = 'Intel Corporation' >> device = 'E752x Memory Controller Hub PCIe Port B1' >> class = bridge >> subclass = PCI-PCI >> pcib8@pci0:0:6:0: class=0x060400 card=0x00000000 chip=0x35998086 >> rev=0x09 hdr=0x01 >> vendor = 'Intel Corporation' >> device = 'E752x Memory Controller Hub PCIe Port C0' >> class = bridge >> subclass = PCI-PCI >> pcib11@pci0:0:30:0: class=0x060400 card=0x00000000 chip=0x244e8086 >> rev=0xc2 hdr=0x01 >> vendor = 'Intel Corporation' >> device = '82801 Family (ICH2/3/4/4/5/5/6/7/8/9,63xxESB) Hub >> Interface to PCI Bridge' >> class = bridge >> subclass = PCI-PCI >> isab0@pci0:0:31:0: class=0x060100 card=0x00000000 chip=0x24d08086 >> rev=0x02 hdr=0x00 >> vendor = 'Intel Corporation' >> device = '82801EB/ER (ICH5/ICH5R) LPC Interface Bridge' >> class = bridge >> subclass = PCI-ISA >> atapci0@pci0:0:31:1: class=0x01018a card=0x016d1028 chip=0x24db8086 >> rev=0x02 hdr=0x00 >> vendor = 'Intel Corporation' >> device = '82801EB/ER (ICH5/ICH5R) EIDE Controller' >> class = mass storage >> subclass = ATA >> pcib2@pci0:1:0:0: class=0x060400 card=0x00000000 chip=0x03308086 >> rev=0x06 hdr=0x01 >> vendor = 'Intel Corporation' >> device = '80332 [Dobson] I/O processor A-segment Bridge' >> class = bridge >> subclass = PCI-PCI >> pcib3@pci0:1:0:2: class=0x060400 card=0x00000000 chip=0x03328086 >> rev=0x06 hdr=0x01 >> vendor = 'Intel Corporation' >> device = '80332 [Dobson] I/O processor B-segment Bridge' >> class = bridge >> subclass = PCI-PCI >> amr0@pci0:2:14:0: class=0x010400 card=0x016d1028 chip=0x00131028 >> rev=0x06 hdr=0x00 >> vendor = 'Dell Computer Corporation' >> device = 'PERC 4e/Si and PERC 4e/Di Expandable RAID Controller' >> class = mass storage >> subclass = RAID >> pcib6@pci0:5:0:0: class=0x060400 card=0x00000000 chip=0x03298086 >> rev=0x09 hdr=0x01 >> vendor = 'Intel Corporation' >> device = '6700PXH PCI Express-to-PCI Express Bridge A' >> class = bridge >> subclass = PCI-PCI >> pcib7@pci0:5:0:2: class=0x060400 card=0x00000000 chip=0x032a8086 >> rev=0x09 hdr=0x01 >> vendor = 'Intel Corporation' >> device = '6700PXH PCI Express-to-PCI Express Bridge B' >> class = bridge >> subclass = PCI-PCI >> em0@pci0:6:7:0: class=0x020000 card=0x016d1028 chip=0x10768086 rev=0x05 >> hdr=0x00 >> vendor = 'Intel Corporation' >> device = '82541EI Gigabit Ethernet Controller' >> class = network >> subclass = ethernet >> pcib9@pci0:8:0:0: class=0x060400 card=0x00000000 chip=0x03298086 >> rev=0x09 hdr=0x01 >> vendor = 'Intel Corporation' >> device = '6700PXH PCI Express-to-PCI Express Bridge A' >> class = bridge >> subclass = PCI-PCI >> pcib10@pci0:8:0:2: class=0x060400 card=0x00000000 chip=0x032a8086 >> rev=0x09 hdr=0x01 >> vendor = 'Intel Corporation' >> device = '6700PXH PCI Express-to-PCI Express Bridge B' >> class = bridge >> subclass = PCI-PCI >> vgapci0@pci0:11:13:0: class=0x030000 card=0x016d1028 chip=0x51591002 >> rev=0x00 hdr=0x00 >> vendor = 'ATI Technologies Inc' >> device = 'RV100 Radeon 7000 / Radeon VE' >> class = display >> subclass = VGA >> >> >> >> >> >> vinifera mikel 0# uname -a | more >> FreeBSD vinifera.vintners.net 7.1-STABLE FreeBSD 7.1-STABLE #2: Wed Jan >> 14 15:10:30 PST 2009 >> root@vinifera.vintners.net:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC i386 >> >> >> Sean Bruno wrote: >>> On Thu, 2010-08-05 at 10:46 -0500, Mike Lempriere wrote: >>> >>>> Did anyone ever answer this? I just started getting this msg yesterday. >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> No. I didn't see your original email though. >>> >>> Any chance you can post a bit more information? e.g. dmesg output, >>> pciconf -lv and uname -a ? >>> >>> Sean >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> -- >> Mike Lempriere- Home: ph: 206-780-2146 email: mike@vintners.net >> cell ph/txt: 206-200-5902; cell email: cell@vintners.net >> >> _______________________________________________ >> freebsd-scsi@freebsd.org mailing list >> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-scsi >> To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-scsi-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >> > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-scsi@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-scsi > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-scsi-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"
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