+Release Date : Thu Nov 16 15:32:35 EST 2006 -
+ Sumant Patro <sumant.patro@lsi.com>
+Current Version : 2.20.5.1 (scsi module), 2.20.2.6 (cmm module)
+Older Version : 2.20.4.9 (scsi module), 2.20.2.6 (cmm module)
+
+1. Changes in Initialization to fix kdump failure.
+ Send SYNC command on loading.
+ This command clears the pending commands in the adapter
+ and re-initialize its internal RAID structure.
+ Without this change, megaraid driver either panics or fails to
+ initialize the adapter during kdump's second kernel boot
+ if there are pending commands or interrupts from other devices
+ sharing the same IRQ.
+2. Authors email-id domain name changed from lsil.com to lsi.com.
+ Also modified the MODULE_AUTHOR to megaraidlinux@lsi.com
+
+Release Date : Fri May 19 09:31:45 EST 2006 - Seokmann Ju <sju@lsil.com>
+Current Version : 2.20.4.9 (scsi module), 2.20.2.6 (cmm module)
+Older Version : 2.20.4.8 (scsi module), 2.20.2.6 (cmm module)
+
+1. Fixed a bug in megaraid_init_mbox().
+ Customer reported "garbage in file on x86_64 platform".
+ Root Cause: the driver registered controllers as 64-bit DMA capable
+ for those which are not support it.
+ Fix: Made change in the function inserting identification machanism
+ identifying 64-bit DMA capable controllers.
+
+ > -----Original Message-----
+ > From: Vasily Averin [mailto:vvs@sw.ru]
+ > Sent: Thursday, May 04, 2006 2:49 PM
+ > To: linux-scsi@vger.kernel.org; Kolli, Neela; Mukker, Atul;
+ > Ju, Seokmann; Bagalkote, Sreenivas;
+ > James.Bottomley@SteelEye.com; devel@openvz.org
+ > Subject: megaraid_mbox: garbage in file
+ >
+ > Hello all,
+ >
+ > I've investigated customers claim on the unstable work of
+ > their node and found a
+ > strange effect: reading from some files leads to the
+ > "attempt to access beyond end of device" messages.
+ >
+ > I've checked filesystem, memory on the node, motherboard BIOS
+ > version, but it
+ > does not help and issue still has been reproduced by simple
+ > file reading.
+ >
+ > Reproducer is simple:
+ >
+ > echo 0xffffffff >/proc/sys/dev/scsi/logging_level ;
+ > cat /vz/private/101/root/etc/ld.so.cache >/tmp/ttt ;
+ > echo 0 >/proc/sys/dev/scsi/logging
+ >
+ > It leads to the following messages in dmesg
+ >
+ > sd_init_command: disk=sda, block=871769260, count=26
+ > sda : block=871769260
+ > sda : reading 26/26 512 byte blocks.
+ > scsi_add_timer: scmd: f79ed980, time: 7500, (c02b1420)
+ > sd 0:1:0:0: send 0xf79ed980 sd 0:1:0:0:
+ > command: Read (10): 28 00 33 f6 24 ac 00 00 1a 00
+ > buffer = 0xf7cfb540, bufflen = 13312, done = 0xc0366b40,
+ > queuecommand 0xc0344010
+ > leaving scsi_dispatch_cmnd()
+ > scsi_delete_timer: scmd: f79ed980, rtn: 1
+ > sd 0:1:0:0: done 0xf79ed980 SUCCESS 0 sd 0:1:0:0:
+ > command: Read (10): 28 00 33 f6 24 ac 00 00 1a 00
+ > scsi host busy 1 failed 0
+ > sd 0:1:0:0: Notifying upper driver of completion (result 0)
+ > sd_rw_intr: sda: res=0x0
+ > 26 sectors total, 13312 bytes done.
+ > use_sg is 4
+ > attempt to access beyond end of device
+ > sda6: rw=0, want=1044134458, limit=951401367
+ > Buffer I/O error on device sda6, logical block 522067228
+ > attempt to access beyond end of device
+
+2. When INQUIRY with EVPD bit set issued to the MegaRAID controller,
+ system memory gets corrupted.
+ Root Cause: MegaRAID F/W handle the INQUIRY with EVPD bit set
+ incorrectly.
+ Fix: MegaRAID F/W has fixed the problem and being process of release,
+ soon. Meanwhile, driver will filter out the request.
+
+3. One of member in the data structure of the driver leads unaligne
+ issue on 64-bit platform.
+ Customer reporeted "kernel unaligned access addrss" issue when
+ application communicates with MegaRAID HBA driver.
+ Root Cause: in uioc_t structure, one of member had misaligned and it
+ led system to display the error message.
+ Fix: A patch submitted to community from following folk.
+
+ > -----Original Message-----
+ > From: linux-scsi-owner@vger.kernel.org
+ > [mailto:linux-scsi-owner@vger.kernel.org] On Behalf Of Sakurai Hiroomi
+ > Sent: Wednesday, July 12, 2006 4:20 AM
+ > To: linux-scsi@vger.kernel.org; linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
+ > Subject: Re: Help: strange messages from kernel on IA64 platform
+ >
+ > Hi,
+ >
+ > I saw same message.
+ >
+ > When GAM(Global Array Manager) is started, The following
+ > message output.
+ > kernel: kernel unaligned access to 0xe0000001fe1080d4,
+ > ip=0xa000000200053371
+ >
+ > The uioc structure used by ioctl is defined by packed,
+ > the allignment of each member are disturbed.
+ > In a 64 bit structure, the allignment of member doesn't fit 64 bit
+ > boundary. this causes this messages.
+ > In a 32 bit structure, we don't see the message because the allinment
+ > of member fit 32 bit boundary even if packed is specified.
+ >
+ > patch
+ > I Add 32 bit dummy member to fit 64 bit boundary. I tested.
+ > We confirmed this patch fix the problem by IA64 server.
+ >
+ > **************************************************************
+ > ****************
+ > --- linux-2.6.9/drivers/scsi/megaraid/megaraid_ioctl.h.orig
+ > 2006-04-03 17:13:03.000000000 +0900
+ > +++ linux-2.6.9/drivers/scsi/megaraid/megaraid_ioctl.h
+ > 2006-04-03 17:14:09.000000000 +0900
+ > @@ -132,6 +132,10 @@
+ > /* Driver Data: */
+ > void __user * user_data;
+ > uint32_t user_data_len;
+ > +
+ > + /* 64bit alignment */
+ > + uint32_t pad_0xBC;
+ > +
+ > mraid_passthru_t __user *user_pthru;
+ >
+ > mraid_passthru_t *pthru32;
+ > **************************************************************
+ > ****************
+
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