Re: kernel 2.6.15 scsi problem

[Hans-Jürgen Lange <Hans-Juergen.Lange@gmx.de>]

jinhong hu wrote:
> host A and host B are connected to the same FC switch with qla2300 HBA card.
> And I can see device such as "/dev/sda" through command "fdisk -l" on A.
> but if I reboot host B, then the device is removed for some reason.
> The messages are:
> kernel:  rport-0:0-0: blocked FC remote port time out: removing target and
> saving binding
> kernel:  rport-1:0-0: blocked FC remote port time out: removing target and
> saving binding
>
> My problem is, the device can not come back automaticly unless I reload
> the driver module "qla2300". But after I reload module "qla2300" on host A,
> the device on host B disappeared.
> Now I've updated my kernel to 2.6.15.git6?B I select the driver as:
> <*> QLogic QLA2XXX Fibre Channel Support
> [ ]     Use firmware-loader modules (DEPRECATED)
> but After I reboot my host to the new kernel, I can not find the device.
> The logs are:
> Jan 11 16:53:07 nd10 kernel: QLogic Fibre Channel HBA Driver
> Jan 11 16:53:07 nd10 kernel: ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:07:01.0[A] -> GSI 96
> (level, low) -> IRQ 169
> Jan 11 16:53:07 nd10 kernel: qla2xxx 0000:07:01.0: Found an ISP2312, irq 169,
> iobase 0xf8816000
> Jan 11 16:53:07 nd10 kernel: qla2xxx 0000:07:01.0: Configuring PCI space...
> Jan 11 16:53:07 nd10 kernel: qla2xxx 0000:07:01.0: Configure NVRAM
> parameters...
> Jan 11 16:53:07 nd10 kernel: qla2xxx 0000:07:01.0: Verifying loaded RISC
> code...
> Jan 11 16:53:07 nd10 kernel: qla2xxx 0000:07:01.0: Firmware image unavailable.
> Jan 11 16:53:07 nd10 kernel: qla2xxx 0000:07:01.0: Failed to initialize adapter
> Jan 11 16:53:07 nd10 kernel: Trying to free free IRQ169
> Jan 11 16:53:07 nd10 kernel: ACPI: PCI interrupt for device 0000:07:01.0
> disabled
> Jan 11 16:53:07 nd10 kernel: ACPI: PCI interrupt for device 0000:07:01.0
> disabled
> Jan 11 16:53:07 nd10 kernel: ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:07:01.1[B] -> GSI 97
> (level, low) -> IRQ 177
> Jan 11 16:53:08 nd10 kernel: qla2xxx 0000:07:01.1: Found an ISP2312, irq 177,
> iobase 0xf8816000
> Jan 11 16:53:08 nd10 kernel: qla2xxx 0000:07:01.1: Configuring PCI space...
> Jan 11 16:53:08 nd10 kernel: qla2xxx 0000:07:01.1: Configure NVRAM
> parameters...
> Jan 11 16:53:08 nd10 kernel: qla2xxx 0000:07:01.1: Verifying loaded RISC
> code...
> Jan 11 16:53:08 nd10 kernel: qla2xxx 0000:07:01.1: Firmware image unavailable.
> Jan 11 16:53:08 nd10 kernel: qla2xxx 0000:07:01.1: Failed to initialize adapter
> Jan 11 16:53:08 nd10 kernel: Trying to free free IRQ177
>
>
> if I select the driver as:
>  <M> QLogic QLA2XXX Fibre Channel Support
>  [*]     Use firmware-loader modules (DEPRECATED)
>  <M>       Build QLogic ISP2100 firmware-module
>  <M>       Build QLogic ISP2200 firmware-module
>  <M>       Build QLogic ISP2300 firmware-module
>  <M>       Build QLogic ISP2322 firmware-module
>  <M>       Build QLogic ISP63xx firmware-module
>  <M>       Build QLogic ISP24xx firmware-module
>
> The problem of the comment 5 already exists.
> Howerver, if I use the kernel 2.6.11.3, I've not encountered this problem.
>
> What can I do for my system?
>
>
> ------- Additional Comment #8 From Luckey 2006-01-11 01:52 -------
> after I type the command "fdisk -l", the logs are:
> Jan 11 17:57:47 nd10 kernel:  rport-10:0-0: blocked FC remote port time out:
> removing target and saving binding
> Jan 11 17:57:48 nd10 kernel:  10:0:0:0: SCSI error: return code = 0x10000
> Jan 11 17:57:48 nd10 kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev sda, sector 0
> Jan 11 17:57:48 nd10 kernel: Buffer I/O error on device sda, logical block 0
> Jan 11 17:57:48 nd10 kernel:  10:0:0:0: rejecting I/O to dead device
> Jan 11 17:57:48 nd10 kernel: Buffer I/O error on device sda, logical block 0
> Jan 11 17:58:23 nd10 kernel:  rport-11:0-0: blocked FC remote port time out:
> removing target and saving binding
> Jan 11 17:58:23 nd10 kernel:  11:0:0:0: SCSI error: return code = 0x10000
> Jan 11 17:58:23 nd10 kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev sdb, sector 0
> Jan 11 17:58:23 nd10 kernel: Buffer I/O error on device sdb, logical block 0
> Jan 11 17:58:23 nd10 kernel:  11:0:0:0: rejecting I/O to dead device
> Jan 11 17:58:23 nd10 kernel: Buffer I/O error on device sdb, logical block 0
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Hello,

I run 2.6.15 and a qla2100 with the same driver qla2xxx. I have no 
problem on startup.

Is <Prevent Firmware from being built> off/N   ???

And I have no choice for the firmware. Mmm. Is there such a big 
difference between versions? Or is my configuration file wrong/old??

BR
Hans-Juergen Lange
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