Re: [PATCH] 2.6.xx: sata_mv: another critical fix

[Sander <sander@humilis.net>]

Mark Lord wrote (ao):
> This patch addresses a number of weird behaviours observed
> for the sata_mv driver, by fixing an "off by one" bug in processing
> of the EDMA response queue.
> 
> Basically, sata_mv was looking in the wrong place for
> command results, and this produced a lot of unpredictable behaviour.

2.6.16 with this patch and your former patch applied, crashes during
stressing a raid5 connected to a MV88SX6081.

2.6.16-rc6 crashes too.

2.6.16-rc6-mm2 is rock solid wrt sata_mv.

I get no output of the crash on netconsole. Would it help if I get the
output of the crash (if any)? In that case I'll connect a screen and see
what it produces.

I'll test 2.6.16-rc6-mm2 with your patches now.

I'll also try 2.6.16-rc6-mm1 to see if it is fixed between -rc6 and
-rc6-mm1, or between -rc6-mm1 and -rc6-mm2.

As soon as 2.6.16-mm1 comes out, I'll check to see if sata_mv still
works for me. Whatever fixes it should stay in :-)

	Sander

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