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Re: [Xen-users] Pb with 3ware 9550SX-4LP / high IO activities

To: Michael Kress <kress@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Xen-users] Pb with 3ware 9550SX-4LP / high IO activities
From: Jonas Björklund <jb@xxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2006 06:47:56 +0200 (CEST)
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Hello,

On Mon, 25 Sep 2006, Michael Kress wrote:

I'm having problems with a 3ware 9550SX-4LP during high IO activities:
the kernel produces a dump and halts the machine. This only shows up
using a xen kernel.

I have the same controller without any problems.

xenhost ~ # /usr/local/3ware/tw_cli info
Ctl   Model        Ports   Drives   Units   NotOpt   RRate   VRate   BBU
------------------------------------------------------------------------
c0    9550SX-4LP   4       4        1       0        4       4       -

xenhost ~ # /usr/local/3ware/tw_cli info c0

Unit  UnitType  Status         %Cmpl  Stripe  Size(GB)  Cache  AVerify  IgnECC
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
u0    RAID-10   OK             -      64K     130.365   ON     OFF      OFF

Port   Status           Unit   Size        Blocks        Serial
---------------------------------------------------------------
p0     OK               u0     69.25 GB    145226112     WD-WMAKE22159
p1     OK               u0     69.25 GB    145226112     WD-WMAKE22152
p2     OK               u0     69.25 GB    145226112     WD-WMAKE22157
p3     OK               u0     69.25 GB    145226112     WD-WMAKE22144

xenhost ~ # uname -a
Linux xenhost 2.6.16.28-xen #3 SMP Thu Sep 21 00:02:54 CEST 2006 i686 AMD Athlon(tm) Processor GNU/Linux
xenhost ~ # cat /proc/cpuinfo
processor       : 0
vendor_id       : AuthenticAMD
cpu family      : 6
model           : 8
model name      : AMD Athlon(tm) Processor
stepping        : 1
cpu MHz         : 2133.404
cache size      : 256 KB
fdiv_bug        : no
hlt_bug         : no
f00f_bug        : no
coma_bug        : no
fpu             : yes
fpu_exception   : yes
cpuid level     : 1
wp              : yes
flags : fpu tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic mtrr mca cmov pat pse36 mmx fxsr sse syscall mp mmxext 3dnowext 3dnow ts
bogomips        : 4268.44

processor       : 1
vendor_id       : AuthenticAMD
cpu family      : 6
model           : 8
model name      : AMD Athlon(tm) Processor
stepping        : 1
cpu MHz         : 2133.404
cache size      : 256 KB
fdiv_bug        : no
hlt_bug         : no
f00f_bug        : no
coma_bug        : no
fpu             : yes
fpu_exception   : yes
cpuid level     : 1
wp              : yes
flags : fpu tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic mtrr mca cmov pat pse36 mmx fxsr sse syscall mp mmxext 3dnowext 3dnow ts
bogomips        : 4268.44

xenhost ~ #

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