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and subject line Re: megasas: Failed to alloc kernel SGL buffer for IOCTL
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regarding linux-image-2.6.32-5-amd64: megasas: Failed to alloc kernel SGL
buffer for IOCTL
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--- Begin Message ---
Package: linux-2.6
Version: 2.6.32-27
Severity: important
Hi,
I am unable to do short and long tests initiated with smartd/smartctl.
calling 'smartctl -d megaraid,0 /dev/sda -t short' gives:
smartctl 5.40 2010-07-12 r3124 [x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu] (local build)
Copyright (C) 2002-10 by Bruce Allen, http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net
Short offline self test failed [Cannot allocate memory]
megasas: Failed to alloc kernel SGL buffer for IOCTL
calling 'smartctl -i -d megaraid,0 /dev/sda' gives:
smartctl 5.40 2010-07-12 r3124 [x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu] (local build)
Copyright (C) 2002-10 by Bruce Allen, http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net
Device: HITACHI HUS153014VLS300 Version: A5C0
Serial number: XXXXXXXX
Device type: disk
Transport protocol: SAS
Local Time is: Tue Nov 23 08:29:25 2010 CET
Device supports SMART and is Enabled
Temperature Warning Enabled
dmesg info:
-----------
megasas: 00.00.04.01 Thu July 24 11:41:51 PST 2008
megasas: 0x1000:0x0060:0x1000:0x1013: bus 96:slot 0:func 0
megaraid_sas 0000:60:00.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 16 (level, low) -> IRQ 16
megaraid_sas 0000:60:00.0: setting latency timer to 64
lspci info:
-----------
60:00.0 RAID bus controller: LSI Logic / Symbios Logic MegaRAID SAS 1078 (rev
04)
Subsystem: LSI Logic / Symbios Logic Device 1013
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 16
Memory at dfa40000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256K]
I/O ports at 3000 [size=256]
Memory at dfa00000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256K]
[virtual] Expansion ROM at 40100000 [disabled] [size=64K]
Capabilities: [b0] Express Endpoint, MSI 00
Capabilities: [c4] Message Signalled Interrupts: Mask- 64bit+ Queue=0/2
Enable-
Capabilities: [d4] MSI-X: Enable- Mask- TabSize=4
Capabilities: [e0] Power Management version 2
Capabilities: [ec] Vital Product Data <?>
Capabilities: [100] Power Budgeting <?>
Kernel driver in use: megaraid_sas
Kernel modules: megaraid_sas
It seems I am not alone with this problem:
http://www.mail-archive.com/linux-poweredge@dell.com/msg02575.html
and lots of hits from 2007 and 2008 from RHEL.
-- Package-specific info:
** Kernel log: boot messages should be attached
-- System Information:
Debian Release: squeeze/sid
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
Kernel: Linux 2.6.32-5-amd64 (SMP w/8 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=de_DE@euro, LC_CTYPE=de_DE@euro (charmap=ISO-8859-15)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Versions of packages linux-image-2.6.32-5-amd64 depends on:
ii debconf [debconf-2.0] 1.5.36 Debian configuration management sy
ii initramfs-tools [linux-initra 0.98.5 tools for generating an initramfs
ii linux-base 2.6.32-27 Linux image base package
ii module-init-tools 3.12-1 tools for managing Linux kernel mo
Versions of packages linux-image-2.6.32-5-amd64 recommends:
ii firmware-linux-free 2.6.32-27 Binary firmware for various driver
Versions of packages linux-image-2.6.32-5-amd64 suggests:
pn grub | lilo <none> (no description available)
pn linux-doc-2.6.32 <none> (no description available)
Versions of packages linux-image-2.6.32-5-amd64 is related to:
pn firmware-bnx2 <none> (no description available)
pn firmware-bnx2x <none> (no description available)
pn firmware-ipw2x00 <none> (no description available)
pn firmware-ivtv <none> (no description available)
pn firmware-iwlwifi <none> (no description available)
pn firmware-linux <none> (no description available)
pn firmware-linux-nonfree <none> (no description available)
pn firmware-qlogic <none> (no description available)
pn firmware-ralink <none> (no description available)
pn xen-hypervisor <none> (no description available)
-- debconf information excluded
--- End Message ---
--- Begin Message ---
Version: 2.6.32-35
Bjørn Mork wrote:
> But I've now sent a backported version of the upstream fix to stable, so
> that it hopefully will end up in 2.6.32.x Real Soon Now(tm). That
> should also make it appear in Debian squeeze.
Fixed by v2.6.32.41~3 (megaraid_sas: Sanity check user supplied length
before passing it to dma_alloc_coherent, 2011-05-25). Thanks again
for making it happen.
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