[1832] in linux-scsi channel archive
Re: scsi error
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Michael Weller)
Fri May 9 06:43:10 1997
Date: Fri, 9 May 1997 12:38:06 +0200 (MESZ)
From: Michael Weller <eowmob@exp-math.uni-essen.de>
Reply-To: Michael Weller <eowmob@exp-math.uni-essen.de>
To: Robert <robert@whoever.com>
Cc: linux-scsi@vger.rutgers.edu
In-Reply-To: <33711318.26950548@128.9.210.25>
On Wed, 7 May 1997, Robert wrote:
> aha1740[18]_mbxout wait!
> aha1740[13]_mbxout wait!
> aha1740[1]_mbxout wait!
> aha1740[25]_mbxout wait!
> aha1740[21]_mbxout wait!
> aha1740[12]_mbxout wait!
>
> Any ideas on what is causing this error??? I would love to stop
> having my messages file filling up with this.
Well, I understand that apert from filling your msgs files it does not do
any harm to you.
Well, the aha1740 driver is a bit dusted and at the times I worked on
it Adaptec claimed one would never see the mbxout flag set because the
card was so fast except when it locked up due to a programming error. And
yet, it was perfectly right at that time. Alas, I claim you use a very
fast clocked machine s.t. it questions the aha card too fast, making the
driver emit these warning messages (s.t. you have a cluu if the machine
*would* lockup after).
Anyway, a patch to enhance the driver in a few other areas plus extending
the timeout loops here is out. Alas, I do not know if it was accepted for
the official kernel and if so from which version onwards it is included.
Certainly someone on the list knows it?
Michael.
(eowmob@exp-math.uni-essen.de or eowmob@pollux.exp-math.uni-essen.de
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