Re: class_device_add error in SCSI with 2.6.17-rc2-g52824b6b

[Mathieu Chouquet-Stringer]

On Wed, Apr 19, 2006 at 04:58:03PM -0500, Bob Tracy wrote:
> Similar error previously reported by me for 2.6.17-rc1, except sda got
> added fine: error occurred when attempting to add/register sdb. 

Actually you're right. I'm rereading the logs and the first device on a
scsi bus is always registered correctly. The sh*t hits the fan when you
have more than one sd device per bus. (I've got 2 devices on one, and 3
on the other and only the first one on each got registered correctly).

> Thankfully, you were able to append a trace...

I used the serial console.

> I'll be trying the just-released 2.6.17-rc2 this evening.  Report to
> follow, and if there's a problem, I'll attempt to provide the trace
> (will have to be transcribed by hand, as system won't come up far
> enough for syslog to capture anything).

If syslog doesn't come up and depending on the state of your system you
could redirect dmesg output to a file.
-- 
Mathieu Chouquet-Stringer                           mchouque@xxxxxxx

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