Re: 2.6.23.1 - sata_mv (7042) hang with large file operations

[Mark Lord]

Mark Lord wrote:
> Morrison, Tom wrote:
> > I have gotten it to boot from those hard-drives and it has the same 
> > behavior:
> >
> >       Copying a large file to the same partition (>150MEG)       
> > causes the system to hang (no I/O - no input/output -       nothing - 
> > complete freeze - like a primary resource       is locked up or 
> > interrupts got completely & totally       turned off in an ISR and its 
> > pending for something?
> >
> > Only way to get out of this is to power-cycle the box!
> ..
>
> Okay, a couple of things:
>
> Do this from a text console, not a GUI.
> And preferably without ever starting klogd/syslogd during init.
>
> That way you've a much better chance of seeing some kernel diagnostic
> messages when it locks up.
>
> Can you boot with "nomsi" kernel parameter?
> And I guess we'll need to see the entire kernel .config as well.
...

And also a copy of the full kernel log messages from boot up until
just before you run the lockup sequence.

Thanks
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