Re: AIC 7880 timeouts w/SMP

Ben Gertzfield (che@debian.org)
01 Nov 1998 15:07:42 -0800


>>>>> "Frank" == Frank Sweetser <rasmusin@paramount.ind.wpi.edu> writes:

Frank> kernel 2.1.126 and 2.1.127pre3, a dual p2 machine with an
Frank> AHA 2940 and an AIC 7880 onboard. when the kernel is
Frank> compiled UP, it works fine, but when compiled SMP, the 7880
Frank> simply spits out a bunch of "aborting command due to
Frank> timeout" messages, and then the SCSI bus is continously
Frank> reset. the 2940 works fine either way. this happens
Frank> regardless of what's plugged into the 7880. the 7880
Frank> reports bios version 1.26sP7. i can provide any more
Frank> information (more detailed copying down of error messages,
Frank> etc) if needed. any help at all is apreciated!

I also get this behavior on a single-processor p2 machine with an AHA
2940 with a kernel compiled for SMP.

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