[SOLVED] HighPpint RocketRaid 2320 driver breaks current

tux_dude · 03-19-2011, 12:15 PM

Anyone using the rocketraid rr232x driver with current? After the upgrade, I'm getting a kernel panic. I can boot only if I remove the driver. Even loading it after startup cause the box to lock up. Rolling back to 2.6.35.11 is my only solution.

Any idea on why their driver will not work with the current kernel?

interndan · 03-19-2011, 01:06 PM

Did you rebuild the driver after upgrade? I had problems with Rocketraid 622 drivers when using upgraded kernel.

tux_dude · 03-19-2011, 01:12 PM

I always rebuild the driver after kernel upgrades. I rebuild it multiple times as well to make sure I didn't screw up somewhere. Still no go.

What was the big change between 35 and 37 trees?

Gerard Lally · 03-19-2011, 01:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tux_dude

Anyone using the rocketraid rr232x driver with current? After the upgrade, I'm getting a kernel panic. I can boot only if I remove the driver. Even loading it after startup cause the box to lock up. Rolling back to 2.6.35.11 is my only solution

Been having the same problem with a cheap Sil-3132 "RAID" PCI-E adapter. I wanted it just for the extra SATA ports really. Kernel panic with 2.6.35.11, 2.6.37.4 and 2.6.38.

interndan · 03-19-2011, 02:31 PM

Check the dependencies for the driver. It might need files not on a standard install. I'm at home now and don't remember which files I had to upgrade to get the rr62x drivers to work.

tux_dude · 03-19-2011, 04:20 PM

How do I check the dependencies? I only have the rr232x.ko module installed. To my knowledge this is a standalone module with no dependencies. lsmod does not list anything using the rr232x modules.

niels.horn · 03-19-2011, 05:52 PM

What are the instructions you use to build the module?
Any patches?

I had some problems with a (SCSI) module with the new kernel and needed a patch to stop it from panicking...

tux_dude · 03-19-2011, 06:18 PM

Nothing special with my build. I download this driver, build and install. I have been scouring the net for patches with no luck. Where did you find your patch?

niels.horn · 03-19-2011, 06:34 PM

Well, I'm doing this completely "in the blind", as I don't have this rocketraid thing, but it's worth a try:

Code:

--- rr232x-linux-src-v1.10/osm/linux/osm_linux.c        2009-07-15 22:28:28.000000000 -0300
+++ rr232x-linux-src-v1.10_patched/osm/linux/osm_linux.c        2011-03-19 20:27:49.000000000 -0300
@@ -874,7 +874,7 @@
        }
 }

-static int hpt_queuecommand (Scsi_Cmnd * SCpnt, void (*done) (Scsi_Cmnd *))
+static int hpt_queuecommand_lck (Scsi_Cmnd * SCpnt, void (*done) (Scsi_Cmnd *))
 {
        struct Scsi_Host *phost = sc_host(SCpnt);
        PVBUS_EXT vbus_ext = get_vbus_ext(phost);
@@ -1408,6 +1408,12 @@
        return 0;
 }

+#ifdef DEF_SCSI_QCMD
+DEF_SCSI_QCMD(hpt_queuecommand)
+#else
+#define hpt_queuecommand hpt_queuecommand_lck
+#endif
+
 static int hpt_reset (Scsi_Cmnd *SCpnt)
 {
        PVBUS_EXT vbus_ext = get_vbus_ext(sc_host(SCpnt));

I wrote this patch based on the patch I needed for my SCSI driver & 2.6.37.3/4

YMMV...

tux_dude · 03-19-2011, 07:00 PM

I will test the patch let you know the status.

niels.horn · 03-19-2011, 08:22 PM

OK, let me know if it worked

tux_dude · 03-20-2011, 08:02 AM

Niels,
Your patch worked like a charm.

Is this patch posted anywhere else? I was unable to find any repository for HighPoint. I have tried repeatedly to contact HighPoint to no avail. Fortunately, I am not using their RAID software so I have no need to purchase another of their products.

Thanks for the fix.

niels.horn · 03-20-2011, 08:38 AM

Glad that it worked

No, it's not posted anywhere else.
I based it on a patch for another SCSI driver that had problems with 2.6.37.x kernels too.

In the .37 kernels some things changed wrt SCSI.

I'll post it on my blog so that others can find it there.
As soon as I publish it, I'll put a link here.

<edit>
And here is the link to the post.
</edit>

tux_dude · 03-20-2011, 04:46 PM

Excellent. Great writeup on your blog. Now the patch actually makes sense.

jluber · 04-13-2011, 09:14 AM

InternDan,

What was it that you did to get the rr62x to compile and install on 2.6.37? I've recently tried upgrading to 2.6.38 and can't even get the rr62x to compile. I get an error indicating that config.h can't be found.

Any insight is appreciated.