new aic7xxx code in 2.4.9 causes kernel panics

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The new aix7xxx driver in 2.4.9 panics the system during reboot. This may or may not be related to the kernel raid code (the system in question runs a small native ext2 partition for kernels/lilo and all other partitions are ext2/raid1 (autodetect).

What happens during reboot is that after the 'flushing signals' message from the raid code there was a 20 to 30 second delay, then the new aic7xxx code complained about 'ABORT' and then caused a kernel panic. This scenario was reproducable.

Unfortunately I didn't have the time to write down the exact details as I had to get the system working and did revert to the old aix7xxx code which works flawlessly.

Andreas Steinmetz
D.O.M. Datenverarbeitung GmbH