New: Very old and buggy ARCMSR drivers are included
http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=14961
Summary: Very old and buggy ARCMSR drivers are included
Product: SCSI Drivers
Version: 2.5
Kernel Version: 2.6.18 etc
Platform: All
OS/Version: Linux
Tree: Mainline
Status: NEW
Severity: normal
Priority: P1
Component: Other
AssignedTo: [email protected]
ReportedBy: [email protected]
Regression: No
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Latest arcmsr
Hello,
Some very buggy ARCMSR drivers are included in the kernels dating from early 2008.
The new drivers with the same version number, but a later date exists and should be included instead.
This is the latest ftp://ftp.areca.com.tw/RaidCards/AP_Drivers/Linux/DRIVER/SourceCode/arcmsr.1.20.0X.15-90605.zip
With the older .15 driver i had several system lockups under heavy load.
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[Bug 14961] Very old and buggy ARCMSR drivers are included
http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=14961
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[Bug 14961] Very old and buggy ARCMSR drivers are included
In reply to [email protected]http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=14961
--- Comment #1 from Andrew Morton <[email protected]> 2010-01-06 23:21:38 ---
Quoted 18 lines · On Wed, 30 Dec 2009 12:38:06 GMT [email protected] wrote:
http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=14961
Summary: Very old and buggy ARCMSR drivers are included
Product: SCSI Drivers
Version: 2.5
Kernel Version: 2.6.18 etc
Platform: All
OS/Version: Linux
Tree: Mainline
Status: NEW
Severity: normal
Priority: P1
Component: Other
AssignedTo: [email protected]
ReportedBy: [email protected]
Regression: No
Quoted 1 line
Created an attachment (id=24377)
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Quoted 8 lines
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Latest arcmsrHello,
Some very buggy ARCMSR drivers are included in the kernels dating from early 2008.
Quoted 8 lines
The new drivers with the same version number, but a later date exists and should be included instead.
This is the latest ftp://ftp.areca.com.tw/RaidCards/AP_Drivers/Linux/DRIVER/SourceCode/arcmsr.1.20.0X.15-90605.zip
With the older .15 driver i had several system lockups under heavy load.
Well that's bad. I'm not seeing any commits against that driver from Areca staff since February 2008.
So it may be that the manufacturer has abandoned this driver. If so, then it would be useful if someone who has the hardware could pick apart the differences between the above driver and the in-kernel version, and send the updates into the mainline kernel.
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Quoted 27 lines · On Wed, 30 Dec 2009 12:38:06 GMT [email protected] wrote:
http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=14961
Summary: Very old and buggy ARCMSR drivers are included
Product: SCSI Drivers
Version: 2.5
Kernel Version: 2.6.18 etc
Platform: All
OS/Version: Linux
Tree: Mainline
Status: NEW
Severity: normal
Priority: P1
Component: Other
AssignedTo: [email protected]
ReportedBy: [email protected]
Regression: NoCreated an attachment (id=24377)
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Latest arcmsrHello,
Some very buggy ARCMSR drivers are included in the kernels dating from early 2008.
Quoted 8 lines
The new drivers with the same version number, but a later date exists and should be included instead.
This is the latest ftp://ftp.areca.com.tw/RaidCards/AP_Drivers/Linux/DRIVER/SourceCode/arcmsr.1.20.0X.15-90605.zip
With the older .15 driver i had several system lockups under heavy load.
Well that's bad. I'm not seeing any commits against that driver from Areca staff since February 2008.
So it may be that the manufacturer has abandoned this driver. If so, then it would be useful if someone who has the hardware could pick apart the differences between the above driver and the in-kernel version, and send the updates into the mainline kernel.
[Bug 14961] Very old and buggy ARCMSR drivers are included
In reply to [email protected]http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=14961
nick cheng <[email protected]> changed:
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--- Comment #2 from nick cheng <[email protected]> 2010-01-07 01:50:06 --- Hi Andrew,
Areca does not abandon this driver.
We will still keep maintaining it.
Originally I plan to update the driver in the middle of last year. But there is a lot of emergency to postpone the plan again and again. I will make time to do it ASAP.
Sorry for you inconvenience.
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