Bug 140023

Summary: kernel: sym1:1:0:phase change 6-7 11@393a3f84 resid=6
Product: [Fedora] Fedora Reporter: Steffen Mann <smann>
Component: kernelAssignee: Dave Jones <davej>
Status: CLOSED DUPLICATE QA Contact: Brian Brock <bbrock>
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Description Steffen Mann 2004-11-19 12:44:13 UTC
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Description of problem:
kernel-2.6.9-1.667
Problem seems to be in the
/lib/modules/2.6.9-1.667/kernel/drivers/scsi/sym53c8xx_2/sym53c8xx.ko

sym53c8xx module.

This spills error messages like crazy in /var/log/messages :

Nov 19 12:29:48 steffen last message repeated 30 times
Nov 19 12:29:49 steffen kernel: sym1:1:0:phase change 6-7 11@3fd33f84
resid=6.
Nov 19 12:29:49 steffen last message repeated 2 times
Nov 19 12:29:49 steffen kernel: sym1:1:0:phase change 6-7 11@393a0784
resid=6.
Nov 19 12:29:49 steffen last message repeated 2 times
Nov 19 12:29:49 steffen kernel: sym1:1:0:phase change 6-7 11@393a0384
resid=6.
Nov 19 12:29:53 steffen last message repeated 17 times
Nov 19 12:29:54 steffen kernel: sym1:1:0:phase change 6-7 11@3c21cf84
resid=6.
Nov 19 12:29:54 steffen kernel: sym1:1:0:phase change 6-7 11@3c21cf84
resid=6.
Nov 19 12:29:54 steffen kernel: sym1:1:0:phase change 6-7 11@3e0fe784
resid=6.
Nov 19 12:30:25 steffen last message repeated 20 times
Nov 19 12:30:25 steffen kernel: sym1:1:0:phase change 6-7 11@3e0fe784
resid=6.
Nov 19 12:30:25 steffen kernel: sym1:1:0:phase change 6-7 11@3c21cf84
resid=6.
Nov 19 12:30:25 steffen last message repeated 7 times
Nov 19 12:30:30 steffen kernel: sym1:1:0:phase change 6-7 11@393a0384
resid=6.
Nov 19 12:30:33 steffen last message repeated 8 times
Nov 19 12:30:36 steffen kernel: sym1:1:0:phase change 6-7 11@393a0784
resid=6.
Nov 19 12:31:07 steffen last message repeated 17 times
Nov 19 12:31:43 steffen last message repeated 16 times
Nov 19 12:31:49 steffen kernel: sym1:1:0:phase change 6-7 11@393a3f84
resid=6.
Nov 19 12:31:49 steffen kernel: sym1:1:0:phase change 6-7 11@393a3f84
resid=6.
Nov 19 12:31:49 steffen kernel: sym1:1:0:phase change 6-7 11@393a0784
resid=6.
Nov 19 12:32:23 steffen last message repeated 22 times



Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
kernel-2.6.9-1.667

How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1.less /var/log/messages
2.
3.
    

Actual Results:  Nov 19 12:29:48 steffen last message repeated 30 times
Nov 19 12:29:49 steffen kernel: sym1:1:0:phase change 6-7 11@3fd33f84
resid=6.
Nov 19 12:29:49 steffen last message repeated 2 times
Nov 19 12:29:49 steffen kernel: sym1:1:0:phase change 6-7 11@393a0784
resid=6.
Nov 19 12:29:49 steffen last message repeated 2 times
Nov 19 12:29:49 steffen kernel: sym1:1:0:phase change 6-7 11@393a0384
resid=6.
Nov 19 12:29:53 steffen last message repeated 17 times
Nov 19 12:29:54 steffen kernel: sym1:1:0:phase change 6-7 11@3c21cf84
resid=6.
Nov 19 12:29:54 steffen kernel: sym1:1:0:phase change 6-7 11@3c21cf84
resid=6.
Nov 19 12:29:54 steffen kernel: sym1:1:0:phase change 6-7 11@3e0fe784
resid=6.
Nov 19 12:30:25 steffen last message repeated 20 times
Nov 19 12:30:25 steffen kernel: sym1:1:0:phase change 6-7 11@3e0fe784
resid=6.
Nov 19 12:30:25 steffen kernel: sym1:1:0:phase change 6-7 11@3c21cf84
resid=6.
Nov 19 12:30:25 steffen last message repeated 7 times
Nov 19 12:30:30 steffen kernel: sym1:1:0:phase change 6-7 11@393a0384
resid=6.
Nov 19 12:30:33 steffen last message repeated 8 times
Nov 19 12:30:36 steffen kernel: sym1:1:0:phase change 6-7 11@393a0784
resid=6.
Nov 19 12:31:07 steffen last message repeated 17 times
Nov 19 12:31:43 steffen last message repeated 16 times
Nov 19 12:31:49 steffen kernel: sym1:1:0:phase change 6-7 11@393a3f84
resid=6.
Nov 19 12:31:49 steffen kernel: sym1:1:0:phase change 6-7 11@393a3f84
resid=6.
Nov 19 12:31:49 steffen kernel: sym1:1:0:phase change 6-7 11@393a0784
resid=6.
Nov 19 12:32:23 steffen last message repeated 22 times


Expected Results:  No error messages fixed driver

Additional info:

Let me know if you need anything like a sysreport and so on.

Data that seems to be related to this:

http://www.uwsg.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/9905.0/1178.html
http://linux.derkeiler.com/Mailing-Lists/Kernel/2003-09/2323.html

Comment 1 Marek Kassur 2004-11-21 00:17:57 UTC
I have got that too.

Lot of phase change messages, ususally when system boots:
kernel: sym0:0:0:phase change 6-7 11@2df6eb84 resid=6.
System is very slow when this happens (root directory is on sym0:0:0).

I've seen bus reset once:
kernel: sym0:0:0:phase change 6-7 11@2f0a0784 resid=6.
last message repeated 51 times
kernel: sym0:0:0:phase change 6-7 11@2f0a0f84 resid=6.
last message repeated 19 times
kernel: sym0: SCSI parity error detected: SCR1=132 DBC=50000000 SBCL=0
kernel: sym0:0:0: ABORT operation started.
kernel: sym0:0:0: ABORT operation timed-out.
kernel: sym0:0:0: ABORT operation started.
bpmok kernel: sym0:0:0: ABORT operation timed-out.
kernel: sym0:0:0: DEVICE RESET operation started.
kernel: sym0:0:0: DEVICE RESET operation timed-out.
kernel: sym0:0:0: BUS RESET operation started.
kernel: sym0: SCSI BUS reset detected.
kernel: sym0: SCSI BUS has been reset.
kernel: sym0:0:0: BUS RESET operation complete.
kernel: sym0:0:0:phase change 6-7 11@2ebd4b84 resid=6.
kernel: sym0:0:0:phase change 6-7 9@2ebd4b90 resid=6.
kernel: sym0:1:0:phase change 6-7 11@2ebd4784 resid=6.
kernel: sym0:1:0:phase change 6-7 9@2ebd4b90 resid=6.

Sometimes it stops after boot ends, sometimes it happens all the time.

Kernel: 2.6.9-1.678_FC3smp

lspci -v -s 02:01.0
02:01.0 SCSI storage controller: LSI Logic / Symbios Logic 53c895 (rev 01)
        Subsystem: Tekram Technology Co.,Ltd. DC-390U2B SCSI adapter
        Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 32, IRQ 209
        I/O ports at b800 [size=256]
        Memory at feaffc00 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256]
        Memory at feafe000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
        Expansion ROM at feae0000 [disabled] [size=64K]


Comment 2 Steffen Mann 2004-11-22 13:00:16 UTC
Updated the system as we had new kenels over the weekend, but still
happens:

 2.6.9-1.681_FC3 #1 Thu Nov 18 15:10:10 EST 2004 i686 athlon i386
GNU/Linux

Comment 3 Marek Kassur 2004-11-25 00:19:56 UTC
I had to remove the Sym 53c895, it hangs my server lately with journal
error messages. I have Adaptec SCSI card now and no warnings or errors.
I've installed 53c895 card in one of my test servers, so I can test it
there.

Comment 4 Steffen Mann 2005-01-14 13:58:42 UTC
[root@Steffen ~]# tail -f /var/log/messages
Jan 14 13:52:56 steffen last message repeated 7 times
Jan 14 13:52:56 steffen kernel: sym1:1:0:phase change 6-7 11@37996f84
resid=6.
Jan 14 13:53:30 steffen last message repeated 10 times
Jan 14 13:53:30 steffen last message repeated 2 times
Jan 14 13:53:30 steffen kernel: sym1:1:0:phase change 6-7 11@37c4e784
resid=6.
Jan 14 13:53:35 steffen last message repeated 7 times
Jan 14 13:53:40 steffen kernel: sym1:1:0:phase change 6-7 11@37a37784
resid=6.
Jan 14 13:54:15 steffen last message repeated 7 times
Jan 14 13:55:01 steffen last message repeated 5 times
Jan 14 13:55:01 steffen kernel: sym1:1:0:phase change 6-7 11@36c2b384
resid=6.
                                                                     
                                                                     
                
[root@Steffen ~]# uname -a
Linux Steffen 2.6.10-1.737_FC3 #1 Mon Jan 10 13:50:10 EST 2005 i686
athlon i386 GNU/Linux
[root@Steffen ~]#



Update to the latest Kernel still the same issue, logging fills the
logs nicely and slows down the system.

FC2 with Arjans 2.6 Kernel was way faster.

Comment 5 Marc Williams 2005-02-05 14:33:07 UTC
Looks like we have the same issue.  I had filed my bug a day earlier
with the same symptoms.  I'll add my cc to this bug as well.  For
details, see:
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=139949

Comment 6 Steffen Mann 2005-02-18 08:12:54 UTC

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 139949 ***

Comment 7 Tom Trebisky 2005-03-23 01:36:31 UTC
I just loaded the 770 kernel and this is worse if anything.
If this is resolved, it isn't clear what the resolution is.

Comment 8 Red Hat Bugzilla 2006-02-21 19:07:09 UTC
Changed to 'CLOSED' state since 'RESOLVED' has been deprecated.