Red Hat Bugzilla – Bug 114942
Running I/O on RHEL 3.0 and using the v6.06.00b11 driver, the driver ran out of memory and began arbitrarily killing processes.
Last modified: 2007-11-30 17:07:00 EST
Description of problem: Running I/O on RHEL 3.0 and using the v6.06.00b11 driver, the driver ran out of memory and the OS began arbitrarily killing processes. The systems had to be rebooted. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): RHEL 3.0 32-bit v2.21-4.0.1.EL, v2.4.21-9.EL How reproducible: Sometimes, but not always. Steps to Reproduce: Run I/O on a RHEL 3.0 system using the default v6.06.00b11 driver. Actual results: The driver will sometimes run out of memory and the OS will begin arbitrarily killing processes. The system had to be rebooted. Expected results: The driver should not run out of memory and should not cause processes to be killed or force a system reboot. Additional info: Request that the v6.07.00 driver be used instead as it resolves this issue.
We are planning to update the Qlofic driver in U2/U4. We will need you to test the beta version of this release to confirm the fix.
WIll do. Are you planning to use the v6.07.01 driver from QLogic that includes the v3.02.00 firmware for the QLA23xx HBAs?
This problem was fixed with the upgrade of the QLogic driver to version 6.07.10 in RHEL3 U2 in kernel version 2.4.21-9.14.EL.
ahhh...versioning nightmare. Heather, do you know how 6.07.10 and the 6.07.02 driver you recently sent me differ?
The version in RHEL 3 U2 is 6.07.02, plus some RH enhancements. It is not 6.07.10 (there is no such thing as of yet, AFAIK). Sorry for the confusion. Gary, Heather, I would like to work with you to confirm that the the new driver fixes the several bugzillas you have open, and to certify RHEL 3 U2 in general. The beta will be available soon.
Ok, but to me it would seem better if 6.07.02 + RH enhancements = 6.07.03.
We are having the same problem, however we don't have any QLA HBAs. We are running InterSystems Caché 5, RHEL 3 (Kernel 2.4.21-9.0.1EL) on a 4-way Xeon MP 2.8GHz system, with 8GB RAM. Database is over a NFS connection.
An errata has been issued which should help the problem described in this bug report. This report is therefore being closed with a resolution of ERRATA. For more information on the solution and/or where to find the updated files, please follow the link below. You may reopen this bug report if the solution does not work for you. http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2004-188.html