Description of problem: Fedora 23 Alpha PPC64LE Install fails on server with Avago RAID based storage (root cause analyzed) which is caused by bug in driver for Avago RAID card. The fix from Avago in process and this bug was created to track the merge of these fixes to Upstream. This bug manifests itself to the end user who is installing Fedora 23/22 on Avago RAID based as: Partitioning / mounting of file system as “ext4” failed. Hence the install process fails. Work around for this bug is pasted at the bottom of the bug text. More details about bug can be found in last few comments of this ubuntu bug (We found this bug while installing ubuntu 15.04 for the first time): https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1475166 Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): Fedora 23 Alhpa Server Release https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora-secondary/releases/test/23_Alpha/Server/ppc64le/iso/ How reproducible: 100% Steps to Reproduce: 1. Configure storage on Avago raid card 2. Install Avago RAID 3. You will run into errors pertaining the drive and install will fail Actual results: Install fails Expected results: Install should succeed Work around: For now following work around can be used to install Fedora 23 on power systems with Avago raid card: 1) Power on and wait system boots into Petitboot: 1a) Press "e" on "Install Fedora 23 (64-bit kernel)" option and append "megaraid_sas.max_sectors=2048" in the end of "boot argument" 2) Select modified option and follow the installation process. 3) After install is complete and you are back to Petitboot: Edit booting option by appending megaraid_sas.max_sectors=2048, and boot with completed install. ***IMPORTANT NOTE*** Step 3 is needed for every boot time, or you will get system going to failure due to system can't mount file system. Alternatively we can add this to Grub config to avoid repeating this process. Additional info:
I've not seen the theoretical patches mentioned in the Launchpad bug get sent upstream. It is possible that I missed them. Does anyone have pointers to the suspected fixes?
Here is the reply I got from Avago rep who submitted a patch upstream: Adi – We have already submitted patch to upstream. See attached upstream patch. We are currently waiting for commit by upstream. ` Kashyap (Avago India)
(In reply to adi.gangidi from comment #2) > Here is the reply I got from Avago rep who submitted a patch upstream: > > > > Adi – > > We have already submitted patch to upstream. See attached upstream patch. We > are currently waiting for commit by upstream. > > > ` Kashyap (Avago India) Great. Could you attach the patch they sent you?
Hi Josh Here is any update on patch on Ubuntu bug tracking system (Launchpad): Hi Adi, I see the patch got posted here - https://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-scsi/msg89336.html and it has been reviewed. I'm guessing it will be part of a scsi pull request in the recently opened 4.4 merge window. That looks imminent. Depending on when it lands, the Ubuntu kernel update cycle takes about a month. Kind regards, Bryan Link to Launch pad: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1475166
Thanks. I'll bring this in today. It's too late for F23 release, but it will be available as an update.
Hey Josh Sure. Pleas let me know when do that;. I'd like to try the update on our Power system. Thanks Adi
It will be in the 4.2.6 update and bodhi will leave a comment in this bug when it is available for testing.
kernel-4.2.6-300.fc23 has been submitted as an update to Fedora 23. https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2015-115c302856
kernel-4.2.6-200.fc22 has been submitted as an update to Fedora 22. https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2015-cd94ad8d7c
kernel-4.2.6-200.fc22 has been pushed to the Fedora 22 testing repository. If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report. If you want to test the update, you can install it with $ su -c 'dnf --enablerepo=updates-testing update kernel' You can provide feedback for this update here: https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2015-cd94ad8d7c
kernel-4.2.6-300.fc23 has been pushed to the Fedora 23 testing repository. If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report. If you want to test the update, you can install it with $ su -c 'dnf --enablerepo=updates-testing update kernel' You can provide feedback for this update here: https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2015-115c302856
kernel-4.2.6-300.fc23 has been pushed to the Fedora 23 stable repository. If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.
kernel-4.2.6-200.fc22 has been pushed to the Fedora 22 stable repository. If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.