Bug 66953 – sym53c8xx driver fails to mount root - SMP system only

Bug 66953 - sym53c8xx driver fails to mount root - SMP system only

Summary:	sym53c8xx driver fails to mount root - SMP system only

Status:	CLOSED CURRENTRELEASE

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Product:	Red Hat Linux
Classification:	Retired
Component:	kernel (Show other bugs)
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Version:	7.3
Hardware:	i586 Linux

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Assigned To:	Arjan van de Ven
QA Contact:	Brian Brock
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Reported:	2002-06-18 21:50 EDT by John Bass
Modified:	2008-08-01 12:22 EDT (History)
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Last Closed:	2004-09-30 11:39:40 EDT
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Description John Bass 2002-06-18 21:50:20 EDT

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Description of problem:
sym53c8xx driver with 53C895 controller timeout loops continuously
at boot time as kernel attempts to mount root drive - but only on
SMP kernels - works fine with uniprocessor kernel

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How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1.install RH7.3 on SMP system using 53C895 and LVD SCSI drive for root
2.boot SMP kernel after install - retest with uniprocessor kernel
3.
	

Actual Results:  SMP kernel failed to initialize scsi drive and mount root
uniprocessor kernel initializes drive, and completes startup
My server is a Tyan dual P200 machine that was running RH6.2
prior to the re-install, without any problems.

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Comment 1 Bugzilla owner 2004-09-30 11:39:40 EDT

Thanks for the bug report. However, Red Hat no longer maintains this version of
the product. Please upgrade to the latest version and open a new bug if the problem
persists.

The Fedora Legacy project (http://fedoralegacy.org/) maintains some older releases, 
and if you believe this bug is interesting to them, please report the problem in
the bug tracker at: http://bugzilla.fedora.us/

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