From: Geoff Levand <geoffrey.levand@am•sony.com>
To: Geert Uytterhoeven <Geert.Uytterhoeven@sonycom•com>
Cc: Linux/PPC Development <linuxppc-dev@ozlabs•org>,
Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation•org>,
Paul Mackerras <paulus@samba•org>,
Cell Broadband Engine OSS Development <cbe-oss-dev@ozlabs•org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2.6.23] PS3: Ignore storage devices that are still being probed
Date: Fri, 07 Sep 2007 01:49:15 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <46E1108B.30300@am.sony.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.62.0709061813090.22591@pademelon.sonytel.be>
Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
> PS3: A storage device may show up in the repository before the hypervisor has
> finished probing:
> - If its type is not yet known, it shows up as PS3_DEV_TYPE_STOR_DUMMY,
> - If its regions are being probed, it shows up as having zero regions.
> If any of these happen, consider the device not yet present. The storage
> probe thread will retry later.
>
> This fixes the timing-dependent problem where a kernel booted from FLASH ROM
> sometimes cannot find the hard disk.
>
> Signed-off-by: Geert Uytterhoeven <Geert.Uytterhoeven@sonycom•com>
Paul,
This fixes a problem reported by users, so it would be nice for it to go
in for 2.6.23 if possible. Sorry for it being so late.
Acked-by: Geoff Levand <geoffrey.levand@am•sony.com>
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2007-09-06 16:14 [PATCH 2.6.23] PS3: Ignore storage devices that are still being probed Geert Uytterhoeven
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