Re: [Ocf-linux-users] PD: OCF's ixp4xx freeze on 2.6.18-rt7

[David M. <Dav...@se...>]

Jivin Tomasz Rostanski lays it down ...
...
> >I should have a new version out today (famous last words).  It might be
> >good to try it out and see if there has been any improvements.  Quite a
> >lot of potential locking/sleeping and other bus have been fixed and you
> >may be just hitting one of those.
> 
> I have used the latest version but got the same. However I have finally 
> found out what causes the freezes for me. It's something in ixp400_eth 
> driver. When I use the driver in version 1.4 with ixp400 access lib 2.4 
> the crypto works. When I use driver in version 1.6 or 1.7 it freezes. I 
> also made a test and use ixp400_eth 1.6 with ixp400 access lib 2.0 and 
> get the freeze (1.4 works perfect).
> So it seems that the problem is being caused by something in ixp400_eth 
> driver.
> Unfortunately the number of changes between 1.4 and 1.6 is huge and I 
> don't have the driver in version 1.5 to check it so it will be difficult 
> to find out what causes problem :( As soon as I track it down I let you 
> know what was wrong.

Hmm, at least it's a start.  Sorry I took so long to reply,  I was on
leave since the release went out (Good timing I know ;-)

Let us know how you go,

Cheers,
Davidm

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