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@@ -66,6 +66,61 @@ Older Version : 2.20.4.8 (scsi module), 2.20.2.6 (cmm module)
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Fix: MegaRAID F/W has fixed the problem and being process of release,
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soon. Meanwhile, driver will filter out the request.
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+3. One of member in the data structure of the driver leads unaligne
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+ issue on 64-bit platform.
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+ Customer reporeted "kernel unaligned access addrss" issue when
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+ application communicates with MegaRAID HBA driver.
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+ Root Cause: in uioc_t structure, one of member had misaligned and it
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+ led system to display the error message.
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+ Fix: A patch submitted to community from following folk.
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+
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+ > -----Original Message-----
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+ > From: linux-scsi-owner@vger.kernel.org
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+ > [mailto:linux-scsi-owner@vger.kernel.org] On Behalf Of Sakurai Hiroomi
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+ > Sent: Wednesday, July 12, 2006 4:20 AM
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+ > To: linux-scsi@vger.kernel.org; linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
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+ > Subject: Re: Help: strange messages from kernel on IA64 platform
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+ >
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+ > Hi,
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+ >
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+ > I saw same message.
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+ >
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+ > When GAM(Global Array Manager) is started, The following
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+ > message output.
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+ > kernel: kernel unaligned access to 0xe0000001fe1080d4,
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+ > ip=0xa000000200053371
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+ >
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+ > The uioc structure used by ioctl is defined by packed,
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+ > the allignment of each member are disturbed.
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+ > In a 64 bit structure, the allignment of member doesn't fit 64 bit
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+ > boundary. this causes this messages.
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+ > In a 32 bit structure, we don't see the message because the allinment
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+ > of member fit 32 bit boundary even if packed is specified.
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+ >
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+ > patch
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+ > I Add 32 bit dummy member to fit 64 bit boundary. I tested.
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+ > We confirmed this patch fix the problem by IA64 server.
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+ >
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+ > **************************************************************
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+ > ****************
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+ > --- linux-2.6.9/drivers/scsi/megaraid/megaraid_ioctl.h.orig
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+ > 2006-04-03 17:13:03.000000000 +0900
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+ > +++ linux-2.6.9/drivers/scsi/megaraid/megaraid_ioctl.h
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+ > 2006-04-03 17:14:09.000000000 +0900
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+ > @@ -132,6 +132,10 @@
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+ > /* Driver Data: */
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+ > void __user * user_data;
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+ > uint32_t user_data_len;
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+ > +
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+ > + /* 64bit alignment */
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+ > + uint32_t pad_0xBC;
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+ > +
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+ > mraid_passthru_t __user *user_pthru;
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+ >
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+ > mraid_passthru_t *pthru32;
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+ > **************************************************************
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+ > ****************
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+
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Release Date : Mon Apr 11 12:27:22 EST 2006 - Seokmann Ju <sju@lsil.com>
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Current Version : 2.20.4.8 (scsi module), 2.20.2.6 (cmm module)
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Older Version : 2.20.4.7 (scsi module), 2.20.2.6 (cmm module)
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