Re: [PROPOSAL] 2.4.27 as default 2.4 kernel for sarge

[Sven Luther <sven.luther@wanadoo.fr>]

On Sun, Aug 29, 2004 at 09:58:16AM +0800, John Summerfield wrote:
> 
> >>>kowari:~# hdparm -t /dev/hd{a,g}{,}
> >>>
> >>>/dev/hda:
> >>>Timing buffered disk reads:  152 MB in  3.02 seconds =  50.33 MB/sec
> >>>/dev/hda:
> >>>Timing buffered disk reads:  152 MB in  3.02 seconds =  50.33 MB/sec
> >>>
> >>>/dev/hdg:
> >>>Timing buffered disk reads:  120 MB in  3.02 seconds =  39.74 MB/sec
> >>>
> >>>/dev/hdg:  Timing buffered disk reads:  120 MB in  3.00 seconds =  
> >>>40.00 MB/sec
> >>>kowari:~# uname -r
> >>>2.4.26-1-k7
> >>>kowari:~#
> >>>     
> >>>
> >>I have further results, and I've just filed a bug report (confirmation 
> >>not in yet so no no).
> >>kowari:~# hdparm -t /dev/hd{a,g}{,}
> >>
> >>/dev/hda:
> >>Timing buffered disk reads:  112 MB in  3.05 seconds =  36.73 MB/sec
> >>
> >>/dev/hda:
> >>Timing buffered disk reads:  110 MB in  3.00 seconds =  36.64 MB/sec
> >>
> >>/dev/hdg:
> >>Timing buffered disk reads:  118 MB in  3.01 seconds =  39.21 MB/sec
> >>
> >>/dev/hdg:
> >>Timing buffered disk reads:  120 MB in  3.01 seconds =  39.83 MB/sec
> >>kowari:~# uname -r
> >>2.6.8-1-k7
> >>kowari:~#
> >>
> >>
> >>It's a self-built kernel, but without modification.
> >>
> >>I neglected to include a modules listing in the bug report. Here are 
> >>those myst likely to be involved:
> >>ide_generic             1472  0
> >>sis5513                16776  1
> >>hpt366                 22788  2
> >>ide_disk               19264  5 hpt366
> >>ide_core              138776  5 
> >>usb_storage,ide_generic,sis5513,hpt366,ide_disk
> >>sd_mod                 21632  0
> >>ata_piix                8132  0
> >>libata                 41348  1 ata_piix
> >>scsi_mod              124620  3 usb_storage,sd_mod,libata
> >>unix                   28592  170
> >>   
> >>
> >
> >I wonder if your ide chipset got correctly detected (aparently), and if dma
> >and other such parameters are identic.
> >
> > 
> >
> The sis5513 is plausible, I know it is used for earlier SiS chipsets.
> Here are the kernel messages I think relevant:
> PCI: Probing PCI hardware (bus 00)
> Uncovering SIS963 that hid as a SIS503 (compatible=0)
> Enabling SiS 96x SMBus.
> ACPI: PCI Interrupt Routing Table [\_SB_.PCI0._PRT]

I asked because another guy (with a piix chipset though), was claiming that
his chipset was not detected, and thus that dma was not activated.

Friendly,

Sven Luther