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    SubjectRe: Fwd: libata-pmp patch for 3.2.x and later for eSATA Port Multiplier Sil3726
    Hello Gwendal,

    (2012/03/23 14:14), Gwendal Grignou wrote:
    > On Fri, Mar 23, 2012 at 1:55 AM, ANEZAKI, Akira
    > <fireblade1230@yahoo.co.jp> wrote:
    >> Hello Gwendal,
    >>
    >> Thank you for your information.
    >> I think ata8 might different from other 3 PMPs. I'll try to update all
    >> firmware but it is running resync on broken RAID now. So I can't do it soon.
    >> By the way, both of ata8 and ata9 loses some HDDs also. Are those
    >> affected by PMPs on ata7 and ata10? Why 3.1.x driver can work?
    >>
    >> Best Regards,
    >> Akira
    >>
    >>> Now I see your problem. Indeed on ata7, ata10, we have a problem.
    > I should have said ata7-ata10. The PMP on these 4 enclosures do not
    > like SRST at all.
    > It works with 3.1.x because it does not send SRST with this PMP; but
    > as I said before, that is not a good behavior [no staggered spin-up,
    > problem with drives slow to spin-up]

    You pointd out about power consumption, but I think most of SiI3726 are
    used in HDD boxes. If no staggered sign-up causes some voltage drop, it
    will affect only in HDD box, perhaps it is 12V power line drop. SiI3726
    will use 5V power line with regulator (IO = 3.3V, core=1.8V) so
    influence will be small.
    Whether send SRST or not, no HDDs are linked up at that time and it must
    wait for a while with repeating hard reset. Current behavior is "try 3
    times and ignore". If the behavior is changed to "try 4 times and
    ignore", the behavior of most HDD box wont be changed because all HDDs
    are linked up before 4th try. For users who has slow spin-up HDDs, they
    get more some seconds. I think it is convenient for most users and
    easier than trace/fix my problem. Of course the solution that solves my
    problem with SRST is best!

    > Gwendal.
    >>> I notice however some messages I did not see before:
    >>>>> [ 4.856382] ata7.15: Port Multiplier 1.1, 0x1095:0x3726 r23, 6 ports, feat 0x1/0x9
    >>>>> [ 4.858742] ata7.00: hard resetting link
    >>>>> [ 14.843039] ata7.00: softreset failed (timeout)
    >>>>> [ 17.836402] ata7.15: qc timeout (cmd 0xe4)
    >>> The later indicates that the PMP is stuck and the host can not read
    >>> its internal register.
    >>> Is it possible that the PMP in these 4 enclosures you are using have a
    >>> different firmware than the other ones?
    >>> Firmware 1.0114 is available at:
    >>> http://www.siliconimage.com/support/searchresults.aspx?pid=26&cat=23
    >>>
    >>> From the release notes:
    >>> """- Fix SRST and initial two RegFIS Problem."""

    I'm still fixing broken RAID. Sorry for my slow response.

    Best Regards,
    Akira


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