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Subject: [FreeBSD-Announce] Errata Notice: FreeBSD-EN-04:01.twe - twe(4) driver update
From: Ken Smith <This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.>
Date: Sun, 27 Jun 2004 11:41:21 -0400
FreeBSD-EN-04:01.twe Errata Notice
The FreeBSD Project
Topic: twe(4) driver may hang on heavily loaded systems
Category: core
Module: twe(4) device driver
Announced: 2004-06-28
Credits: Vinod Kashyap
Paul Saab
Affects: FreeBSD 4.10-RELEASE
Corrected: 2004-06-26 02:22:24 UTC (4.10-RELEASE-p1)
I. Background
The twe(4) driver handles the 3ware series of RAID controllers.
II. Problem Description
On 6xxx series controllers the driver may try to repeatedly submit the
same request if the cmd queue gets full, which may happen under extremely
high I/O rates.
III. Impact
Once the driver entered the state it was repeatedly submitting the same
request all normal disk I/O through the controller stops. The computer
would require a hard reset, any pending I/O buffered in memory would be
lost.
IV. Solution
Do one of the following:
1) Upgrade your vulnerable system to the RELENG_4_10 errata branch dated
after the correction date using cvsup(1) or cvs(1). This is the preferred
method.
2) To patch your present system:
a) Download the relevant patch from the location below, and verify the
detached PGP signature using your PGP utility.
# fetch ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/ERRATA/patches/EN-04:01/twe.patch
# fetch ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/ERRATA/patches/EN-04:01/twe.patch.asc
b) Execute the following commands as root:
# cd /usr/src
# patch -p0 < /path/to/patch
Then follow the normal procedures for rebuilding/reinstalling the kernel.
Note that this method will only work with no errors if your system was
installed from scratch using the FreeBSD-4.10 Release CDs or FTP install.
If that is not the case you may see errors while patching the UPDATING
file. Those errors would be harmless. Any other errors while running
patch(1) should be investigated before proceeding with the rebuild/reinstall.
V. Correction details
The following list contains the revision numbers of each file that was
corrected in FreeBSD.
Branch Revision
Path
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RELENG_4_10
src/sys/dev/twe/twe.c 1.1.2.8.2.2
src/sys/dev/twe/twe_freebsd.c 1.2.2.8.2.1
src/sys/dev/twe/twevar.h 1.1.2.6.2.2
src/sys/conf/newvers.sh 1.44.2.34.2.3
src/UPDATING 1.73.2.90.2.2
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