Re: NetBSD 6.0/amd64 panic: ciss: dead (DL ProLiant 360P)

[Michael van Elst <mlelstv%serpens.de@localhost>]

On Tue, Oct 23, 2012 at 01:12:29PM +0200, iMil wrote:
> 
> >Mostly says that our driver doesn't talk "correctly" to the hardware.
> >The panic in this place is of course pretty silly.
> >
> >       if (hb == sc->heartbeat)
> >               panic("ciss: dead");    /* XX reset! */
> >
> >Linux just ignores the heartbeat counter. I'd replace the panic with
> >a possibly ratechecked printf() and try if that works.
> 
> It works. The controller is now seen and working, I'm not really familiar
> with those drivers, is this check bypass safe? May I fill a PR with
> this "fix"?

Yes, please open a PR.


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