Re: bin/53956: raidframe fails to create raid set

[Greg Oster <oster%netbsd.org@localhost>]

The following reply was made to PR bin/53956; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Greg Oster <oster%netbsd.org@localhost>
To: he%NetBSD.org@localhost
Cc: gnats-bugs%NetBSD.org@localhost, gnats-admin%netbsd.org@localhost, netbsd-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost
Subject: Re: bin/53956: raidframe fails to create raid set
Date: Thu, 7 Feb 2019 08:53:39 -0600

 On Thu,  7 Feb 2019 13:40:00 +0000 (UTC)
 he%NetBSD.org@localhost wrote:
 
 > >Number:         53956
 > >Category:       bin
 > >Synopsis:       raidframe fails to create raid set
 > >Confidential:   no
 > >Severity:       serious
 > >Priority:       medium
 > >Responsible:    bin-bug-people
 > >State:          open
 > >Class:          sw-bug
 > >Submitter-Id:   net
 > >Arrival-Date:   Thu Feb 07 13:40:00 +0000 2019
 > >Originator:     he%NetBSD.org@localhost
 > >Release:        NetBSD 8.0
 > >Organization:  
 > 	I try...
 > >Environment:  
 > System: NetBSD  8.0 NetBSD 8.0 (GENERIC) #0: Tue Jul 17 14:59:51 UTC
 > 2018
 > mkrepro%mkrepro.NetBSD.org@localhost:/usr/src/sys/arch/amd64/compile/GENERIC
 > amd64 Architecture: x86_64 Machine: amd64
 > >Description:  
 > 	I'm trying to configure raidframe on a "new" system, having
 > 	booted from the USB image.  I've labeled the disks using
 > 	disklabel:
 > 
 > # disklabel wd0
 > # /dev/rwd0:
 > type: ESDI
 > disk: MB2000EBZQC     
 > label: fictitious
 > flags:
 > bytes/sector: 512
 > sectors/track: 63
 > tracks/cylinder: 16
 > sectors/cylinder: 1008
 > cylinders: 3876021
 > total sectors: 3907029168
 > rpm: 3600
 > interleave: 1
 > trackskew: 0
 > cylinderskew: 0
 > headswitch: 0           # microseconds
 > track-to-track seek: 0  # microseconds
 > drivedata: 0 
 > 
 > 8 partitions:
 > #        size    offset     fstype [fsize bsize cpg/sgs]
 >  a:   2098176         0     4.2BSD   1024  8192  2000  # (Cyl.      0
 > -   2081*) d: 3907029168         0     unused      0     0        #
 > (Cyl.      0 - 3876020) e: 3904930992   2098176
 > RAID                     # (Cyl.   2081*- 3876020) # disklabel wd1
 > # /dev/rwd1:
 > type: ESDI
 > disk: MB2000EBZQC     
 > label: fictitious
 > flags:
 > bytes/sector: 512
 > sectors/track: 63
 > tracks/cylinder: 16
 > sectors/cylinder: 1008
 > cylinders: 3876021
 > total sectors: 3907029168
 > rpm: 3600
 > interleave: 1
 > trackskew: 0
 > cylinderskew: 0
 > headswitch: 0           # microseconds
 > track-to-track seek: 0  # microseconds
 > drivedata: 0 
 > 
 > 8 partitions:
 > #        size    offset     fstype [fsize bsize cpg/sgs]
 >  a:   2098176         0     4.2BSD   1024  8192  2000  # (Cyl.      0
 > -   2081*) d: 3907029168         0     unused      0     0        #
 > (Cyl.      0 - 3876020) e: 3904930992   2098176
 > RAID                     # (Cyl.   2081*- 3876020)
 > 
 > 	and I've prepared a raid config file:
 > 
 > # ed /tmp/raid0.conf
 > /tmp/raid0.conf: No such file or directory
 > a
 > START array
 > 1 2 0
 > 
 > START disks
 > /dev/wd0e
 > /dev/wd1e
 > 
 > START layout
 > 32 1 1 0
 > 
 > START queue
 > fifo 100
 > .
 > w
 > 96
 > q
 > #
 > 
 > 	However, when using this with raidctl, it fails, and attempts
 > 	at initializing the raid also fails:
 > 
 > # raidctl -C /tmp/raid0.conf raid0
 > Hosed component: /dev/wd1e
 > Hosed component: /dev/wd0e
 > raid0: Ignoring /dev/wd0e
 [snip]
 > raid0: Components: /dev/wd0e[**FAILED**] /dev/wd1e[**FAILED**]
 
 Somehow cftPtr->force is not set to 1 as it should be in this case.
 
 Later...
 
 Greg Oster