[openib-general] HP ZX1 and HP IB cards...

[Michael S. Tsirkin]

Hello!
Quoting r. Grant Grundler (iod00d at hp.com) "[openib-general] HP ZX1 and HP IB cards...":
> So the adventure continues on a different box (rx4640).
> (I'll go back to the rx2600 and reflash/reboot the box).
> 
> With tvflash, I was able to upload the hca-cougar image I mentioned
> before successfully...at least that's what tvflash asserted.
> 
> If you want me to try a different firmware, we should do that off-list.
> 
> Running 2.6.10-rc2 kernel ended up with the following output:
> iowa:~# modprobe ib_mthca
> ib_mthca: Mellanox InfiniBand HCA driver v0.06-pre (November 8, 2004)
> ib_mthca: Initializing Mellanox Technology MT23108 InfiniHost (0000:41:00.0)
> GSI 38 (level, low) -> CPU 1 (0x0100) vector 66
> ACPI: PCI interrupt 0000:41:00.0[A] -> GSI 38 (level, low) -> IRQ 66
> ib_mthca 0000:41:00.0: SYS_EN DDR error: syn=0, sock=0, sladdr=0, SPD source=DIMM
> ib_mthca 0000:41:00.0: SYS_EN returned status 0x07, aborting.
> ib_mthca: probe of 0000:41:00.0 failed with error -22
> iowa:~# tvflash -i
> open_hca(0)
> flash_chip_reset()
> flash_check_failsafe()
>  
> Error. String Tag not present (found tag 43 instead)
> HCA #0: Found MT23108, Cougar, revision A1
>   Primary image is valid, unknown source (sig 0x0/0x0)
>   Secondary image is valid, unknown source (sig 0x0/0x0)
> 
>   
> Error. String Tag not present (found tag 43 instead)
> close_hca()
>   Vital Product Dataiowa:~# 
> 
> tvflash isn't able to ID the new downloaded firmware.
> Seems like a bug but I don't have specs to see what it is.
> 
> iowa:~# lspci -vs 41:0.0
> 0000:41:00.0 InfiniBand: Mellanox Technology MT23108 InfiniHost (rev a1)
>         Subsystem: Mellanox Technology MT23108 InfiniHost
>         Flags: 66MHz, medium devsel, IRQ 66
>         Memory at 00000000a0800000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=1M]
>         Memory at 00000000a0000000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=8M]
>         Memory at <unassigned> (64-bit, prefetchable)
>         Capabilities: [40] #11 [001f]
>         Capabilities: [50] Vital Product Data
>         Capabilities: [60] Message Signalled Interrupts: 64bit+ Queue=0/5 Enable-
>         Capabilities: [70] PCI-X non-bridge device.
> 
> Oh...I think I see the problem.
> System Firmware is having problems with this card.
> I need to update firmware on this box anyway and will report back.
> 
> thanks,
> grant

If you think its a flash issue, try flashing with flint
(mstflint under openib tree works without kernel modules). this is what we
always use in mellanox for cougars.

MST