[openib-general] Re: Disabling IRQ #201 message

[Michael S. Tsirkin]

Quoting r. Robert Pearson <rpearson at systemfabricworks.com>:
> Subject: RE: [openib-general] Re: Disabling IRQ #201 message
> 
> Michael,
> 
> I ran an experiment where I rebooted the machine, waited for an hour and
> then looked at /var/log/messages which I copy below. OpenSM is not
> running and IPoverIB is not loaded. The dropped interrupt occurs about
> 30 minutes after the reboot. I do not know what if anything is causing
> activity in the HCA. Port 1 is cabled to an unmanaged switch but stuck
> in INIT state since there is no running SM.
> 
> I was mistaken about the machine. We have two dual Opteron machines, but
> this one is an AMD engineering machine, not the NewIsys machine.
> 
> There is a message below about some device that does not call
> pci_enable_device() which may be interesting. 

Roland here claims its a board/BIOS issue at your end.
Try to remove the HCA and put another card in the slot
(btw , is it pci-x or express?)

If you decide its a board/BIOS issue, try with my patch as a work-around.

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MST - Michael S. Tsirkin