Difference between 6.2 and 7.0 Adaptec 39320D - 7.0 performing less

[Gelsema, P (Patrick) - FreeBSD]

On Tue, April 17, 2007 16:45, Scott Long wrote:
> Gelsema, P (Patrick) - FreeBSD wrote:

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> The 39320D is a finicky card.  I don't recall putting in the code that
> would downshift the speed like this, but it wouldn't surprise me if it
> is a side effect of the system going slower.  Anyways, it sounds like
> you're a good candidate/victim for the MPSAFE locking changes that I
> just made to the SCSI layer and the ahc/ahd drivers.  Would you mind
> testing it out (just update to the latest 7-CURRENT sources) and let me
> know how it works for you?

Ed Schouten mentioned how to get the nic working, currently undetected.
Hopefully this is commited already, which will save me a lot of hassle
everytime rebuilding the machine from scratch.

When I got the nic working I will cvsup and let you know. Hopefully all
before tomorrow evening.

Is building world/kernel sufficient as test or do you want me to do more
tests?

Rgds,

Patrick