What Is the aic_recovery Process? (Was Re: ProblemsAfterUpgrading from 4.9-RELEASE-p4 To 4.10-RELEASE-p3)

[Doug White]

On Thu, 4 Nov 2004, Drew Tomlinson wrote:

> On 11/3/2004 7:15 PM Doug White wrote:
>
> >On Wed, 3 Nov 2004, Drew Tomlinson wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> >>Can someone please tell me what the aic_recovery process is in my ps
> >>-acux output?  Maybe if I can read about this, I can figure out where my
> >>whole problem lies.  My original post is below.
> >>
> >>
> >
> >They're kernel threads used for handling errors on Adaptec SCSI cards that
> >use the aic7xxx driver core (ahb, ahc, maybe ahd, probably others). They
> >are normal and expected.
> >
> >
> OK, thank you.  Have they always been there or are they new in 4.10?  I
> don't remember ever seeing them before.

My reading of the CVS history would indicate that these changes came in
from a merge from -current prior to 4.10, so yes, they are new in 4.10.



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> Drew
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