Xen users - Dec 2006 - xen dom0 kernel in redhat4.4 with qla2xxx firmware

Hello, 

I have a fait on load firmware under RedHat 4.4.

With just RedHat standard kernel, firmware seem to be loader for
qla2300 module. And all work fine.


with Mandriva 2007 (other OS i try before, but with domU not runable)
I just add "qla*.bin" downloaded from
ftp://ftp.qlogic.com/outgoing/linux/firmware/ in "/lib/firmware" and i
get all work fine under Standard and Xen:dom0 kernels.


But when i use XEN RPMs for redhat 4. 4(downloaded from XEN web site)
under redhat 4.4 
kernel-xen-2.6.16.29-3.0.3.0 
xen-3.0.3.0-1
kernel-xenU-2.6.9-42.0.2.EL.xs148

grub conf (sda1 for partition /boot)
title Xen
    root (hd0,1)
    kernel /xen.gz dom0_mem=500000 console=vga
    module /vmlinuz-2.6-xen root=LABEL=/1 ro console=tty0
    module /initrd-2.6-xen.img

Il i make a DomU in a file; i can use it so Xen is OK.

But for QLA hardware, I can not acces to SANE disk.
I get the same result with and without firmware in  /lib/firmware :

dmesg | grep -i qla :
qla2xxx 0000:06:01.0: Found an ISP2312, irq 18, iobase 0xe0024000
qla2xxx 0000:06:01.0: Configuring PCI space...
qla2xxx 0000:06:01.0: Configure NVRAM parameters...
qla2xxx 0000:06:01.0: Verifying loaded RISC code...
qla2xxx 0000:06:01.0: Firmware image unavailable.
qla2xxx 0000:06:01.0: Failed to initialize adapter
qla2xxx 0000:06:01.1: Found an ISP2312, irq 19, iobase 0xe0024000
qla2xxx 0000:06:01.1: Configuring PCI space...
qla2xxx 0000:06:01.1: Configure NVRAM parameters...
qla2xxx 0000:06:01.1: Verifying loaded RISC code...
qla2xxx 0000:06:01.1: Firmware image unavailable.
qla2xxx 0000:06:01.1: Failed to initialize adapter

in /sys/classe/firmware i have only "timeout"

So it seem that firware in /lib/firmware are not loaded or not
recognized... 

Have you an idea to solve or debug this problem (usefull because i
need qla for acces SANE disk for virtuals Xen DomU.

A votre service,

       Roland Touchais 

       Ingenieur du Centre de Ressources Informatiques
       Bat 210,  Universite Paris-Sud,  Orsay,  France
       tel: +33 1 69 15 72 26   fax: +33 1 69 15 69 86
       email:            Roland.Touchais@cri.u-psud.fr

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Roland Touchais wrote:
> Hello, 
> 
> I have a fait on load firmware under RedHat 4.4.
> 
> With just RedHat standard kernel, firmware seem to be loader for
> qla2300 module. And all work fine.
> 
> 
> with Mandriva 2007 (other OS i try before, but with domU not runable)
> I just add "qla*.bin" downloaded from
> ftp://ftp.qlogic.com/outgoing/linux/firmware/ in "/lib/firmware"
and i
> get all work fine under Standard and Xen:dom0 kernels.
> 
> 
> But when i use XEN RPMs for redhat 4. 4(downloaded from XEN web site)
> under redhat 4.4 
> kernel-xen-2.6.16.29-3.0.3.0 
> xen-3.0.3.0-1
> kernel-xenU-2.6.9-42.0.2.EL.xs148
> 
> grub conf (sda1 for partition /boot)
> title Xen
>     root (hd0,1)
>     kernel /xen.gz dom0_mem=500000 console=vga
>     module /vmlinuz-2.6-xen root=LABEL=/1 ro console=tty0
>     module /initrd-2.6-xen.img
> 
> Il i make a DomU in a file; i can use it so Xen is OK.
> 
> But for QLA hardware, I can not acces to SANE disk.
> I get the same result with and without firmware in  /lib/firmware :
[snip]
> So it seem that firware in /lib/firmware are not loaded or not
> recognized... 
The firmware is likely not in the initrd''s /lib/firmware (even though
it may be in /lib/firmware on the actual root filesystem).  You could try
rebuilding your initrd to include the firmware files.
> Have you an idea to solve or debug this problem (usefull because i
> need qla for acces SANE disk for virtuals Xen DomU.
> 
> A votre service,
> 
>        Roland Touchais 

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Hi,

have the same setup (Xen 3.0.3 qla2xxx) and i have found out that you dont
need the firmware. If the driver doesnt find the firmware it copys it from
the adapter.
So it should work without (as for me):
qla2xxx 0000:07:00.0: Found an ISP2432, irq 20, iobase 0xffffc20000016000
qla2xxx 0000:07:00.0: Configuring PCI space...
qla2xxx 0000:07:00.0: Configure NVRAM parameters...
qla2xxx 0000:07:00.0: Verifying loaded RISC code...
qla2xxx 0000:07:00.0: Firmware image unavailable.
qla2xxx 0000:07:00.0: Firmware images can be retrieved from:
ftp://ftp.qlogic.com/outgoing/linux/firmware/.
qla2xxx 0000:07:00.0: Attempting to load (potentially outdated) firmware
from flash.
qla2xxx 0000:07:00.0: Allocated (64 KB) for EFT...
qla2xxx 0000:07:00.0: Allocated (1413 KB) for firmware dump...
qla2xxx 0000:07:00.0: Waiting for LIP to complete...
qla2xxx 0000:07:00.0: LIP reset occured (f8f7).
qla2xxx 0000:07:00.0: LOOP UP detected (4 Gbps).
qla2xxx 0000:07:00.0: Topology - (F_Port), Host Loop address 0x0

What i have done (perhaps) different is that i boot from the SAN device and
i have activated the apropriate button in the controller bios. So, flash you
controller with the actual firmware and forget the error message.

regards Martin


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