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0001209channel: kernel/el7kernel-ltpublic2022-03-11 03:202022-03-14 20:54
Reportersoria Assigned Toburakkucat  
PriorityhighSeverityblockReproducibilityalways
Status closedResolutionnot fixable 
Summary0001209: Kernel-lt 5.4.x don't boot on HP 360 G4, with a Smart Array 6i ¿cciss module problem?
DescriptionHi all,

I have a problem with the 5.4 kernel-lt RHEL 7.9 on HP 360 G4, with a smart array 6i.

Using kernel-lt 4.4.x (kernel-lt-4.4.238-1.el7.elrepo.x86_64, kernel-lt-4.4.243-1.el7.elrepo.x86_64) the machine boots correctly, but if i select a kernel-lt-5.4.x, i stays blocked as it appears in the attached image.

It happens the same as what appears in this bug report, https://elrepo.org/bugs/view.php?id=852 so everything points to a problem with the cciss driver and the 5.4 branch of kernel-lt

Would it be possible to add the cciss driver for the 5.x branch of kernel-lt?

Thanks,
Jose
Steps To ReproduceInstall and boot a kernel-lt 5.4.x on a HP 360 G4, with a smart array 6i, running RHEL 7.9
Additional Informationuname -a: Linux xxx.xxx.xx 4.4.243-1.el7.elrepo.x86_64 #1 SMP Wed Nov 11 09:29:54 EST 2020 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

rpm -qa | grep kernel | sort

kernel-3.10.0-1160.59.1.el7.x86_64
kernel-lt-4.4.238-1.el7.elrepo.x86_64
kernel-lt-4.4.243-1.el7.elrepo.x86_64
kernel-lt-5.4.182-1.el7.elrepo.x86_64

rpm -q kmod-cciss:
kmod-cciss-3.6.26-8.el7_8.elrepo.x86_64

ls -l $(find /lib/modules -name cciss.ko) | sort
lrwxrwxrwx. 1 root root 56 mar 10 08:23 /lib/modules/3.10.0-1160.59.1.el7.x86_64/weak-updates/cciss/cciss.ko -> /lib/modules/3.10.0-1127.el7.x86_64/extra/cciss/cciss.ko
-rw-r--r--. 1 root root 115528 mar 23 2015 /lib/modules/3.10.0-693.17.1.el7.x86_64/extra/cciss/cciss.ko
-rw-r--r--. 1 root root 119688 jun 27 2020 /lib/modules/3.10.0-1127.el7.x86_64/extra/cciss/cciss.ko
-rwxr--r--. 1 root root 173952 nov 11 2020 /lib/modules/4.4.243-1.el7.elrepo.x86_64/kernel/drivers/block/cciss.ko
-rwxr--r--. 1 root root 173952 sep 30 2020 /lib/modules/4.4.238-1.el7.elrepo.x86_64/kernel/drivers/block/cciss.ko
Tagsdriver, kernel
Attached Files
error_202203.jpg (123,471 bytes)   
error_202203.jpg (123,471 bytes)   

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toracat

2022-03-11 12:57

administrator   ~0008256

The last linux kernel that had the cciss driver was 4.13. The code was removed from kernel-4.14. Therefore we are unable to add this driver to our current kernels.

soria

2022-03-14 12:47

reporter   ~0008257

Thanks for your answer @toracat.

Today I have installed the latest kernel-lt from the 4.x branch that I have found, and it boots RHEL 7.9 perfectly, recognizing the RAID driver cciss
Linux xxxx 4.4.249-1.el7.elrepo.x86_64 #1 SMP Mon Dec 28 13:05:51 EST 2020 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

Has support for the cciss driver been removed in the 5.x branch of kernel-lt then?

toracat

2022-03-14 13:23

administrator   ~0008258

> Has support for the cciss driver been removed in the 5.x branch of kernel-lt then?

Right. Kernels equal to or newer than 4.14 do not have the cciss driver. This includes 5.x kernels.

soria

2022-03-14 13:39

reporter   ~0008259

OK, all right, everything is totally clear to me. The machine will stay with kernel 4.4.249 until it is replaced.

Thank you very much!

Issue History

Date Modified Username Field Change
2022-03-11 03:20 soria New Issue
2022-03-11 03:20 soria Status new => assigned
2022-03-11 03:20 soria Assigned To => burakkucat
2022-03-11 03:20 soria Tag Attached: driver
2022-03-11 03:20 soria Tag Attached: kernel
2022-03-11 03:20 soria File Added: error_202203.jpg
2022-03-11 12:57 toracat Note Added: 0008256
2022-03-14 12:47 soria Note Added: 0008257
2022-03-14 13:23 toracat Note Added: 0008258
2022-03-14 13:39 soria Note Added: 0008259
2022-03-14 20:54 burakkucat Status assigned => closed
2022-03-14 20:54 burakkucat Resolution open => not fixable