On Mon, 15 Apr 2013 12:59:06 -0500 Mike Miller <mike.mil...@hp.com> wrote:

> Patch 1/1
> 
> If hpsa is selected as the Smart Array driver cciss may try to load in the
> kdump kernel. When this happens kdump fails and a core file cannot be created.
> This patch prevents cciss from trying to load in this scenario. This effects
> primarily older Smart Array controllers.
> 
> ...
>
> --- a/drivers/block/cciss.c
> +++ b/drivers/block/cciss.c
> @@ -4960,6 +4960,12 @@ static int cciss_init_one(struct pci_dev *pdev, const 
> struct pci_device_id *ent)
>       ctlr_info_t *h;
>       unsigned long flags;
>  
> +     /*
> +      * if this is the kdump kernel and the user has set the flags to
> +      * use hpsa rather than cciss just bail
> +      */
> +     if ((reset_devices) && (cciss_allow_hpsa == 1))
> +             return -ENODEV;

OK, wazzup.  That's the only occurrence of the symbol
"cciss_allow_hpsa" in Linux and needless to say, the compiler laughed
at me.

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