Kernel: mpt3sas_cm0 warning with SAS9300-8i

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Hi, yesterday I upgraded my HBA to SAS3008-8i, and TrueNAS Scale 24.04.2 reported the following warning every one minute:

Aug 8 17:42:46 domain kernel: mpt3sas_cm0: log_info(0x31200205): originator(PL), code(0x20), sub_code(0x0205)

The error code means

0x0205 Information “%s Cache Flush aborted by user” Logged when the user aborts the Cache Flush operation

I have searched this forum and found the same error code in this topic. It says updating the firmware solved the issue.
Based on this info, I updated the firmware found in TrueNAS forum. However, the warning remains.

Here is my system info.
MB: X11SPi-TF
sas3flash output:

root@domain[/home/admin]# sas3flash -list
Avago Technologies SAS3 Flash Utility
Version 16.00.00.00 (2017.05.02)
Copyright 2008-2017 Avago Technologies. All rights reserved.

    Adapter Selected is a Avago SAS: SAS3008(C0)

    Controller Number              : 0
    Controller                     : SAS3008(C0)
    PCI Address                    : 00:65:00:00
    SAS Address                    : 500605b-0-098a-8ae0
    NVDATA Version (Default)       : 0e.01.00.07
    NVDATA Version (Persistent)    : 0e.01.00.07
    Firmware Product ID            : 0x2221 (IT)
    Firmware Version               : 16.00.12.00
    NVDATA Vendor                  : LSI
    NVDATA Product ID              : SAS9300-8i
    BIOS Version                   : 08.07.00.00
    UEFI BSD Version               : 04.00.00.00
    FCODE Version                  : N/A
    Board Name                     : SAS9300-8i
    Board Assembly                 : H3-25573-00G
    Board Tracer Number            : SV43712689

    Finished Processing Commands Successfully.
    Exiting SAS3Flash.

What I have tried so far:

  • Changed this HBA with another HBA with the same controller
  • Changed PCI-E slot
  • Used different HDD enclosure
  • Updated the firmware
  • Reinstall TrueNAS Scale 24.04

I will try

  • Try TrueNAS Core 13.0-U6.2
  • Update MB BIOS
  • Replace MB with spare MB

I would greatly appreciate any help!

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I just remembered that the server has another SAS HBA installed.
I will take it out from the system if the warning stops.

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I think I solved the issue… finally.

There is another HBA card with a different controller, SAS3416, which is mentioned in the previous comment. sas3flash did not list this HBA, so I did not realize there is an additional HBA card. This card had a very old firmware, so I had to update the firmware.
For this controller, I must have used storcli instead of sas3flash.
After flashing the latest firmware, the warning disappeared.