Hi, > There have been some reports of intermittent errors > with sata_promise, especially with newer disks. > My theory is that the driver isn't initialisating the > controller properly for SATAII 3Gbps transfer speeds. I did a test run with 2.6.21-rc2-git1 & your patch and still got similar errors as without your patch ... My hardware consists of Promise PDC40718 (SATA 300 TX4) 4-port sata-card & 2 older 7200.7 Seagates (200GB) and 2 newer 7200.10 Seagates (500GB). It's only the 7200.10 models which creates the following type of complaints in the system logs: Mar 2 11:13:40 alderan kernel: ata2.00: exception Emask 0x0 SAct 0x0 SErr 0x0 action 0x0 Mar 2 11:13:40 alderan kernel: ata2.00: cmd 25/00:00:3f:6f:a1/00:02:07:00:00/e0 tag 0 cdb 0x0 data 262144 in Mar 2 11:13:40 alderan kernel: res 50/00:00:3e:71:a1/00:00:9e:03:76/e0 Emask 0x1 (device error) Mar 2 11:13:40 alderan kernel: ata2.00: configured for UDMA/133 Mar 2 11:13:40 alderan kernel: ata2: EH complete Mar 2 11:13:40 alderan kernel: SCSI device sdb: 976773168 512-byte hdwr sectors (500108 MB) Mar 2 11:13:40 alderan kernel: sdb: Write Protect is off Mar 2 11:13:40 alderan kernel: SCSI device sdb: write cache: enabled, read cache: enabled, doesn't support DPO or FUA Mar 2 11:13:57 alderan kernel: ata2.00: exception Emask 0x0 SAct 0x0 SErr 0x0 action 0x0 Mar 2 11:13:57 alderan kernel: ata2.00: cmd c8/00:00:6f:ca:c0/00:00:00:00:00/e7 tag 0 cdb 0x0 data 131072 in Mar 2 11:13:57 alderan kernel: res 50/00:00:6e:cb:c0/00:00:6e:ca:c0/e7 Emask 0x1 (device error) Mar 2 11:13:57 alderan kernel: ata2.00: configured for UDMA/133 Mar 2 11:13:57 alderan kernel: ata2: EH complete Mar 2 11:13:57 alderan kernel: SCSI device sdb: 976773168 512-byte hdwr sectors (500108 MB) Mar 2 11:13:57 alderan kernel: sdb: Write Protect is off Mar 2 11:13:57 alderan kernel: SCSI device sdb: write cache: enabled, read cache: enabled, doesn't support DPO or FUA Mar 2 11:13:58 alderan kernel: ata4.00: exception Emask 0x0 SAct 0x0 SErr 0x0 action 0x0 Mar 2 11:13:58 alderan kernel: ata4.00: cmd c8/00:00:8f:c6:c3/00:00:00:00:00/e7 tag 0 cdb 0x0 data 131072 in Mar 2 11:13:58 alderan kernel: res 50/00:00:8e:c7:c3/00:00:d6:de:b4/e7 Emask 0x1 (device error) Mar 2 11:13:59 alderan kernel: ata4.00: configured for UDMA/133 Mar 2 11:13:59 alderan kernel: ata4: EH complete Mar 2 11:13:59 alderan kernel: SCSI device sdd: 976773168 512-byte hdwr sectors (500108 MB) Mar 2 11:13:59 alderan kernel: sdd: Write Protect is off Mar 2 11:13:59 alderan kernel: SCSI device sdd: write cache: enabled, read cache: enabled, doesn't support DPO or FUA Mar 2 11:13:59 alderan kernel: ata4.00: exception Emask 0x0 SAct 0x0 SErr 0x0 action 0x0 Mar 2 11:13:59 alderan kernel: ata4.00: cmd c8/00:00:3f:52:c5/00:00:00:00:00/e7 tag 0 cdb 0x0 data 131072 in Mar 2 11:13:59 alderan kernel: res 50/00:00:3e:53:c5/00:00:d6:de:b4/e7 Emask 0x1 (device error) Mar 2 11:13:59 alderan kernel: ata4.00: configured for UDMA/133 Mar 2 11:13:59 alderan kernel: ata4: EH complete Mar 2 11:13:59 alderan kernel: SCSI device sdd: 976773168 512-byte hdwr sectors (500108 MB) Mar 2 11:13:59 alderan kernel: sdd: Write Protect is off Mar 2 11:13:59 alderan kernel: SCSI device sdd: write cache: enabled, read cache: enabled, doesn't support DPO or FUA Mar 2 11:32:04 alderan kernel: possible SYN flooding on port 52223. Sending cookies. The older 7200.7 disks work just fine without any complaints. The same type of error messages are reported no matter if the 7200.10 model drives have been jumpered into 1,5GB mode or in 3,0GB mode. Regards, Tomi Orava --- dmesg logs for promise --- pdc_ata_init_one: changing pci_cache_line_size from 0x1 to 0x01 pdc_ata_init_one: changing pci config byte 0x42 from 0x5 to 0x5 pdc_port_start: port 0: Old PHY Quality: 0x10086880 pdc_port_start: port 0: New PHY Quality: 0x405500a0 ata1: SATA max UDMA/133 cmd 0xf880a200 ctl 0xf880a238 bmdma 0x00000000 irq 16 pdc_port_start: port 1: Old PHY Quality: 0x7536880 pdc_port_start: port 1: New PHY Quality: 0x405500a0 ata2: SATA max UDMA/133 cmd 0xf880a280 ctl 0xf880a2b8 bmdma 0x00000000 irq 16 pdc_port_start: port 2: Old PHY Quality: 0x156e6880 pdc_port_start: port 2: New PHY Quality: 0x405500a0 ata3: SATA max UDMA/133 cmd 0xf880a300 ctl 0xf880a338 bmdma 0x00000000 irq 16 pdc_port_start: port 3: Old PHY Quality: 0x7056880 pdc_port_start: port 3: New PHY Quality: 0x405500a0 ata4: SATA max UDMA/133 cmd 0xf880a380 ctl 0xf880a3b8 bmdma 0x00000000 irq 16 scsi0 : sata_promise ata1: SATA link up 1.5 Gbps (SStatus 113 SControl 300) ata1.00: ATA-6: ST3200822AS, 3.01, max UDMA/133 ata1.00: 390721968 sectors, multi 0: LBA48 ata1.00: configured for UDMA/133 scsi1 : sata_promise ata2: SATA link up 3.0 Gbps (SStatus 123 SControl 300) ata2.00: ATA-7: ST3500630AS, 3.AAK, max UDMA/133 ata2.00: 976773168 sectors, multi 0: LBA48 NCQ (depth 0/32) ata2.00: configured for UDMA/133 scsi2 : sata_promise ata3: SATA link up 1.5 Gbps (SStatus 113 SControl 300) ata3.00: ATA-6: ST3200822AS, 3.01, max UDMA/133 ata3.00: 390721968 sectors, multi 0: LBA48 ata3.00: configured for UDMA/133 scsi3 : sata_promise ata4: SATA link up 3.0 Gbps (SStatus 123 SControl 300) ata4.00: ATA-7: ST3500630AS, 3.AAK, max UDMA/133 ata4.00: 976773168 sectors, multi 0: LBA48 NCQ (depth 0/32) ata4.00: configured for UDMA/133 scsi 0:0:0:0: Direct-Access ATA ST3200822AS 3.01 PQ: 0 ANSI: 5 SCSI device sda: 390721968 512-byte hdwr sectors (200050 MB) sda: Write Protect is off sda: Mode Sense: 00 3a 00 00 SCSI device sda: write cache: enabled, read cache: enabled, doesn't support DPO or FUA SCSI device sda: 390721968 512-byte hdwr sectors (200050 MB) sda: Write Protect is off sda: Mode Sense: 00 3a 00 00 SCSI device sda: write cache: enabled, read cache: enabled, doesn't support DPO or FUA SCSI device sda: 390721968 512-byte hdwr sectors (200050 MB) sda: Write Protect is off sda: Mode Sense: 00 3a 00 00 SCSI device sda: write cache: enabled, read cache: enabled, doesn't support DPO or FUA sda: sda1 sda2 sd 0:0:0:0: Attached scsi disk sda sd 0:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg0 type 0 scsi 1:0:0:0: Direct-Access ATA ST3500630AS 3.AA PQ: 0 ANSI: 5 SCSI device sdb: 976773168 512-byte hdwr sectors (500108 MB) sdb: Write Protect is off sdb: Mode Sense: 00 3a 00 00 SCSI device sdb: write cache: enabled, read cache: enabled, doesn't support DPO or FUA SCSI device sdb: 976773168 512-byte hdwr sectors (500108 MB) sdb: Write Protect is off sdb: Mode Sense: 00 3a 00 00 SCSI device sdb: write cache: enabled, read cache: enabled, doesn't support DPO or FUA sdb: sdb1 sdb2 sd 1:0:0:0: Attached scsi disk sdb sd 1:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg1 type 0 scsi 2:0:0:0: Direct-Access ATA ST3200822AS 3.01 PQ: 0 ANSI: 5 SCSI device sdc: 390721968 512-byte hdwr sectors (200050 MB) sdc: Write Protect is off sdc: Mode Sense: 00 3a 00 00 SCSI device sdc: write cache: enabled, read cache: enabled, doesn't support DPO or FUA SCSI device sdc: 390721968 512-byte hdwr sectors (200050 MB) sdc: Write Protect is off sdc: Mode Sense: 00 3a 00 00 SCSI device sdc: write cache: enabled, read cache: enabled, doesn't support DPO or FUA sdc: sdc1 sdc2 sd 2:0:0:0: Attached scsi disk sdc sd 2:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg2 type 0 scsi 3:0:0:0: Direct-Access ATA ST3500630AS 3.AA PQ: 0 ANSI: 5 SCSI device sdd: 976773168 512-byte hdwr sectors (500108 MB) sdd: Write Protect is off sdd: Mode Sense: 00 3a 00 00 SCSI device sdd: write cache: enabled, read cache: enabled, doesn't support DPO or FUA SCSI device sdd: 976773168 512-byte hdwr sectors (500108 MB) sdd: Write Protect is off sdd: Mode Sense: 00 3a 00 00 SCSI device sdd: write cache: enabled, read cache: enabled, doesn't support DPO or FUA sdd: sdd1 sdd2 sd 3:0:0:0: Attached scsi disk sdd sd 3:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg3 type 0 -- - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-ide" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
