14:10:48 root: writing to the tape next 14:11:01 kernel: qc_issue: CDB 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 14:11:01 kernel: qc_issue_prot: CDB 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 14:11:01 kernel: qc_issue: CDB 03 00 00 00 60 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 14:11:01 kernel: qc_issue_prot: CDB 03 00 00 00 60 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 14:11:01 kernel: ata3: DRQ=1 with device error, dev_stat 0x59 14:11:01 kernel: ata3.00: exception Emask 0x0 SAct 0x0 SErr 0x0 action 0x2 frozen 14:11:01 kernel: ata3.00: cmd a0/00:00:00:00:20/00:00:00:00:00/a0 tag 0 cdb 0x0 data 0 14:11:01 kernel: res 51/60:03:00:00:20/00:00:00:00:00/a0 Emask 0x3 (HSM violation) 14:11:01 kernel: ata3: soft resetting port
... Okay, if I simply change the code to ignore the test for "DRQ=1 with device error", things appear to work. 14:26:48 root: writing 14:26:54 kernel: qc_issue: CDB 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 14:26:54 kernel: qc_issue_prot: CDB 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 14:26:54 kernel: qc_issue: CDB 05 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 14:26:54 kernel: qc_issue_prot: CDB 05 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 14:26:54 kernel: qc_issue: CDB 03 00 00 00 60 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 14:26:54 kernel: qc_issue_prot: CDB 03 00 00 00 60 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 14:26:54 kernel: ata3: DRQ=1 with device error, dev_stat 0x59 14:26:54 kernel: st0: Sense Key : Illegal Request [current] 14:26:54 kernel: st0: Add. Sense: Invalid command operation code 14:26:54 kernel: qc_issue: CDB 1a 00 00 00 0c 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 14:26:54 kernel: qc_issue_prot: CDB 1a 00 00 00 0c 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 14:26:54 kernel: qc_issue: CDB 0a 01 00 00 08 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 14:26:54 kernel: qc_issue_prot: CDB 0a 01 00 00 08 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 14:27:01 kernel: qc_issue: CDB 0a 01 00 00 08 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 14:27:01 kernel: qc_issue_prot: CDB 0a 01 00 00 08 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 14:27:01 kernel: qc_issue: CDB 0a 01 00 00 08 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 14:27:01 kernel: qc_issue_prot: CDB 0a 01 00 00 08 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 14:27:01 kernel: qc_issue: CDB 0a 01 00 00 08 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 14:27:01 kernel: qc_issue_prot: CDB 0a 01 00 00 08 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 14:27:01 kernel: qc_issue: CDB 0a 01 00 00 08 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 14:27:01 kernel: qc_issue_prot: CDB 0a 01 00 00 08 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 14:27:01 kernel: qc_issue: CDB 0a 01 00 00 08 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 14:27:01 kernel: qc_issue_prot: CDB 0a 01 00 00 08 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 14:27:01 kernel: qc_issue: CDB 0a 01 00 00 08 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 14:27:01 kernel: qc_issue_prot: CDB 0a 01 00 00 08 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 I can read and write the tape successfully, and the written data matches what is later read back from it. Here's the hack I used. Not ready for mainline, but perhaps it will help Alan or whomever come up with something nice for Jeff. --- 2.6.23-rc6/drivers/ata/libata-core.c 2007-09-13 09:49:16.000000000 -0400 +++ linux/drivers/ata/libata-core.c 2007-09-13 14:15:57.000000000 -0400 @@ -4932,9 +4932,9 @@ if (unlikely(status & (ATA_ERR | ATA_DF))) { ata_port_printk(ap, KERN_WARNING, "DRQ=1 with device " "error, dev_stat 0x%X\n", status); - qc->err_mask |= AC_ERR_HSM; - ap->hsm_task_state = HSM_ST_ERR; - goto fsm_start; + //qc->err_mask |= AC_ERR_HSM; + //ap->hsm_task_state = HSM_ST_ERR; + //goto fsm_start; } /* Send the CDB (atapi) or the first data block (ata pio out). - 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