You may see these messages more easier when cold boot even if there are a few Sil3726 port multiplier: : > [ 0.000000] Linux version 3.2.10-3.fc16.i686.PAE (mockbuild@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx) (gcc version 4.6.2 20111027 (Red Hat 4.6.2-1) (GCC) ) #1 SMP Thu Mar 15 20:37:01 UTC 2012 : > [ 3.764070] ata5: SATA link up 3.0 Gbps (SStatus 123 SControl 0) > [ 3.764394] ata5.15: Port Multiplier 1.1, 0x1095:0x3726 r23, 6 ports, feat 0x1/0x9 > [ 3.767216] ata5.00: hard resetting link > [ 4.105264] ata5.00: SATA link up 3.0 Gbps (SStatus 123 SControl 320) > [ 4.105300] ata5.01: hard resetting link > [ 4.421064] ata5.01: softreset failed (SRST command error) > [ 4.421078] ata5.01: failed to read SCR 0 (Emask=0x40) > [ 4.421085] ata5.01: reset failed (errno=-85), retrying in 10 secs > [ 14.105089] ata5.01: reset failed, giving up > [ 14.105100] ata5.15: hard resetting link > [ 16.226094] ata5.15: softreset failed (SRST command error) > [ 16.226102] ata5.15: reset failed (errno=-5), retrying in 8 secs > [ 24.105243] ata5.15: hard resetting link > [ 26.226231] ata5.15: SATA link up 3.0 Gbps (SStatus 123 SControl 0) > [ 26.226242] ata5.15: PMP revalidation failed (errno=-19) > [ 31.226079] ata5.15: hard resetting link > [ 33.358086] ata5.15: SATA link up 3.0 Gbps (SStatus 123 SControl 0) > [ 33.358388] ata5.00: hard resetting link > [ 33.696256] ata5.00: SATA link up 3.0 Gbps (SStatus 123 SControl 320) > [ 33.696291] ata5.01: hard resetting link > [ 34.034255] ata5.01: SATA link up 3.0 Gbps (SStatus 123 SControl 300) > [ 34.034292] ata5.02: hard resetting link > [ 34.460042] ata5.02: softreset failed (SRST command error) > [ 34.460064] ata5.02: failed to read SCR 0 (Emask=0x40) > [ 34.460070] ata5.02: reset failed (errno=-85), retrying in 10 secs > [ 44.034216] ata5.02: reset failed, giving up > [ 44.034225] ata5.15: hard resetting link > [ 44.034230] ata5: controller in dubious state, performing PORT_RST > [ 46.188102] ata5.15: SATA link up 3.0 Gbps (SStatus 123 SControl 0) > [ 46.188403] ata5.00: hard resetting link > [ 46.526267] ata5.00: SATA link up 3.0 Gbps (SStatus 123 SControl 320) > [ 46.526301] ata5.01: hard resetting link > [ 46.864262] ata5.01: SATA link up 3.0 Gbps (SStatus 123 SControl 300) > [ 46.864297] ata5.02: hard resetting link > [ 47.202253] ata5.02: SATA link up 3.0 Gbps (SStatus 123 SControl 300) > [ 47.202288] ata5.03: hard resetting link > [ 47.628038] ata5.03: softreset failed (SRST command error) > [ 47.628052] ata5.03: failed to read SCR 0 (Emask=0x40) > [ 47.628058] ata5.03: reset failed (errno=-85), retrying in 10 secs > [ 57.202189] ata5.03: reset failed, giving up > [ 57.202197] ata5.15: hard resetting link > [ 57.202202] ata5: controller in dubious state, performing PORT_RST > [ 59.356051] ata5.15: SATA link up 3.0 Gbps (SStatus 123 SControl 0) > [ 59.356397] ata5.00: hard resetting link > [ 59.694252] ata5.00: SATA link up 3.0 Gbps (SStatus 123 SControl 320) > [ 59.694287] ata5.01: hard resetting link > [ 60.032253] ata5.01: SATA link up 3.0 Gbps (SStatus 123 SControl 300) > [ 60.032290] ata5.02: hard resetting link > [ 60.370261] ata5.02: SATA link up 3.0 Gbps (SStatus 123 SControl 300) > [ 60.370296] ata5.03: hard resetting link > [ 60.708269] ata5.03: SATA link up 3.0 Gbps (SStatus 123 SControl 300) > [ 60.708304] ata5.04: hard resetting link > [ 61.013360] ata5.04: SATA link down (SStatus 0 SControl 320) > [ 61.013422] ata5.05: hard resetting link : > [ 63.850067] ata6: SATA link up 3.0 Gbps (SStatus 123 SControl 0) > [ 63.850427] ata6.15: Port Multiplier 1.1, 0x1095:0x3726 r23, 6 ports, feat 0x1/0x9 > [ 63.853419] ata6.00: hard resetting link > [ 64.180241] ata6.00: SATA link up 3.0 Gbps (SStatus 123 SControl 320) > [ 64.180280] ata6.01: hard resetting link > [ 64.606036] ata6.01: softreset failed (SRST command error) > [ 64.606054] ata6.01: failed to read SCR 0 (Emask=0x40) > [ 64.606061] ata6.01: reset failed (errno=-85), retrying in 10 secs > [ 74.180035] ata6.01: reset failed, giving up > [ 74.180046] ata6.15: hard resetting link > [ 74.180052] ata6: controller in dubious state, performing PORT_RST > [ 76.334081] ata6.15: SATA link up 3.0 Gbps (SStatus 123 SControl 0) > [ 76.334404] ata6.00: hard resetting link > [ 76.661266] ata6.00: SATA link up 3.0 Gbps (SStatus 123 SControl 320) > [ 76.661305] ata6.01: hard resetting link > [ 76.988320] ata6.01: SATA link up 3.0 Gbps (SStatus 123 SControl 300) > [ 76.988357] ata6.02: hard resetting link > [ 77.414044] ata6.02: softreset failed (SRST command error) > [ 77.414057] ata6.02: failed to read SCR 0 (Emask=0x40) > [ 77.414065] ata6.02: reset failed (errno=-85), retrying in 10 secs > [ 86.988104] ata6.02: reset failed, giving up > [ 86.988114] ata6.15: hard resetting link > [ 86.988120] ata6: controller in dubious state, performing PORT_RST > [ 89.142149] ata6.15: SATA link up 3.0 Gbps (SStatus 123 SControl 0) > [ 89.142465] ata6.00: hard resetting link > [ 89.469329] ata6.00: SATA link up 3.0 Gbps (SStatus 123 SControl 320) > [ 89.469367] ata6.01: hard resetting link > [ 89.796252] ata6.01: SATA link up 3.0 Gbps (SStatus 123 SControl 300) > [ 89.796289] ata6.02: hard resetting link > [ 90.123242] ata6.02: SATA link up 3.0 Gbps (SStatus 123 SControl 300) > [ 90.123277] ata6.03: hard resetting link > [ 90.549042] ata6.03: softreset failed (SRST command error) > [ 90.549058] ata6.03: failed to read SCR 0 (Emask=0x40) > [ 90.549065] ata6.03: reset failed (errno=-85), retrying in 10 secs > [ 100.123063] ata6.03: reset failed, giving up > [ 100.123072] ata6.15: hard resetting link > [ 100.123078] ata6: controller in dubious state, performing PORT_RST > [ 102.277076] ata6.15: SATA link up 3.0 Gbps (SStatus 123 SControl 0) > [ 102.277392] ata6.00: hard resetting link > [ 102.604240] ata6.00: SATA link up 3.0 Gbps (SStatus 123 SControl 320) > [ 102.604278] ata6.01: hard resetting link > [ 102.931241] ata6.01: SATA link up 3.0 Gbps (SStatus 123 SControl 300) > [ 102.931279] ata6.02: hard resetting link > [ 103.258256] ata6.02: SATA link up 3.0 Gbps (SStatus 123 SControl 300) > [ 103.258292] ata6.03: hard resetting link > [ 103.585257] ata6.03: SATA link up 3.0 Gbps (SStatus 123 SControl 300) > [ 103.585294] ata6.04: hard resetting link > [ 103.890368] ata6.04: SATA link down (SStatus 0 SControl 320) > [ 103.890433] ata6.05: hard resetting link > [ 104.195336] ata6.05: SATA link up 1.5 Gbps (SStatus 113 SControl 320) : (2012/03/14 01:56), Mark Lord wrote: > Sounds like a regression from 3.1 to 3.2. > Copying linux-ide & Jeff. > > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: libata-pmp patch for 3.2.x and later for eSATA Port Multiplier Sil3726 > Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2012 13:28:54 +0900 > From: ANEZAKI, Akira <fireblade1230@xxxxxxxxxxx> > To: linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Hi! > > I'm in trouble on a PC that has 6 eSATA port multiplier. > >>From kernel 3.2.x, kernel fails to boot when many HDDs are connected to > many eSATA port multiplier with Sil3726. > > Kernel is repeating eSATA bus reset while booting and spend long time, > and result into fail to boot with timeout. It causes that some HDDs > cannot be seen from kernel on a PC that has 6 Sil3726 port multiplier. > dmesg contains many reset messages while booting like this: > : >> [ 48.060454] ata6: SATA link up 3.0 Gbps (SStatus 123 SControl 0) >> [ 48.061150] ata6.15: Port Multiplier 1.1, 0x1095:0x3726 r23, 6 ports, feat 0x1/0x9 >> [ 48.063158] ata6.00: hard resetting link >> [ 48.401020] ata6.00: SATA link up 3.0 Gbps (SStatus 123 SControl 320) >> [ 48.401080] ata6.01: hard resetting link >> [ 48.825741] ata6.01: softreset failed (SRST command error) >> [ 48.935499] ata6.01: failed to read SCR 0 (Emask=0x1) >> [ 48.935505] ata6.01: reset failed (errno=-85), retrying in 10 secs > : >> [ 294.950152] ata9: SATA link up 3.0 Gbps (SStatus 123 SControl 0) >> [ 294.950453] ata9.15: Port Multiplier 1.1, 0x1095:0x3726 r23, 6 ports, feat 0x1/0x9 >> [ 294.953382] ata9.00: hard resetting link >> [ 304.937981] ata9.00: softreset failed (timeout) >> [ 307.931302] ata9.15: qc timeout (cmd 0xe4) >> [ 307.931318] ata9.00: failed to read SCR 0 (Emask=0x5) >> [ 307.931322] ata9.00: reset failed, giving up >> [ 307.931327] ata9.15: hard resetting link >> [ 310.058635] ata9.15: SATA link up 3.0 Gbps (SStatus 123 SControl 0) >> [ 310.059016] ata9.00: hard resetting link >> [ 320.044490] ata9.00: softreset failed (timeout) >> [ 323.037851] ata9.15: qc timeout (cmd 0xe4) >> [ 323.037868] ata9.00: failed to read SCR 0 (Emask=0x5) >> [ 323.037872] ata9.00: reset failed, giving up > : >> [ 556.513676] systemd[1]: Job dev-disk-by\x2dlabel-WORK.device/start timed out. >> [ 556.513693] systemd[1]: Job fedora-autorelabel-mark.service/start failed with result 'dependency'. >> [ 556.513816] systemd[1]: Job fedora-autorelabel.service/start failed with result 'dependency'. >> [ 556.513833] systemd[1]: Job local-fs.target/start failed with result 'dependency'. >> [ 556.513846] systemd[1]: Triggering OnFailure= dependencies of local-fs.target. >> [ 556.515352] systemd[1]: Job mnt-work.mount/start failed with result 'dependency'. >> [ 556.515368] systemd[1]: Job dev-disk-by\x2dlabel-WORK.device/start failed with result 'timeout'. >> [ 556.851000] systemd[1]: Startup finished in 2s 212ms 906us (kernel) + 7min 44s 688ms 483us (initrd) + 1min 30s 977ms 147us (userspace) = 9min 17s 878ms 536us. > > When only one sentence in drivers/ata/libata-pmp.c only for Sil3726 back > to that in kernel 3.1.x, this problem is not seen. I attached the patch > file. > > This patch solves the problem on my PC but I can't understand ata > subsystem. So I'm afraid of side effect. > > Can you consider this patch? > > Best Regards, > ANEZAKI, Akira > > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: [Bug 787468] boot fails by timeout while activating RAIDs with > many HDDs > Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2012 16:30:45 -0400 > From: bugzilla@xxxxxxxxxx > To: fireblade1230@xxxxxxxxxxx > > Please do not reply directly to this email. All additional > comments should be made in the comments box of this bug. > > > https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=787468 > > --- Comment #20 from Dave Jones <davej@xxxxxxxxxx> 2012-03-12 16:30:43 > EDT --- > can you post this patch upstream to linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ? > if it is acceptable there, we will add it to the Fedora kernel. > -- 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
