Hi, i tried recent linux-next on my laptop, and after boot system is almost unusable because most of apps just crash with segfaults and in dmesg output there are a lot of errors like this: [ 17.641510] do_general_protection: 51 callbacks suppressed [ 17.641514] traps: dpkg[2831] general protection ip:40be90 sp:7ffd6daad9b8 error:0 in dpkg[400000+43000] [ 17.648882] apport[2832]: segfault at 800000000 ip 0000000000485896 sp 00007ffece3b6c40 error 6 in python3.5[400000+3a7000] [ 17.648965] Process 2832(apport) has RLIMIT_CORE set to 1 [ 17.648967] Aborting core [ 17.653463] gpu-manager[2818]: segfault at 0 ip 00007f77c4b8eb5a sp 00007ffc7a01b348 error 4 in libc-2.23.so[7f77c4af0000+1c0000] [ 17.660760] apport[2833]: segfault at 800000000 ip 0000000000485896 sp 00007ffddfe2a650 error 6 in python3.5[400000+3a7000] [ 17.660841] Process 2833(apport) has RLIMIT_CORE set to 1 [ 17.660843] Aborting core [ 18.192604] apport[2847]: segfault at 800000000 ip 0000000000485896 sp 00007ffd2d4a82c0 error 6 in python3.5[400000+3a7000] [ 18.192630] Process 2847(apport) has RLIMIT_CORE set to 1 [ 18.192633] Aborting core [ 19.089476] traps: dpkg[2861] general protection ip:40be90 sp:7ffcabc70fa8 error:0 in dpkg[400000+43000] [ 19.096747] apport[2862]: segfault at 800000000 ip 0000000000485896 sp 00007ffeda308490 error 6 in python3.5[400000+3a7000] [ 19.096827] Process 2862(apport) has RLIMIT_CORE set to 1 [ 19.096829] Aborting core [ 19.101197] gpu-manager[2849]: segfault at 0 ip 00007fdccfef8b5a sp 00007ffeb4758488 error 4 in libc-2.23.so[7fdccfe5a000+1c0000] [ 19.106683] apport[2863]: segfault at 800000000 ip 0000000000485896 sp 00007ffcf8955d10 error 6 in python3.5[400000+3a7000] [ 19.106708] Process 2863(apport) has RLIMIT_CORE set to 1 [ 19.106709] Aborting core [ 19.616176] apport[2898]: segfault at 800000000 ip 0000000000485896 sp 00007ffd12c29180 error 6 in python3.5[400000+3a7000] [ 19.616216] Process 2898(apport) has RLIMIT_CORE set to 1 [ 19.616217] Aborting core [ 23.182904] lsb_release[2911]: segfault at 800000000 ip 0000000000485896 sp 00007ffca2f6bec0 error 6 in python3.5[400000+3a7000] [ 23.185672] apport[2913]: segfault at 800000000 ip 0000000000485896 sp 00007ffcf199e160 error 6 in python3.5[400000+3a7000] [ 23.185698] Process 2913(apport) has RLIMIT_CORE set to 1 [ 23.185698] Aborting core [ 23.212363] apport[2921]: segfault at 800000000 ip 0000000000485896 sp 00007ffe934094c0 error 6 in python3.5[400000+3a7000] [ 23.212389] Process 2921(apport) has RLIMIT_CORE set to 1 [ 23.212390] Aborting core [ 23.223112] apport[2926]: segfault at 800000000 ip 0000000000485896 sp 00007ffcc68e1240 error 6 in python3.5[400000+3a7000] [ 23.223137] Process 2926(apport) has RLIMIT_CORE set to 1 [ 23.223137] Aborting core git bisect points at commit 7b20309428598df00ffe ("libata: Add support for SCT Write Same". I temporary fixed problem with the following change: diff --git a/drivers/ata/libata-scsi.c b/drivers/ata/libata-scsi.c index 08d9c8e..0dcd59e 100644 --- a/drivers/ata/libata-scsi.c +++ b/drivers/ata/libata-scsi.c @@ -1159,6 +1159,7 @@ static void ata_scsi_sdev_config(struct scsi_device *sdev) { sdev->use_10_for_rw = 1; sdev->use_10_for_ms = 1; + sdev->no_write_same = 1; /* Schedule policy is determined by ->qc_defer() callback and * it needs to see every deferred qc. Set dev_blocked to 1 to Don't know whether it will help or not, but here is my hdparm output: sudo hdparm -I /dev/sda /dev/sda: ATA device, with non-removable media Model Number: SAMSUNG MZNLN512HCJH-000L1 Serial Number: S201NX0H404301 Firmware Revision: EMT22L0Q Transport: Serial, ATA8-AST, SATA 1.0a, SATA II Extensions, SATA Rev 2.5, SATA Rev 2.6, SATA Rev 3.0 Standards: Used: unknown (minor revision code 0x0039) Supported: 9 8 7 6 5 Likely used: 9 Configuration: Logical max current cylinders 16383 16383 heads 16 16 sectors/track 63 63 -- CHS current addressable sectors: 16514064 LBA user addressable sectors: 268435455 LBA48 user addressable sectors: 1000215216 Logical Sector size: 512 bytes Physical Sector size: 512 bytes Logical Sector-0 offset: 0 bytes device size with M = 1024*1024: 488386 MBytes device size with M = 1000*1000: 512110 MBytes (512 GB) cache/buffer size = unknown Nominal Media Rotation Rate: Solid State Device Capabilities: LBA, IORDY(can be disabled) Queue depth: 32 Standby timer values: spec'd by Standard, no device specific minimum R/W multiple sector transfer: Max = 16 Current = 16 DMA: mdma0 mdma1 mdma2 udma0 udma1 udma2 udma3 udma4 udma5 *udma6 Cycle time: min=120ns recommended=120ns PIO: pio0 pio1 pio2 pio3 pio4 Cycle time: no flow control=120ns IORDY flow control=120ns Commands/features: Enabled Supported: * SMART feature set Security Mode feature set * Power Management feature set * Write cache * Look-ahead * Host Protected Area feature set * WRITE_BUFFER command * READ_BUFFER command * NOP cmd * DOWNLOAD_MICROCODE SET_MAX security extension * 48-bit Address feature set * Device Configuration Overlay feature set * Mandatory FLUSH_CACHE * FLUSH_CACHE_EXT * SMART error logging * SMART self-test * General Purpose Logging feature set * WRITE_{DMA|MULTIPLE}_FUA_EXT * 64-bit World wide name Write-Read-Verify feature set * WRITE_UNCORRECTABLE_EXT command * {READ,WRITE}_DMA_EXT_GPL commands * Segmented DOWNLOAD_MICROCODE * Gen1 signaling speed (1.5Gb/s) * Gen2 signaling speed (3.0Gb/s) * Gen3 signaling speed (6.0Gb/s) * Native Command Queueing (NCQ) * Phy event counters * READ_LOG_DMA_EXT equivalent to READ_LOG_EXT * DMA Setup Auto-Activate optimization Device-initiated interface power management * Asynchronous notification (eg. media change) * Software settings preservation Device Sleep (DEVSLP) * SMART Command Transport (SCT) feature set * SCT Write Same (AC2) * SCT Error Recovery Control (AC3) * SCT Features Control (AC4) * SCT Data Tables (AC5) * DOWNLOAD MICROCODE DMA command * SET MAX SETPASSWORD/UNLOCK DMA commands * WRITE BUFFER DMA command * READ BUFFER DMA command * Data Set Management TRIM supported (limit 8 blocks) Security: Master password revision code = 65534 supported not enabled not locked frozen not expired: security count supported: enhanced erase 2min for SECURITY ERASE UNIT. 8min for ENHANCED SECURITY ERASE UNIT. Logical Unit WWN Device Identifier: 5002538d00000000 NAA : 5 IEEE OUI : 002538 Unique ID : d00000000 Device Sleep: DEVSLP Exit Timeout (DETO): 50 ms (drive) Minimum DEVSLP Assertion Time (MDAT): 30 ms (drive) Checksum: correct -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-scsi" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html