Re: [Bugme-new] [Bug 9320] New: PATA scan: ACPI Exception AE_AML_PACKAGE_LIMIT... is beyond end of object

Andrew Morton
2007-11-07T22:07:54Z

> On Wed, 7 Nov 2007 13:35:00 -0800 (PST) bugme-daemon@bugzilla.kernel.org wrote:
> http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=9320
>
> Summary: PATA scan: ACPI Exception AE_AML_PACKAGE_LIMIT... is
> beyond end of object
> Product: ACPI
> Version: 2.5
> KernelVersion: Linux version 2.6.24-rc2
> Platform: All
> OS/Version: Linux
> Tree: Mainline
> Status: NEW
> Severity: normal
> Priority: P1
> Component: Other
> AssignedTo: acpi_other@kernel-bugs.osdl.org
> ReportedBy: bruinjm@xs4all.nl
>
>
> Most recent kernel where this bug did not occur:
> I rebuild daily, if rebuild script does not fail. The last errorless boot
> was on october 29. The first boot after this was october 31
>
> Distribution: slack
> Hardware Environment:
>
> VIA C7, CN700 IDE interface: VT82C586A/B/VT82C686/A/B/VT823x/A/C
> Diskless PXE boot
>
> Software Environment:
> Problem Description:
>
> dmesg:
> ata3: PATA max UDMA/133 cmd 0x1f0 ctl 0x3f6 bmdma 0xf900 irq 14
> ata4: PATA max UDMA/133 cmd 0x170 ctl 0x376 bmdma 0xf908 irq 15
> ACPI Exception (exoparg2-0442): AE_AML_PACKAGE_LIMIT, Index (0FFFFFFFF) is
> beyond end of object [20070126]
> ACPI Error (psparse-0537): Method parse/execution failed [\_SB_.PCI0.PATA.GTM_]
> (Node c1c0b420), AE_AML_PACKAGE_LIMIT
> ACPI Error (psparse-0537): Method parse/execution failed
> [\_SB_.PCI0.PATA.CHN0._GTM] (Node c1c0b228), AE_AML_PACKAGE_LIMIT
> ata3: ACPI get timing mode failed (AE 0x300d)
> ACPI Exception (exoparg2-0442): AE_AML_PACKAGE_LIMIT, Index (0FFFFFFFF) is
> beyond end of object [20070126]
> ACPI Error (psparse-0537): Method parse/execution failed [\_SB_.PCI0.PATA.GTM_]
> (Node c1c0b420), AE_AML_PACKAGE_LIMIT
> ACPI Error (psparse-0537): Method parse/execution failed
> [\_SB_.PCI0.PATA.CHN1._GTM] (Node c1c0b330), AE_AML_PACKAGE_LIMIT
> ata4: ACPI get timing mode failed (AE 0x300d)
>

Seems to be another post-2.6.23 regression. Is it an acpi thing or an ata
thing, of just something which the new acpi+ata stuff exposed??