From mboxrd@z Thu Jan  1 00:00:00 1970
From: "Paul Rolland" <rol@as2917.net>
Subject: RE: [git patches] libata fixes
Date: Mon, 5 Mar 2007 10:54:30 +0100
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Hello,

> Your drive has some issues with NCQ and is scheduled to be blacklisted
> such that it isn't enabled.  libata used to ignore the 
> condition but now
> considers it NCQ protocol violation and fails all pending commands.

OK, do you need an hdparm report to fully identify the disk ?
 
> libata EH should turn NCQ off automatically after a few of the above
> errors.  I'd love to see how that actually works in the field (full
> dmesg please).  If it doesn't, it needs fixing.

I'll get you one tonite, I don't have access to the machine right now.

Regards,
Paul