From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Denys Dmytriyenko Subject: Re: sata_sil24 stability and performance Date: Sun, 13 Apr 2008 21:19:13 -0400 Message-ID: <20080414011913.GA19751@denix.org> References: <20080306065513.GE7150@denix.org> <47CF9880.4080900@gmail.com> <20080315214347.GA1511@denix.org> <47DDE0ED.6040304@rtr.ca> <20080318001513.GA2389@denix.org> <47DF4070.3040507@gmail.com> <20080318045316.GA3959@denix.org> <47DF63C1.5090205@gmail.com> <20080320223736.GA19940@denix.org> <47E2FECB.3080602@gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Return-path: Received: from vms173001pub.verizon.net ([206.46.173.1]:40447 "EHLO vms173001pub.verizon.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1752147AbYDNBTe (ORCPT ); Sun, 13 Apr 2008 21:19:34 -0400 Received: from gandalf.denix.org ([71.255.236.124]) by vms173001.mailsrvcs.net (Sun Java System Messaging Server 6.2-6.01 (built Apr 3 2006)) with ESMTPA id <0JZA0065OJO192R1@vms173001.mailsrvcs.net> for linux-ide@vger.kernel.org; Sun, 13 Apr 2008 20:19:14 -0500 (CDT) In-reply-to: <47E2FECB.3080602@gmail.com> Content-disposition: inline Sender: linux-ide-owner@vger.kernel.org List-Id: linux-ide@vger.kernel.org To: Tejun Heo Cc: Mark Lord , Gabor FUNK , linux-ide@vger.kernel.org, Jim Paris Tejun et al, I wanted to thank you all for the support you provided. I ended up replacing MoBo+CPU to Intel based ones (and previously mentioned single-rail PSU) and now everything works rock solid for over a week now! Thanks again. > > BTW, issuing "smartctl -a" on a drive in standby, throws this exception: > > > > Mar 20 18:16:53 [kernel] ata10.00: exception Emask 0x0 SAct 0x0 SErr 0x0 action 0x2 frozen > > Mar 20 18:16:53 [kernel] ata10.00: cmd b0/da:00:00:4f:c2/00:00:00:00:00/00 tag 0 cdb 0x0 data 0 > > Mar 20 18:16:53 [kernel] res 40/00:01:00:00:00/00:00:00:00:00/00 Emask 0x4 (timeout) > > Mar 20 18:16:53 [kernel] ata10: soft resetting port > > Mar 20 18:16:54 [kernel] ata10: SATA link up 3.0 Gbps (SStatus 123 SControl 300) > > Mar 20 18:16:54 [kernel] ata10.00: configured for UDMA/100 > > Mar 20 18:16:54 [kernel] ata10: EH complete > > Mar 20 18:16:54 [kernel] sd 9:0:0:0: [sdj] 976773168 512-byte hardware sectors (500108 MB) > > Mar 20 18:16:54 [kernel] sd 9:0:0:0: [sdj] Write Protect is off > > Mar 20 18:16:54 [kernel] sd 9:0:0:0: [sdj] Mode Sense: 00 3a 00 00 > > Mar 20 18:16:54 [kernel] sd 9:0:0:0: [sdj] Write cache: enabled, read cache: enabled, doesn't support DPO or FUA > > Which kernel version and how did you put the drive into sleep? This timeout exception is still there - 2.6.24.4, drive goes to sleep on timeout of 30 minutes (hdpram -S 241) -- Denys