Re: Slow SATA detection on bootup

[Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@pobox.com>]

Stephen Hemminger wrote:
> This laptop has long timeouts during bootup.  Something is
> wrong. This is a Sony VAIO NG170. On a positive note suspend works.
> 
> Here is the console log during the 40 seconds of dead time.
> 
> [    2.942000] PCI: Setting latency timer of device 0000:00:1f.2 to 64
> [    2.942000] ata1: SATA max UDMA/133 cmd 0x18B0 ctl 0x18A6 bmdma 0x1890 irq 225
> [    2.942000] ata2: SATA max UDMA/133 cmd 0x18A8 ctl 0x18A2 bmdma 0x1898 irq 225
> [    2.942000] scsi0 : ata_piix
> [    3.094000] ata1.00: ATA-7, max UDMA/100, 234441648 sectors: LBA48 NCQ (depth 0/32)
> [    3.094000] ata1.00: ata1: dev 0 multi count 16
> [    3.097000] ata1.00: configured for UDMA/100
> [    3.097000] scsi1 : ata_piix
> [   10.144000] ata2: port is slow to respond, please be patient
> [   33.104000] ata2: port failed to respond (30 secs)
> [   33.255000] ata2: SRST failed (status 0xFF)
> [   33.255000] ata2: SRST failed (err_mask=0x100)
> [   33.255000] ata2: softreset failed, retrying in 5 secs
> [   38.407000] ata2: SRST failed (status 0xFF)
> [   38.407000] ata2: SRST failed (err_mask=0x100)
> [   38.407000] ata2: softreset failed, retrying in 5 secs
> [   43.560000] ata2: SRST failed (status 0xFF)
> [   43.560000] ata2: SRST failed (err_mask=0x100)
> [   43.560000] ata2: reset failed, giving up
> [   43.560000]   Vendor: ATA       Model: FUJITSU MHV2120B  Rev: 0000
> [   43.561000]   Type:   Direct-Access                      ANSI SCSI revision: 05
> [   43.567000] SCSI device sda: 234441648 512-byte hdwr sectors (120034 MB)

ACK or NAK -- does 2.6.20-rc1 fix this?

	Jeff