Re: Spinup command fails on WD3200JS

[Tejun Heo <htejun@gmail.com>]

Mark?

Ryan Power wrote:
> Hi.
> I've run into a problem with the lastest kernel (2.6.22.1) and a drive
> set to spinup on set_features.
> 
> hdparm reports:
> /dev/sdf:
> 
> ATA device, with non-removable media
> powers-up in standby; SET FEATURES subcmd spins-up.
>         Model Number:       WDC WD3200JS-57PDB0
>         Serial Number:      X
>         Firmware Revision:  21.00M21
> ...
> Commands/features:
>         Enabled Supported:
>            *    Power-Up In Standby feature set
>            *    SET_FEATURES required to spinup after power up
> ...
> 
> I get the following messages when booting:
> Jul 12 23:47:22 sysreset kernel: ata6: SATA link up 1.5 Gbps (SStatus
> 113 SControl 300)
> Jul 12 23:47:22 sysreset kernel: ata6.00: ATA-7: WDC WD3200JS-57PDB0,
> 21.00M21, max UDMA/133
> Jul 12 23:47:22 sysreset kernel: ata6.00: 625142448 sectors, multi 0:
> LBA48 NCQ (depth 1)
> Jul 12 23:47:22 sysreset kernel: ata6.00: failed to IDENTIFY (SPINUP
> failed, err_mask=0x1)
> Jul 12 23:47:22 sysreset kernel: ata6.00: revalidation failed (errno=-5)
> Jul 12 23:47:22 sysreset kernel: ata6: failed to recover some devices,
> retrying in 5 secs
> Jul 12 23:47:22 sysreset kernel: ata6: SATA link up 1.5 Gbps (SStatus
> 113 SControl 300)
> Jul 12 23:47:22 sysreset kernel: ata6.00: failed to IDENTIFY (SPINUP
> failed, err_mask=0x1)
> Jul 12 23:47:22 sysreset kernel: ata6.00: revalidation failed (errno=-5)
> Jul 12 23:47:22 sysreset kernel: ata6.00: limiting speed to UDMA/133:PIO3
> Jul 12 23:47:22 sysreset kernel: ata6: failed to recover some devices,
> retrying in 5 secs
> Jul 12 23:47:22 sysreset kernel: ata6: SATA link up 1.5 Gbps (SStatus
> 113 SControl 300)
> Jul 12 23:47:22 sysreset kernel: ata6.00: failed to IDENTIFY (SPINUP
> failed, err_mask=0x1)
> Jul 12 23:47:22 sysreset kernel: ata6.00: revalidation failed (errno=-5)
> Jul 12 23:47:22 sysreset kernel: ata6.00: disabled
> 
> The interesting thing is that after displaying that, the drive has in
> fact spun up.  I'm not sure why it's getting an error returned, but
> chaning the err_mask line to read "if (err_mask && err_mask != 0x01)"
> corrects the problem and the drive spins up and ID's normally:
> ata6: SATA link up 1.5 Gbps (SStatus 113 SControl 300)
> ata6.00: ATA-7: WDC WD3200JS-57PDB0, 21.00M21, max UDMA/133
> ata6.00: 625142448 sectors, multi 0: LBA48 NCQ (depth 1)
> ata6.00: configured for UDMA/133
> 
> If you'd like me to do any more testing or need more information from me
> please let me know.
> Thank you.


-- 
tejun