Frank D. Cringle wrote:
> Lazy <lazy404@gmail.com> writes:
>> When booting 2.6.27-rc1 kernel on out intel SR1530HSH ( Quad core Xeon X3320)
>> Sata controller is ICH9r running in AHCI mode with newest bios.
>>
>> After loading ahci driver backplane leds go amber which indicates a
>> non fatal error according to my intel resseller.
> 
> I see the same effect on a "FUJITSU SIEMENS PRIMERGY TX150 S6" which
> also has a ICH9r, running with the fake megaraid disabled in the bios.
> This has 4 hotswap drive bays. When I boot from drive 0, the remaining
> drives all blink their orange fault led.

ahci_sw_activity_blink should only be changing the state of
the activity led only when emp->activity has changed.

 From the sata ahci spec for Byte 2-3 of the led message

The LED bit locations are:
        Bits 2:0 - Activity LED (may be driven by hardware)
        Bits 5:3 - Vendor Specific LED (e.g. locate)
        Bits 8:6 - Vendor Specific LED (e.g. fault)
        Bits 15:9 - Reserved

Does this patch (against 2.6.27) make a difference?

Thanks,
David

> 
> It is possible to suppress the blinking with the boot parameter
> ahci.ahci_em_messages=0.
>