2.5.66-bk5 spinlock warnings/errors - Specifically ide-io:109 spinlock notice

Shawn Starr
2003-04-02T19:18:30Z

>List: linux-kernel
>Subject: 2.5.66-bk5 spinlock warnings/errors
From: Narayan Desai <desai () mcs ! anl ! gov>
>Date: 2003-04-02 4:01:02

>hda: dma_timer_expiry: dma status == 0x24
>drivers/ide/ide-io.c:109: spin_lock(drivers/ide/ide.c:c037abe8) already
>locked by drivers/ide/ide-io.c/948 drivers/ide/ide-io.c:990:
>spin_unlock(drivers/ide/ide.c:c037abe8) not locked
>hda: lost interrupt
>hda: dma_intr: bad DMA status (dma_stat=30)
>hda: dma_intr: status=0x50 { DriveReady SeekComplete }

I had this problem last night while making a huge debian package (tar.bz2
stage). It occured once.

Switching to Debian unstable and already two new interesting kernel notices
and one 3c59x NETDEV Watchdog - eth0 transmit timeout bug.