Re: 2.6.23-rc9-git4: pata_pcmcia, disabling IRQ #9 and Re: libata and legacy ide pcmcia failure

["Peter F. Patel-Schneider" <pfps@verizon.net>]

Alan Cox wrote:
> O> Mar 20 19:51:45 idefix kernel: ata12: PATA max PIO0 cmd 0xa100 ctl 
>   
>> 0xa10e irq 3
>> Mar 20 19:52:15 idefix kernel: ata12.00: qc timeout (cmd 0x91)
>> Mar 20 19:52:15 idefix kernel: ata12.00: failed to IDENTIFY 
>> (INIT_DEV_PARAMS failed, err_mask=0x4)
>>     
>
> Thinkpad T61p .. I've seen a few of these.
>
> Firstly try the card and adapter in a different PC and let me know if
> that works. So far they do. If that is the case get the latest firmware
> updates (BIOS etc) for your thinkpad and see if the problem goes away.
> They (or our ACPI code I guess it may be) have some serious IRQ routing
> problems on this box.
>
> Alan
>
>   
So I tried again just now (on the same T60p running the current Fedora 
8),  and got different behaviour!

Mar 26 10:06:33 idefix kernel: pccard: PCMCIA card inserted into slot 0
Mar 26 10:06:33 idefix kernel: cs: memory probe 0xe4300000-0xe7ffffff: 
excluding 0xe4300000-0xe46cffff 0xe4e70000-0xe523ffff 
0xe5db0000-0xe617ffff 0xe6cf0000-0xe70bffff
Mar 26 10:06:33 idefix kernel: pcmcia: registering new device pcmcia0.0
Mar 26 10:06:34 idefix kernel: scsi11 : pata_pcmcia
Mar 26 10:06:34 idefix kernel: ata7: PATA max PIO0 cmd 0xa100 ctl 0xa10e 
irq 3
Mar 26 10:06:34 idefix kernel: ata7.00: CFA: SanDisk SDCFH-512, 
FhCA0145, max PIO4
Mar 26 10:06:34 idefix kernel: ata7.00: 1000944 sectors, multi 0: LBA
Mar 26 10:06:34 idefix kernel: ata7.00: configured for PIO0
Mar 26 10:06:34 idefix kernel: isa bounce pool size: 16 pages
Mar 26 10:06:34 idefix kernel: scsi 11:0:0:0: Direct-Access     ATA      
SanDisk SDCFH-51 FhCA PQ: 0 ANSI: 5
Mar 26 10:06:34 idefix kernel: sd 11:0:0:0: [sdc] 1000944 512-byte 
hardware sectors (512 MB)
Mar 26 10:06:34 idefix kernel: sd 11:0:0:0: [sdc] Write Protect is off
Mar 26 10:06:34 idefix kernel: sd 11:0:0:0: [sdc] Write cache: disabled, 
read cache: enabled, doesn't support DPO or FUA
Mar 26 10:06:34 idefix kernel: sd 11:0:0:0: [sdc] 1000944 512-byte 
hardware sectors (512 MB)
Mar 26 10:06:34 idefix kernel: sd 11:0:0:0: [sdc] Write Protect is off
Mar 26 10:06:34 idefix kernel: sd 11:0:0:0: [sdc] Write cache: disabled, 
read cache: enabled, doesn't support DPO or FUA
Mar 26 10:07:04 idefix kernel:  sdc:<3>ata7.00: exception Emask 0x0 SAct 
0x0 SErr 0x0 action 0x2 frozen
Mar 26 10:07:04 idefix kernel: ata7.00: cmd 
20/00:08:00:00:00/00:00:00:00:00/e0 tag 0 pio 4096 in
Mar 26 10:07:04 idefix kernel:          res 
40/00:00:00:00:00/00:00:00:00:00/00 Emask 0x4 (timeout)
Mar 26 10:07:04 idefix kernel: ata7.00: status: { DRDY }
Mar 26 10:07:04 idefix kernel: ata7: soft resetting link
Mar 26 10:07:04 idefix kernel: ata7.00: configured for PIO0
Mar 26 10:07:04 idefix kernel: ata7: EH complete
Mar 26 10:07:34 idefix kernel: ata7.00: exception Emask 0x0 SAct 0x0 
SErr 0x0 action 0x2 frozen
Mar 26 10:07:34 idefix kernel: ata7.00: cmd 
20/00:08:00:00:00/00:00:00:00:00/e0 tag 0 pio 4096 in
Mar 26 10:07:34 idefix kernel:          res 
40/00:00:00:00:00/00:00:00:00:00/00 Emask 0x4 (timeout)
Mar 26 10:07:34 idefix kernel: ata7.00: status: { DRDY }
Mar 26 10:07:34 idefix kernel: ata7: soft resetting link
Mar 26 10:07:34 idefix kernel: ata7.00: configured for PIO0
Mar 26 10:07:34 idefix kernel: ata7: EH complete
Mar 26 10:08:04 idefix kernel: ata7.00: exception Emask 0x0 SAct 0x0 
SErr 0x0 action 0x2 frozen
Mar 26 10:08:04 idefix kernel: ata7.00: cmd 
20/00:08:00:00:00/00:00:00:00:00/e0 tag 0 pio 4096 in
Mar 26 10:08:04 idefix kernel:          res 
40/00:00:00:00:00/00:00:00:00:00/00 Emask 0x4 (timeout)
Mar 26 10:08:04 idefix kernel: ata7.00: status: { DRDY }
Mar 26 10:08:04 idefix kernel: ata7: soft resetting link
Mar 26 10:08:04 idefix kernel: ata7.00: configured for PIO0
Mar 26 10:08:04 idefix kernel: ata7: EH complete

Any ideas on where this "report" should go?

Peter F. Patel-Schneider