linux-kernel - Re: Question about "Not Ready" SCSI error

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Date:	Mon, 31 Jul 2006 00:28:14 +0200
From:	Johannes Weiner <hnazfoo@...glemail.com>
To:	Linux Kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: Question about "Not Ready" SCSI error

Hi,

On Sun, Jul 30, 2006 at 08:10:19PM +0200, Patrick Mau wrote:
> Jul 30 15:51:30 tony kernel: sd 0:0:0:0: Device not ready: <6>: Current: sense key=0x2
> Jul 30 15:51:30 tony kernel: ASC=0x4 ASCQ=0x2
> Jul 30 15:51:30 tony kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev sda, sector 617358
> 
> Google revealed[1] that the drive is waiting for a START UNIT command,
> but it seems that the kernel is not attempting to spin up the drive
> again. 

Further looking at all the involved struct's, I found that it might be
possible to call the driver's rescan function explicitely in the occured
case.

Unfortunatly I don't have the appropriate hardware to test this :(

Hannes
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