linux-kernel - Re: SATA Cold Boot problems on >2.6.25 with NV

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Message-ID: <48BBCF98.4070003@kernel.org>
Date:	Mon, 01 Sep 2008 13:18:48 +0200
From:	Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: SATA Cold Boot problems on >2.6.25 with NV

Konstantin Kletschke wrote:
>> when ATAPI CHECK SENSE handling somehow failed to tell EH that it was an
>> exception not worth whining about.  Maybe EH action mask is not being
>> cleared properly?
> 
> Hmn, to take my pants down entirely: What is this "EH"?

libata EH == libatata exception handling.

> And how does the change of the .reset function affect this? May be, I
> will take a look onto this.

Your controller is raising exception continuously for some reason.
Have no idea yet.

Can you please apply the attached patch and post the resulting dmesg?

-- 
tejun

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