linux-kernel - Re: e-SATA ExpressCard - OOPS plus incrementing "ataX" on Linux-2.6.xx

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Message-ID: <20100614193554.GB19411@kroah.com>
Date:	Mon, 14 Jun 2010 12:35:54 -0700
From:	Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>
To:	Jeff Chua <jeff.chua.linux@...il.com>
Cc:	kristen.c.accardi@...el.com, Dely Sy <dely.l.sy@...el.com>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	lkml <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...k.pl>,
	Takayoshi Kochi <t-kochi@...jp.nec.com>,
	Matthew Wilcox <willy@...com>
Subject: Re: e-SATA ExpressCard - OOPS plus incrementing "ataX" on
 Linux-2.6.xx

On Tue, Jun 15, 2010 at 02:44:36AM +0800, Jeff Chua wrote:
> On Tue, Jun 15, 2010 at 12:20 AM, Greg KH <greg@...ah.com> wrote:
> > On Mon, Jun 14, 2010 at 11:16:29PM +0800, Jeff Chua wrote:
> 
> 
> > This is a warning that you can ignore, it's been fixed in the latest
> > tree (2.6.35-rc3).
> >
> > try that and see.
> 
> Greg,
> 
> Ok, just tried rc3 and it's fixed the 1st OOPS.

Note, it was not an oops, just a warning, and would not cause any
problems.

> But I'm still seeing the "ataX" incrementing from ata7 to ata8, ata9
> ... after taking out and putting back the card. It seems the interface
> is still not shutting down properly. ... Any command to shutdown it
> down gracefully?

I don't know, maybe the libata developers can help you out here.

good luck,

greg k-h
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