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From: Tejun Heo <htejun@gmail.com>
To: Linda Walsh <smartmontools@tlinx.org>
Cc: Smartmontools Mailing List 
	<smartmontools-support@lists.sourceforge.net>,
	Bruce Allen <ballen@gravity.phys.uwm.edu>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: Promise SATA-standby +selftest=hungdrive; Sil works...
Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2008 13:13:32 +0900	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <48FEA86C.9030909@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <48FEA0C5.5000802@tlinx.org>

Linda Walsh wrote:
> This is with 2.6.26.5  (there are multiple other problems with 2.6.27[.0]).
> 
> The problem with the drive going "offline" doesn't happen with a
> sil_sata(3124) controller -- so no need to unplug and replug...
> 
> 
> I.e. when the drives are in standby, if smartd or a smartctl command
> attempts to run a drive self-test (short), I get timeout errors from the
> Promise controller (which hangs the sys if I try unplugging/replugging
> the cable to the hung drive).
> The drives correctly spin up to speed and perform the short-test with
> the sil controller.
> 
> It would seem there is a problem with the Promise controller or driver?

Yeah, Mikael found out that hardreset requires controller reset before
it.  Hopefully, it will be fixed soon.

Thanks.

-- 
tejun

      reply	other threads:[~2008-10-22  4:13 UTC|newest]

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2008-10-07  0:37           ` [smartmontools-support] inactive SATA drives won't stay in standby or sleep, PATA models did. (fwd) Linda Walsh
2008-10-07  1:08             ` Tejun Heo
2008-10-07  1:36               ` Linda Walsh
2008-10-07  1:42                 ` Tejun Heo
2008-10-07 10:13                   ` Linda Walsh
2008-10-07 22:27                   ` Linda Walsh
2008-10-07 23:59                     ` Tejun Heo
2008-10-22  3:40                       ` Promise SATA-standby +selftest=hungdrive; Sil works Linda Walsh
2008-10-22  4:13                         ` Tejun Heo [this message]

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