Date: Sun, 20 Feb 2005 11:58:00 -0500 From: Paul Mather <paul@gromit.dlib.vt.edu> To: Ian Dowse <iedowse@maths.tcd.ie> Cc: Reid Linnemann <lreid@a.cs.okstate.edu> Subject: Re: ad WRITE_DMA timing out frequently Message-ID: <1108918680.705.3.camel@zappa.Chelsea-Ct.Org> In-Reply-To: <200502191556.aa96337@salmon.maths.tcd.ie> References: <200502191556.aa96337@salmon.maths.tcd.ie>
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On Sat, 2005-02-19 at 15:56 +0000, Ian Dowse wrote:
> In message <1108752445.1105.34.camel@zappa.Chelsea-Ct.Org>, Paul Mather writes:
> >The "TIMEOUT - WRITE_DMA" issue has been a recurring problem for me
> >since somewhere in the 5.2.1--5.3 release range. (It's been so long now
> >that I don't remember whether it first started plaguing me in 5.2.1 or
> >5.3. I do know for definite I never got this problem in 5.1 and it only
> >crept in during an "upgrade.")
>
> On a recent -CURRENT you could try the following patch. It attempts
> to clean up the handling of timeouts in the ATA code by using the
> new callout_init_mtx() function, and appeared to cure fairly frequent
> WRITE_DMA timeout messages for me.
The patch applied cleanly for me, and I've built a new kernel
successfully. Let's hope it cures the problems for me, too.
If this patch is an effective cure, hopefully there is a chance it will
get committed and there'll be an MFC5, too.
Cheers,
Paul.
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