From owner-freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jun 24 23:30:09 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-bugs@hub.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 56BB5106566B for ; Fri, 24 Jun 2011 23:30:09 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::28]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2F6D58FC15 for ; Fri, 24 Jun 2011 23:30:09 +0000 (UTC) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.14.4/8.14.4) with ESMTP id p5ONU9XX068367 for ; Fri, 24 Jun 2011 23:30:09 GMT (envelope-from gnats@freefall.freebsd.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.14.4/8.14.4/Submit) id p5ONU96Y068364; Fri, 24 Jun 2011 23:30:09 GMT (envelope-from gnats) Resent-Date: Fri, 24 Jun 2011 23:30:09 GMT Resent-Message-Id: <201106242330.p5ONU96Y068364@freefall.freebsd.org> Resent-From: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org (GNATS Filer) Resent-To: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org Resent-Reply-To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org, George Kontostanos Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5047D106564A for ; Fri, 24 Jun 2011 23:23:36 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from nobody@FreeBSD.org) Received: from red.freebsd.org (red.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::22]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 411DA8FC14 for ; Fri, 24 Jun 2011 23:23:36 +0000 (UTC) Received: from red.freebsd.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by red.freebsd.org (8.14.4/8.14.4) with ESMTP id p5ONNaJF084352 for ; Fri, 24 Jun 2011 23:23:36 GMT (envelope-from nobody@red.freebsd.org) Received: (from nobody@localhost) by red.freebsd.org (8.14.4/8.14.4/Submit) id p5ONNZQZ084346; Fri, 24 Jun 2011 23:23:35 GMT (envelope-from nobody) Message-Id: <201106242323.p5ONNZQZ084346@red.freebsd.org> Date: Fri, 24 Jun 2011 23:23:35 GMT From: George Kontostanos To: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org X-Send-Pr-Version: www-3.1 Cc: Subject: kern/158268: ata: SIGNATURE: ffffffff with Promise PDC40718 X-BeenThere: freebsd-bugs@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Bug reports List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 24 Jun 2011 23:30:09 -0000 >Number: 158268 >Category: kern >Synopsis: ata: SIGNATURE: ffffffff with Promise PDC40718 >Confidential: no >Severity: serious >Priority: medium >Responsible: freebsd-bugs >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: sw-bug >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Fri Jun 24 23:30:08 UTC 2011 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: George Kontostanos >Release: 8.2-Stable >Organization: >Environment: FreeBSD hp.aicom.loc 8.2-STABLE FreeBSD 8.2-STABLE #0: Mon Jun 6 19:00:19 EEST 2011 gkontos@hp.aicom.loc:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC amd64 >Description: Using a SATA Promise PDC40718 controller with FreeBSD 8.2-Release and 8.2-Stable causes the following messages to appear: Jun 22 17:08:53 hp kernel: ata2: timeout waiting to issue command Jun 22 17:08:53 hp kernel: ata2: error issuing SETFEATURES ENABLE WCACHE command Jun 22 17:09:33 hp kernel: ad4: WARNING - SET_MULTI taskqueue timeout - completing request directly Jun 22 17:09:33 hp kernel: ad4: WARNING - WRITE_DMA48 requeued due to channel reset LBA=321558741 Jun 22 17:09:34 hp kernel: ata2: SIGNATURE: 00000101 Jun 22 17:09:34 hp kernel: ad4: WARNING - WRITE_DMA48 requeued due to channel reset LBA=321558869 Jun 22 17:09:34 hp kernel: ata2: FAILURE - already active DMA on this device Jun 22 17:09:34 hp kernel: ata2: setting up DMA failed Jun 22 17:09:34 hp kernel: ata2: FAILURE - already active DMA on this device Jun 22 17:09:34 hp kernel: ata2: setting up DMA failed The relevant disk has been replaced 3 times. Smartmon tools have shown no errors. The controller is listed as being supported in: http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=ata&sektion=4&manpath=FreeBSD+8.2-RELEASE However, there is a PR#116935 indicating that it should not be used. http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=116935&cat= >How-To-Repeat: There is really no way to repeat the problem. It just happens after a period of approximately 2 months without any other indication. >Fix: >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: