Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1762692AbXFKJWu (ORCPT ); Mon, 11 Jun 2007 05:22:50 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1753157AbXFKJWn (ORCPT ); Mon, 11 Jun 2007 05:22:43 -0400 Received: from eazy.amigager.de ([213.239.192.238]:32940 "EHLO eazy.amigager.de" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1752106AbXFKJWm (ORCPT ); Mon, 11 Jun 2007 05:22:42 -0400 Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2007 11:22:40 +0200 From: Tino Keitel To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Bad behaviour after hdparm -M 128 Message-ID: <20070611092240.GC29775@dose.home.local> Mail-Followup-To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org References: <4666C4B9.8060408@shaw.ca> <20070606154442.GB13166@khazad-dum.debian.net> <20070606162425.GA3943@atjola.homenet> <20070606164854.GA18984@khazad-dum.debian.net> <20070606175112.GA4659@atjola.homenet> <20070606210337.GA31549@khazad-dum.debian.net> <20070606213617.GA6580@atjola.homenet> <20070606215232.GC31549@khazad-dum.debian.net> <466827FF.1030304@rtr.ca> <20070608015004.GA16785@khazad-dum.debian.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20070608015004.GA16785@khazad-dum.debian.net> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.13 (2006-08-11) Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 3147 Lines: 84 On Thu, Jun 07, 2007 at 22:50:04 -0300, Henrique de Moraes Holschuh wrote: [...] > I just tracked it down to hdparm. Version 6.9 (the one in Debian stable) > doesn't work right with libata. Version 7.5 (the one in Debian unstable) > works fine. > > So, at least in my side, there are *no* kernel bugs. Maybe this is also the > case for the poster that reported the problem? I also use Debian unstable. Here is the relevant part of the hdparm -I output: /dev/sda: ATA device, with non-removable media Model Number: ST98823AS Serial Number: 5PK0GTK8 Firmware Revision: 7.01 Standards: Supported: 7 6 5 4 Likely used: 7 Configuration: Logical max current cylinders 16383 16383 heads 16 16 sectors/track 63 63 -- CHS current addressable sectors: 16514064 LBA user addressable sectors: 156301488 LBA48 user addressable sectors: 156301488 device size with M = 1024*1024: 76319 MBytes device size with M = 1000*1000: 80026 MBytes (80 GB) Capabilities: LBA, IORDY(can be disabled) Queue depth: 32 Standby timer values: spec'd by Standard, no device specific minimum R/W multiple sector transfer: Max = 16 Current = ? Advanced power management level: unknown setting (0x8080) Recommended acoustic management value: 128, current value: 0 DMA: mdma0 mdma1 mdma2 udma0 udma1 udma2 udma3 udma4 udma5 *udma6 Cycle time: min=120ns recommended=120ns PIO: pio0 pio1 pio2 pio3 pio4 Cycle time: no flow control=240ns IORDY flow control=120ns Commands/features: Commands/features: Enabled Supported: * SMART feature set Security Mode feature set * Power Management feature set * Write cache * Look-ahead * Host Protected Area feature set * WRITE_BUFFER command * READ_BUFFER command * DOWNLOAD_MICROCODE * Advanced Power Management feature set SET_MAX security extension * 48-bit Address feature set * Device Configuration Overlay feature set * Mandatory FLUSH_CACHE * FLUSH_CACHE_EXT * SMART error logging * SMART self-test * WRITE_{DMA|MULTIPLE}_FUA_EXT * IDLE_IMMEDIATE with UNLOAD * SATA-I signaling speed (1.5Gb/s) * Native Command Queueing (NCQ) * Phy event counters Device-initiated interface power management * Software settings preservation * SMART Command Transport (SCT) feature set Regards, Tino - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/