From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Tejun Heo Subject: Re: sata_via bus errors fixed? Date: Wed, 9 Feb 2011 10:43:39 +0100 Message-ID: <20110209094339.GB3770@htj.dyndns.org> References: <4D3EA771.3070206@mrc-lmb.cam.ac.uk> <20110125105049.GQ27510@htj.dyndns.org> <4D3FF0D9.5040006@mrc-lmb.cam.ac.uk> <20110126101119.GE12520@htj.dyndns.org> <4D4693DB.4070009@mrc-lmb.cam.ac.uk> <20110131105322.GE7459@htj.dyndns.org> <4D46A8D3.3000807@mrc-lmb.cam.ac.uk> <20110131132430.GH7459@htj.dyndns.org> <4D4BEC87.9090006@mrc-lmb.cam.ac.uk> <4D512616.1060503@mrc-lmb.cam.ac.uk> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Return-path: Received: from mail-fx0-f46.google.com ([209.85.161.46]:55224 "EHLO mail-fx0-f46.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1753439Ab1BIJnp (ORCPT ); Wed, 9 Feb 2011 04:43:45 -0500 Received: by fxm20 with SMTP id 20so7207243fxm.19 for ; Wed, 09 Feb 2011 01:43:44 -0800 (PST) Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <4D512616.1060503@mrc-lmb.cam.ac.uk> Sender: linux-ide-owner@vger.kernel.org List-Id: linux-ide@vger.kernel.org To: Dave Howorth Cc: linux-ide@vger.kernel.org Hello, On Tue, Feb 08, 2011 at 11:16:38AM +0000, Dave Howorth wrote: > Hmm, Things are not quite so clear cut. Yesterday, with the Sil card > still in the system, I happened to reboot the original unpatched 2.6.32 > kernel and unfortunately everything worked perfectly! > > So there must be some other factor involved. Most likely is that after > running the main batch of tests I have removed an old PATA drive from > the system, which was connected to the mainboard. It's also > theoretically possible of course that every other time I tested the > system I systematically misaligned a SATA cable when running the old > kernel or somesuch. Anyway, I no longer have a failing test case for the > Sil card. Hmmm... interesting. > Since I need to plug my new Via card back in anyway, I'll rerun the old > kernel with that just to see whether it still shows the problem when the > PATA drive is not in the system. Alright, let us know if you encounter problems. > PS I guess since I haven't heard from you recently, it might be > appropriate to wish you Happy New Year! Happy new year! -- tejun