Hi, >> I am seeing kernel messages like > >> [ 1284.480000] hda: status timeout: status=0xd0 { Busy } >> [ 1284.480000] ide: failed opcode was: unknown >> [ 1284.480000] hda: no DRQ after issuing MULTWRITE_EXT >> [ 1284.490000] ide0: unexpected interrupt, status=0x80, count=1 >> [ 1284.830000] ide0: reset: success > > Looks like a spurious interrupt... Is your IDE IRQ shared with other > devices? No.
But IIUC then first the HDD times out, the ide driver handles this and then an irq occurs which is probably the irq the driver was waiting for. And since the driver already handled the timeout that (delayed) irq is of course "unexpected" ... (Just a guess) > Doubt it. The old ATA standard specified the maximum DRQ assertion > time of 20 ms. I know. >> And will the request issued again after the reset of the drive? > > It should be. Thanks. Steven - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-ide" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html