So in summary, the problem is fixed in the lucid version of libatasmart. While the code could be a little more robust for future extensions (which I'll discuss in the upstream bug), there are currently no code paths which can lead to the situation that triggers HSM violations.
** Changed in: libatasmart (Ubuntu Lucid) Status: In Progress => Fix Released -- devkit-disks-probe-ata-smart causes HSM Violations on SSD, and potential hardware death https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/445852 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs