From a2342f46437cde56803a36fdf94da635a74ad41c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Mikael Pettersson Date: Sat, 9 Jan 2010 23:32:06 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] sata_promise: don't classify overruns as HSM errors When sata_promise encounters an overrun or underrun error it translates that to a libata AC_ERR_HSM, causing a hard reset. Since over/under-runs were thought to be rare and transient, this action seemed reasonable. Unfortunately it turns out that the controller throws overrun errors when e.g. hal polls a CD or DVD writer containing blank media, causing long sequences of hard resets and retries before EH finally gives up. This patch updates sata_promise to classify over/under-runs as AC_ERR_OTHER instead. This allows libata EH and upper layers to retry or fail the operation as they see fit without the disruption caused by repeated hard resets. This fixes a problem using a DVD-RAM drive with sata_promise, reported by Thomas Schorpp. I also tested it on a DVD-RW drive. Signed-off-by: Mikael Pettersson Tested-by: thomas schorpp Signed-off-by: Jeff Garzik --- drivers/ata/sata_promise.c | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/drivers/ata/sata_promise.c b/drivers/ata/sata_promise.c index 07d8d00..6330628 100644 --- a/drivers/ata/sata_promise.c +++ b/drivers/ata/sata_promise.c @@ -862,7 +862,7 @@ static void pdc_error_intr(struct ata_port *ap, struct ata_queued_cmd *qc, if (port_status & PDC_DRIVE_ERR) ac_err_mask |= AC_ERR_DEV; if (port_status & (PDC_OVERRUN_ERR | PDC_UNDERRUN_ERR)) - ac_err_mask |= AC_ERR_HSM; + ac_err_mask |= AC_ERR_OTHER; if (port_status & (PDC2_ATA_HBA_ERR | PDC2_ATA_DMA_CNT_ERR)) ac_err_mask |= AC_ERR_ATA_BUS; if (port_status & (PDC_PH_ERR | PDC_SH_ERR | PDC_DH_ERR | PDC2_HTO_ERR -- 2.7.4