[NCLUG] dma lost interrupt

[J. Paul Reed]

On 13 Jul 2003 at 06:39:07, Daniel Miles moved bits on my disk to say:

> Jul 13 06:30:39 Jane kernel: 
> Jul 13 06:31:01 Jane kernel: hda: dma_timer_expiry: dma status == 0x24
> Jul 13 06:31:01 Jane kernel: hda: lost interrupt
> Jul 13 06:31:01 Jane kernel: hda: dma_intr: bad DMA status (dma_stat=30)
> Jul 13 06:31:01 Jane kernel: hda: dma_intr: status=0x50 { DriveReady
> SeekComplete }
> Jul 13 06:31:01 Jane kernel:

Unless it's a CDROM drive, I'd agree with Mike... it usually spells
trouble. I'd try downgrading back to 2.4.18 (they did mess with the IDE
subsystem in 2.4.21 to make it more responsive under load, I heard) and see
if you still get the errors. If you run for a week or so (under heavy load)
and don't see them, you might look into filing a bug report.

Later,
Paul
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