how to interpret ide error messages (2.4)

From: Kiniger, Karl (MED) (karl.kiniger@med.ge.com)
Date: Wed Apr 02 2003 - 07:23:24 EST

Hello list,

pls help to interpret the following error log: (kernel 2.4.18-5, redhat 7.3)

Mar 31 21:22:56:
kernel: hdc: dma_intr: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error }
kernel: hdc: dma_intr: error=0x01 { AddrMarkNotFound }, LBAsect=20300322, sector=1263288
kernel: hdc: dma_intr: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error }
kernel: hdc: dma_intr: error=0x40 { UncorrectableError }, LBAsect=20803307, sector=1766272
kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev 16:04 (hdc), sector 1766272
kernel: raid1: Disk failure on hdc4, disabling device.
kernel: ^IOperation continuing on 1 devices
kernel: raid1: hdc4: rescheduling block 1766272
kernel: md: updating md3 RAID superblock on device
kernel: md: (skipping faulty hdc4 )

Q1: does that mean that the first error (LBAsect=20300322, sector=1263288) was
    a soft one and the second error a hard error which resulted in the I/O error?

Q2: 19037025 (start of hdc4) + 1766272 = 20803297 and not 20803307 so what
    is the arithmetic magic here? I hope LBAsectors are counted from 0 up?

The affected sectors dont generate any error messages if I read them today...

Since this error happened ClearCase moans about a corrupted
replica packet so I suspect that the errors somehow affected user space
as well - it is very well possible that stuff is unrelated but replica
corruptions did not happen during the whole 110 days of uptime with
lots of replica traffic.

BTW, it would be nice if 'dev 16:04' was more explicit about being hex
and not decimal.

explanations are welcome.

Greetings,
Karl

Disk /dev/hdc: 14946 cylinders, 255 heads, 63 sectors/track
Units = sectors of 512 bytes, counting from 0

   Device Boot Start End #sectors Id System
/dev/hdc1 63 144584 144522 fd Linux raid autodetect
/dev/hdc2 144585 2249099 2104515 fd Linux raid autodetect
/dev/hdc3 2249100 19037024 16787925 fd Linux raid autodetect
/dev/hdc4 19037025 240107489 221070465 fd Linux raid autodetect 

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Karl Kiniger        karl.kiniger@med.ge.com
GE Medical Kretztechnik
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A-4871 Zipf         Tel: (++43) 7682-3800-710  Fax (++43) 7682-3800-47
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