VIA SATA I/O errors

From: Ari Pollak
Date: Thu Dec 16 2004 - 11:05:32 EST

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Hi.
I have an Athlon64 machine running kernel 2.6.10-rc3 (but this problem has happened on 2.6.9-ac7 as well) with a VIA VT6420 SATA controller. Every few days (the problem is not chronologically consistent) and/or when there's heavy disk usage, the main SATA disk (a Western Digital model WDC WD1200JD-00G) will just completely stop responding to any I/O, and a lot of SCSI error messages will be output to the console. After a few instances of this happening (which requires a hard power-off, then power-on.. just hitting the reset button causes the SATA controller not to recognize the drive on boot), I finally managed to capture some of the kernel messages, since somehow I could still read one of my log files (cached in memory, I guess). The same set of errors just keep repeating over and over. I also believe there was an ext3 error that showed up on the console and not in the log, but I assume this is not an ext3 problem anyway. The partial log file and the output of lspci -vvv are attached. I have no idea whether this is a software or hardware problem. Running Western Digital's diagnostics on the drive turned up no errors. If anyone has seen this problem before and it turned out to be hardware-related, I'd like to find out exactly which component is the culprit.

Thanks in advance,
Ari
Dec 15 17:26:57 darth kernel: SCSI error : <0 0 0 0> return code = 0x8000002
Dec 15 17:26:57 darth kernel: Current sda: sense = 70 3
Dec 15 17:26:57 darth kernel: ASC= c ASCQ= 2
Dec 15 17:26:57 darth kernel: Raw sense data:0x70 0x00 0x03 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x0a 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x0c 0x02 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00
Dec 15 17:26:57 darth kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev sda, sector 132221255
Dec 15 17:26:57 darth kernel: Buffer I/O error on device sda1, logical block 16527649
Dec 15 17:26:57 darth kernel: lost page write due to I/O error on sda1
Dec 15 17:26:57 darth kernel: ATA: abnormal status 0xD0 on port 0xEC07
Dec 15 17:26:57 darth last message repeated 2 times
Dec 15 17:27:27 darth kernel: ata1: command 0x35 timeout, stat 0xd0 host_stat 0x1
Dec 15 17:27:27 darth kernel: ata1: status=0xd0 { Busy }
Dec 15 17:27:27 darth kernel: ata1: called with no error (D0)!
Dec 15 17:27:27 darth kernel: SCSI error : <0 0 0 0> return code = 0x8000002

0000:00:00.0 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8385 [K8T800 AGP] Host Bridge (rev 01)
Subsystem: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8385 [K8T800 AGP] Host Bridge
Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
Status: Cap+ 66MHz+ UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort+ >SERR- <PERR-
Latency: 8
Region 0: Memory at d0000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=128M]
Capabilities: <available only to root>

0000:00:01.0 PCI bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8237 PCI bridge [K8T800 South] (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR+ FastB2B-
Status: Cap+ 66MHz+ UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
Latency: 0
Bus: primary=00, secondary=01, subordinate=01, sec-latency=0
I/O behind bridge: 0000a000-0000afff
Memory behind bridge: cfd00000-cfefffff
Prefetchable memory behind bridge: bfc00000-cfbfffff
BridgeCtl: Parity- SERR+ NoISA+ VGA+ MAbort- >Reset- FastB2B-
Capabilities: <available only to root>

0000:00:06.0 Ethernet controller: 3Com Corporation 3c905C-TX/TX-M [Tornado] (rev 74)
Subsystem: 3Com Corporation 3C905C-TX Fast Etherlink for PC Management NIC
Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV+ VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
Latency: 32 (2500ns min, 2500ns max), Cache Line Size: 0x08 (32 bytes)
Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 17
Region 0: I/O ports at d400 [size=128]
Region 1: Memory at cfffbf80 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=128]
Expansion ROM at cffc0000 [disabled] [size=128K]
Capabilities: <available only to root>

0000:00:0b.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL-8169 Gigabit Ethernet (rev 10)
Subsystem: Micro-Star International Co., Ltd.: Unknown device 702c
Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV+ VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
Status: Cap+ 66MHz+ UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
Latency: 32 (8000ns min, 16000ns max), Cache Line Size: 0x08 (32 bytes)
Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 16
Region 0: I/O ports at d000 [size=256]
Region 1: Memory at cfffbe00 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256]
Expansion ROM at cffa0000 [disabled] [size=128K]
Capabilities: <available only to root>

0000:00:0f.0 RAID bus controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VIA VT6420 SATA RAID Controller (rev 80)
Subsystem: Micro-Star International Co., Ltd. MSI Neo K8T FIS2R mainboard
Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
Latency: 32
Interrupt: pin B routed to IRQ 20
Region 0: I/O ports at ec00 [size=8]
Region 1: I/O ports at e800 [size=4]
Region 2: I/O ports at e400 [size=8]
Region 3: I/O ports at e000 [size=4]
Region 4: I/O ports at dc00 [size=16]
Region 5: I/O ports at d800 [size=256]
Capabilities: <available only to root>

0000:00:0f.1 IDE interface: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C586A/B/VT82C686/A/B/VT823x/A/C PIPC Bus Master IDE (rev 06) (prog-if 8a [Master SecP PriP])
Subsystem: Micro-Star International Co., Ltd.: Unknown device 7020
Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
Latency: 32
Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 20
Region 4: I/O ports at fc00 [size=16]
Capabilities: <available only to root>

0000:00:10.0 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller (rev 81) (prog-if 00 [UHCI])
Subsystem: Micro-Star International Co., Ltd.: Unknown device 7020
Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV+ VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
Latency: 32, Cache Line Size: 0x08 (32 bytes)
Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 21
Region 4: I/O ports at c000 [size=32]
Capabilities: <available only to root>

0000:00:10.1 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller (rev 81) (prog-if 00 [UHCI])
Subsystem: Micro-Star International Co., Ltd.: Unknown device 7020
Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV+ VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
Latency: 32, Cache Line Size: 0x08 (32 bytes)
Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 21
Region 4: I/O ports at c400 [size=32]
Capabilities: <available only to root>

0000:00:10.2 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller (rev 81) (prog-if 00 [UHCI])
Subsystem: Micro-Star International Co., Ltd.: Unknown device 7020
Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV+ VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
Latency: 32, Cache Line Size: 0x08 (32 bytes)
Interrupt: pin B routed to IRQ 21
Region 4: I/O ports at c800 [size=32]
Capabilities: <available only to root>

0000:00:10.3 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller (rev 81) (prog-if 00 [UHCI])
Subsystem: Micro-Star International Co., Ltd.: Unknown device 7020
Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV+ VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
Latency: 32, Cache Line Size: 0x08 (32 bytes)
Interrupt: pin B routed to IRQ 21
Region 4: I/O ports at cc00 [size=32]
Capabilities: <available only to root>

0000:00:10.4 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. USB 2.0 (rev 86) (prog-if 20 [EHCI])
Subsystem: Micro-Star International Co., Ltd.: Unknown device 7020
Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV+ VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
Latency: 32, Cache Line Size: 0x10 (64 bytes)
Interrupt: pin C routed to IRQ 21
Region 0: Memory at cfffbc00 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256]
Capabilities: <available only to root>

0000:00:11.0 ISA bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8237 ISA bridge [K8T800 South] Subsystem: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8237 ISA bridge [K8T800 South]
Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping+ SERR- FastB2B-
Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
Latency: 0
Capabilities: <available only to root>

0000:00:11.5 Multimedia audio controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8233/A/8235/8237 AC97 Audio Controller (rev 60)
Subsystem: Micro-Star International Co., Ltd.: Unknown device 0080
Control: I/O+ Mem- BusMaster- SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
Interrupt: pin C routed to IRQ 22
Region 0: I/O ports at bc00 [size=256]
Capabilities: <available only to root>

0000:00:18.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 NorthBridge
Control: I/O- Mem- BusMaster- SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
Capabilities: <available only to root>

0000:00:18.1 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 NorthBridge
Control: I/O- Mem- BusMaster- SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
Status: Cap- 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-

0000:00:18.2 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 NorthBridge
Control: I/O- Mem- BusMaster- SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
Status: Cap- 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-

0000:00:18.3 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 NorthBridge
Control: I/O- Mem- BusMaster- SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
Status: Cap- 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-

0000:01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc Radeon R100 QD [Radeon 7200] (prog-if 00 [VGA])
Subsystem: ATI Technologies Inc Radeon 7000/Radeon
Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping+ SERR- FastB2B-
Status: Cap+ 66MHz+ UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
Latency: 32 (2000ns min), Cache Line Size: 0x08 (32 bytes)
Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 16
Region 0: Memory at c0000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=128M]
Region 1: I/O ports at a800 [size=256]
Region 2: Memory at cfe80000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=512K]
Expansion ROM at cfe60000 [disabled] [size=128K]
Capabilities: <available only to root>

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