Re: sata NCQ blacklist entry

From: Tejun Heo
Date: Thu Nov 29 2007 - 17:57:57 EST


Bjoern Olausson wrote:
> On 11/7/07, Tejun Heo <htejun@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> Thanks. We're currently trying to find out what's actually going on
>> with all these drives. At first, drives which got blacklisted aren't
>> many and made sense (had other problems with NCQ, etc..) but with new
>> generation drives from many vendors showing the same symptom, we aren't
>> too sure now.
>>
>> I'll keep your email in my todo list and add the drive to the blacklist
>> once the problem is verified.
>>
>> Thanks.
>
> Something new on the NCQ front?
> Just asking if you need someone to test some of your ideas?
>
> I got the "WDC WD740ADFD-00NLR1"

I now have affected drives on my desk and am gonna try reproduce it. My
gut feeling says it's timing related problem on controller / driver
side. Please wait a bit.

> by the way, and OT, did the Plextor DVD-RW drive reach you, Tejun?

No, not yet. Do you have a tracking number or something?

Thanks.

--
tejun
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