Re: [2.6.21.1] SATA freeze

[Jim Paris]

> >  This appears to be a different problem. Something is issuing SMART-related 
> >  commands (smartd or smartctl perhaps) which the drive seems to be reacting 
> >  strangely to.
..
> Specifically, I could trigger it by running 'smartctl -d ata -S on
> /dev/sda' OR (s-S/o/).

This sounds like a known bug in smartmontools:

  http://marc.info/?l=smartmontools-support&m=117203137719518
  http://www.mail-archive.com/linux-ide@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/msg03160.html

-jim
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