Re: Western Digital SSD freezes on power saving

From: Bagas Sanjaya
Date: Sun Jan 28 2024 - 09:04:35 EST


On Sun, Jan 28, 2024 at 01:26:23PM +0100, Frank Tornack wrote:
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> Hello Linux kernel developers and experts,
>
> I have a question that I think is not tied to a specific distribution
> and goes pretty deep into the Linux kernel. I hope you can help me
> without subscribing to the mailing list and remember to include me in
> the answer discussion.
>
> In my old notebook I used an nvme-ssd from WD (wds500g1b0c-00s6u0),
> which is affected by a well-known bug. I currently use the parameter
> `nvme_core.default_ps_max_latency_us=0` to prevent the system from
> freezing.
>

What well-known bug?

> I would like to use a new SSD in my new notebook. However, as it is
> difficult to sell used SSDs, I would like to continue using the old SSD
> affected by the bug. I plan to move the SSD to a Thunderbolt enclosure
> for this purpose. I think since Thunderbolt is based on PCIe, the same
> energy saving measures and the associated bugs will probably apply.
>
> In the hope that my new SSD doesn't have the same bug, I would prefer
> not to disable the Powersafe in the laptop. Is there a way to set this
> flag only for a specific SSD? By identifying it by name or serial
> number?
>
> I apologise prophylactically if my question is completely out of place
> and thank you for your help. As a long-time Linux user, I would also
> like to thank you in general. If you have any follow-up questions,
> please do not hesitate to contact me.
>

Confused...

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