hsm violation

[Enrico Sardi <enricoss@tiscali.it>]

Hi all!

I found the following messages in the kernel log:
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[   45.288000] set_level status: 0
[   45.572000] set_level status: 0
[   45.740000] set_level status: 0
[   46.820000] set_level status: 0
[   47.092000] set_level status: 0
[   61.176000] ata1.00: exception Emask 0x2 SAct 0x2 SErr 0x0 action 0x2 
frozen
[   61.176000] ata1.00: (spurious completions during NCQ issue=0x0 
SAct=0x2 FIS=005040a1:00000004)
[   61.176000] ata1.00: cmd 60/08:08:37:cc:00/00:00:0c:00:00/40 tag 1 
cdb 0x0 data 4096 in
[   61.176000]          res 50/00:08:27:3c:ed/00:00:0b:00:00/40 Emask 
0x2 (HSM violation)
[   61.488000] ata1: soft resetting port
[   61.660000] ata1: SATA link up 1.5 Gbps (SStatus 113 SControl 300)
[   61.660000] ata1.00: ata_hpa_resize 1: sectors = 312581808, 
hpa_sectors = 312581808
[   61.660000] ata1.00: ata_hpa_resize 1: sectors = 312581808, 
hpa_sectors = 312581808
[   61.660000] ata1.00: configured for UDMA/100
[   61.660000] ata1: EH complete
[   61.660000] SCSI device sda: 312581808 512-byte hdwr sectors (160042 MB)
[   61.660000] sda: Write Protect is off
[   61.660000] sda: Mode Sense: 00 3a 00 00
[   61.660000] SCSI device sda: write cache: enabled, read cache: 
enabled, doesn't support DPO or FUA
[  101.972000] set_level status: 0
[  102.200000] set_level status: 0
[  102.404000] set_level status: 0
[  103.284000] set_level status: 0
[  103.476000] set_level status: 0
[  103.912000] set_level status: 0
[  104.284000] set_level status: 0
[  104.660000] set_level status: 0
[  113.576000] set_level status: 0
[  559.020000] set_level status: 0
[  559.476000] set_level status: 0
[  559.632000] set_level status: 0
[  561.744000] set_level status: 0
[  563.560000] set_level status: 0
[  564.224000] set_level status: 0
[  564.688000] set_level status: 0
[  567.096000] set_level status: 0
[  567.712000] set_level status: 0
[  569.060000] set_level status: 0
[  569.524000] set_level status: 0
[  569.828000] set_level status: 0
[  570.204000] set_level status: 0
[  570.504000] set_level status: 0
[  571.724000] set_level status: 0
[  572.012000] set_level status: 0
[  572.360000] set_level status: 0
[  572.696000] set_level status: 0
[  573.016000] set_level status: 0
[  574.092000] set_level status: 0
[  574.348000] set_level status: 0
[  604.476000] set_level status: 0
[  604.764000] set_level status: 0
[  605.048000] set_level status: 0
[  605.244000] set_level status: 0
[  605.400000] set_level status: 0
[  605.540000] set_level status: 0
[  605.688000] set_level status: 0
[  606.528000] set_level status: 0
[  606.820000] set_level status: 0
[  608.336000] set_level status: 0

----------------------------------------------

This is the result of hdparm -I /dev/sda:


/dev/sda:

ATA device, with non-removable media
   Model Number:       Hitachi HTS541616J9SA00
   Serial Number:      SB2461***V3AWE
   Firmware Revision:  SB4OC70P
Standards:
   Used: ATA/ATAPI-7 T13 1532D revision 1
   Supported: 7 6 5 4
Configuration:
   Logical        max    current
   cylinders    16383    16383
   heads        16    16
   sectors/track    63    63
   --
   CHS current addressable sectors:   16514064
   LBA    user addressable sectors:  268435455
   LBA48  user addressable sectors:  312581808
   device size with M = 1024*1024:      152627 MBytes
   device size with M = 1000*1000:      160041 MBytes (160 GB)
Capabilities:
   LBA, IORDY(can be disabled)
   Queue depth: 32
   Standby timer values: spec'd by Vendor, no device specific minimum
   R/W multiple sector transfer: Max = 16    Current = 16
   Advanced power management level: 128 (0x80)
   Recommended acoustic management value: 128, current value: 254
   DMA: mdma0 mdma1 mdma2 udma0 udma1 udma2 udma3 udma4 *udma5
        Cycle time: min=120ns recommended=120ns
   PIO: pio0 pio1 pio2 pio3 pio4
        Cycle time: no flow control=120ns  IORDY flow control=120ns
Commands/features:
   Enabled    Supported:
      *    SMART feature set
           Security Mode feature set
      *    Power Management feature set
      *    Write cache
      *    Look-ahead
      *    Host Protected Area feature set
      *    WRITE_BUFFER command
      *    READ_BUFFER command
      *    NOP cmd
      *    DOWNLOAD_MICROCODE
      *    Advanced Power Management feature set
           Power-Up In Standby feature set
      *    SET_FEATURES required to spinup after power up
           SET_MAX security extension
           Automatic Acoustic Management feature set
      *    48-bit Address feature set
      *    Device Configuration Overlay feature set
      *    Mandatory FLUSH_CACHE
      *    FLUSH_CACHE_EXT
      *    SMART error logging
      *    SMART self-test
      *    General Purpose Logging feature set
      *    WRITE_{DMA|MULTIPLE}_FUA_EXT
      *    64-bit World wide name
      *    IDLE_IMMEDIATE with UNLOAD
      *    SATA-I signaling speed (1.5Gb/s)
      *    Native Command Queueing (NCQ)
      *    Host-initiated interface power management
      *    Phy event counters
           Non-Zero buffer offsets in DMA Setup FIS
           DMA Setup Auto-Activate optimization
           Device-initiated interface power management
           In-order data delivery
      *    Software settings preservation
Security:
   Master password revision code = 65534
       supported
   not    enabled
   not    locked
       frozen
   not    expired: security count
   not    supported: enhanced erase
   82min for SECURITY ERASE UNIT.
Checksum: correct

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I'm using Ubuntu feisty fawn (2.6.20-16-generic) on an Acer Travelmate 
6292 (Santa Rosa).

Many thanks!

Enrico


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