[Bug 89362] system locking up (forcing a hard reboot)

Lau lgautier at gmail.com
Sat Mar 3 02:46:53 UTC 2007 

Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: linux-image-generic

[up-to-date feisty... the problem was present with edgy as well,
which prompted me to upgrade]
[hardware: Asus F3JC (notebook)]


Problems with ata2 seem strongly correlated with system freeze
(hard to trace because of the complete freeze).

The symptoms are generally:
1- freeze on X
2- if quick enough, I can switch to a console (Ctrl + F*)
3- trying to log on the console prompts error messages like
"ata2: speed down requests"
"Error sending Cmd #07"
"Write error on swap device", etc...
The systems never get to log me in
4- trying to access the computer remotely is unsuccessful (the machine does
not answer anymore)
5- only a hard reboot is possible

/var/log/messages contains the following during normal operations

Mar  3 10:30:23 hot-spring kernel: [ 1810.944000] ata2.00: limiting speed to PIO2
Mar  3 10:30:23 hot-spring kernel: [ 1810.944000]          res 40/00:03:00:00:00/00:00:00:00:00/a0 Emask 0x4 (timeout)
Mar  3 10:30:30 hot-spring kernel: [ 1817.948000] ata2: port is slow to respond, please be patient (Status 0xd0)
Mar  3 10:30:53 hot-spring kernel: [ 1840.964000] ata2: soft resetting port
Mar  3 10:30:54 hot-spring kernel: [ 1841.300000] ACPI Error (dsopcode-0481): Attempt to CreateField of length zero [20060707]
Mar  3 10:30:54 hot-spring kernel: [ 1841.300000] ACPI Error (psparse-0537): Method parse/execution failed [\_SB_.PCI0.IDE0.RATA] (Node df994770), AE_AML_OPERAND_VALUE
Mar  3 10:30:54 hot-spring kernel: [ 1841.300000] ACPI Error (psparse-0537): Method parse/execution failed [\_SB_.PCI0.IDE0.CHN1.DRV0._GTF] (Node df9948c4), AE_AML_OPERAND_VALUE
Mar  3 10:30:54 hot-spring kernel: [ 1841.492000] ACPI Error (dsopcode-0481): Attempt to CreateField of length zero [20060707]
Mar  3 10:30:54 hot-spring kernel: [ 1841.492000] ACPI Error (psparse-0537): Method parse/execution failed [\_SB_.PCI0.IDE0.RATA] (Node df994770), AE_AML_OPERAND_VALUE
Mar  3 10:30:54 hot-spring kernel: [ 1841.492000] ACPI Error (psparse-0537): Method parse/execution failed [\_SB_.PCI0.IDE0.CHN1.DRV0._GTF] (Node df9948c4), AE_AML_OPERAND_VALUE
Mar  3 10:30:54 hot-spring kernel: [ 1841.492000] ata2.00: configured for PIO2
Mar  3 10:30:54 hot-spring kernel: [ 1841.492000] ata2: EH complete
Mar  3 10:32:20 hot-spring kernel: [ 1927.576000] ata2.00: limiting speed to PIO1
Mar  3 10:32:20 hot-spring kernel: [ 1927.576000]          res 40/00:03:00:00:00/00:00:00:00:00/a0 Emask 0x4 (timeout)
Mar  3 10:32:27 hot-spring kernel: [ 1934.584000] ata2: port is slow to respond, please be patient (Status 0xd0)
Mar  3 10:32:50 hot-spring kernel: [ 1957.600000] ata2: soft resetting port
Mar  3 10:32:50 hot-spring kernel: [ 1957.944000] ACPI Error (dsopcode-0481): Attempt to CreateField of length zero [20060707]
Mar  3 10:32:50 hot-spring kernel: [ 1957.944000] ACPI Error (psparse-0537): Method parse/execution failed [\_SB_.PCI0.IDE0.RATA] (Node df994770), AE_AML_OPERAND_VALUE
Mar  3 10:32:50 hot-spring kernel: [ 1957.944000] ACPI Error (psparse-0537): Method parse/execution failed [\_SB_.PCI0.IDE0.CHN1.DRV0._GTF] (Node df9948c4), AE_AML_OPERAND_VALUE
Mar  3 10:32:50 hot-spring kernel: [ 1958.136000] ACPI Error (dsopcode-0481): Attempt to CreateField of length zero [20060707]
Mar  3 10:32:50 hot-spring kernel: [ 1958.136000] ACPI Error (psparse-0537): Method parse/execution failed [\_SB_.PCI0.IDE0.RATA] (Node df994770), AE_AML_OPERAND_VALUE
Mar  3 10:32:50 hot-spring kernel: [ 1958.136000] ACPI Error (psparse-0537): Method parse/execution failed [\_SB_.PCI0.IDE0.CHN1.DRV0._GTF] (Node df9948c4), AE_AML_OPERAND_VALUE
Mar  3 10:32:50 hot-spring kernel: [ 1958.136000] ata2.00: configured for PIO1
Mar  3 10:32:50 hot-spring kernel: [ 1958.136000] ata2: EH complete
Mar  3 10:34:52 hot-spring kernel: [ 2079.484000] ata2.00: limiting speed to PIO0
Mar  3 10:34:52 hot-spring kernel: [ 2079.484000]          res 40/00:03:00:00:00/00:00:00:00:00/a0 Emask 0x4 (timeout)
Mar  3 10:34:59 hot-spring kernel: [ 2086.488000] ata2: port is slow to respond, please be patient (Status 0xd0)
Mar  3 10:35:22 hot-spring kernel: [ 2109.504000] ata2: soft resetting port
Mar  3 10:35:22 hot-spring kernel: [ 2109.848000] ACPI Error (dsopcode-0481): Attempt to CreateField of length zero [20060707]
Mar  3 10:35:22 hot-spring kernel: [ 2109.848000] ACPI Error (psparse-0537): Method parse/execution failed [\_SB_.PCI0.IDE0.RATA] (Node df994770), AE_AML_OPERAND_VALUE
Mar  3 10:35:22 hot-spring kernel: [ 2109.848000] ACPI Error (psparse-0537): Method parse/execution failed [\_SB_.PCI0.IDE0.CHN1.DRV0._GTF] (Node df9948c4), AE_AML_OPERAND_VALUE
Mar  3 10:35:22 hot-spring kernel: [ 2110.040000] ACPI Error (dsopcode-0481): Attempt to CreateField of length zero [20060707]
Mar  3 10:35:22 hot-spring kernel: [ 2110.040000] ACPI Error (psparse-0537): Method parse/execution failed [\_SB_.PCI0.IDE0.RATA] (Node df994770), AE_AML_OPERAND_VALUE
Mar  3 10:35:22 hot-spring kernel: [ 2110.040000] ACPI Error (psparse-0537): Method parse/execution failed [\_SB_.PCI0.IDE0.CHN1.DRV0._GTF] (Node df9948c4), AE_AML_OPERAND_VALUE
Mar  3 10:35:22 hot-spring kernel: [ 2110.040000] ata2.00: configured for PIO0
Mar  3 10:35:22 hot-spring kernel: [ 2110.040000] ata2: EH complete

** Affects: linux-meta (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: Unconfirmed

** Description changed:

  Binary package hint: linux-image-generic
  
+ [up-to-date feisty... the problem was present with edgy as well,
+ which prompted me to upgrade]
  [hardware: Asus F3JC (notebook)]
  
  
  Problems with ata2 seem strongly correlated with system freeze
  (hard to trace because of the complete freeze).
  
  The symptoms are generally:
  1- freeze on X
  2- if quick enough, I can switch to a console (Ctrl + F*)
  3- trying to log on the console prompts error messages like
  "ata2: speed down requests"
  "Error sending Cmd #07"
  "Write error on swap device", etc...
  The systems never get to log me in
  4- trying to access the computer remotely is unsuccessful (the machine does
  not answer anymore)
  5- only a hard reboot is possible
  
  /var/log/messages contains the following during normal operations
  
  Mar  3 10:30:23 hot-spring kernel: [ 1810.944000] ata2.00: limiting speed to PIO2
  Mar  3 10:30:23 hot-spring kernel: [ 1810.944000]          res 40/00:03:00:00:00/00:00:00:00:00/a0 Emask 0x4 (timeout)
  Mar  3 10:30:30 hot-spring kernel: [ 1817.948000] ata2: port is slow to respond, please be patient (Status 0xd0)
  Mar  3 10:30:53 hot-spring kernel: [ 1840.964000] ata2: soft resetting port
  Mar  3 10:30:54 hot-spring kernel: [ 1841.300000] ACPI Error (dsopcode-0481): Attempt to CreateField of length zero [20060707]
  Mar  3 10:30:54 hot-spring kernel: [ 1841.300000] ACPI Error (psparse-0537): Method parse/execution failed [\_SB_.PCI0.IDE0.RATA] (Node df994770), AE_AML_OPERAND_VALUE
  Mar  3 10:30:54 hot-spring kernel: [ 1841.300000] ACPI Error (psparse-0537): Method parse/execution failed [\_SB_.PCI0.IDE0.CHN1.DRV0._GTF] (Node df9948c4), AE_AML_OPERAND_VALUE
  Mar  3 10:30:54 hot-spring kernel: [ 1841.492000] ACPI Error (dsopcode-0481): Attempt to CreateField of length zero [20060707]
  Mar  3 10:30:54 hot-spring kernel: [ 1841.492000] ACPI Error (psparse-0537): Method parse/execution failed [\_SB_.PCI0.IDE0.RATA] (Node df994770), AE_AML_OPERAND_VALUE
  Mar  3 10:30:54 hot-spring kernel: [ 1841.492000] ACPI Error (psparse-0537): Method parse/execution failed [\_SB_.PCI0.IDE0.CHN1.DRV0._GTF] (Node df9948c4), AE_AML_OPERAND_VALUE
  Mar  3 10:30:54 hot-spring kernel: [ 1841.492000] ata2.00: configured for PIO2
  Mar  3 10:30:54 hot-spring kernel: [ 1841.492000] ata2: EH complete
  Mar  3 10:32:20 hot-spring kernel: [ 1927.576000] ata2.00: limiting speed to PIO1
  Mar  3 10:32:20 hot-spring kernel: [ 1927.576000]          res 40/00:03:00:00:00/00:00:00:00:00/a0 Emask 0x4 (timeout)
  Mar  3 10:32:27 hot-spring kernel: [ 1934.584000] ata2: port is slow to respond, please be patient (Status 0xd0)
  Mar  3 10:32:50 hot-spring kernel: [ 1957.600000] ata2: soft resetting port
  Mar  3 10:32:50 hot-spring kernel: [ 1957.944000] ACPI Error (dsopcode-0481): Attempt to CreateField of length zero [20060707]
  Mar  3 10:32:50 hot-spring kernel: [ 1957.944000] ACPI Error (psparse-0537): Method parse/execution failed [\_SB_.PCI0.IDE0.RATA] (Node df994770), AE_AML_OPERAND_VALUE
  Mar  3 10:32:50 hot-spring kernel: [ 1957.944000] ACPI Error (psparse-0537): Method parse/execution failed [\_SB_.PCI0.IDE0.CHN1.DRV0._GTF] (Node df9948c4), AE_AML_OPERAND_VALUE
  Mar  3 10:32:50 hot-spring kernel: [ 1958.136000] ACPI Error (dsopcode-0481): Attempt to CreateField of length zero [20060707]
  Mar  3 10:32:50 hot-spring kernel: [ 1958.136000] ACPI Error (psparse-0537): Method parse/execution failed [\_SB_.PCI0.IDE0.RATA] (Node df994770), AE_AML_OPERAND_VALUE
  Mar  3 10:32:50 hot-spring kernel: [ 1958.136000] ACPI Error (psparse-0537): Method parse/execution failed [\_SB_.PCI0.IDE0.CHN1.DRV0._GTF] (Node df9948c4), AE_AML_OPERAND_VALUE
  Mar  3 10:32:50 hot-spring kernel: [ 1958.136000] ata2.00: configured for PIO1
  Mar  3 10:32:50 hot-spring kernel: [ 1958.136000] ata2: EH complete
  Mar  3 10:34:52 hot-spring kernel: [ 2079.484000] ata2.00: limiting speed to PIO0
  Mar  3 10:34:52 hot-spring kernel: [ 2079.484000]          res 40/00:03:00:00:00/00:00:00:00:00/a0 Emask 0x4 (timeout)
  Mar  3 10:34:59 hot-spring kernel: [ 2086.488000] ata2: port is slow to respond, please be patient (Status 0xd0)
  Mar  3 10:35:22 hot-spring kernel: [ 2109.504000] ata2: soft resetting port
  Mar  3 10:35:22 hot-spring kernel: [ 2109.848000] ACPI Error (dsopcode-0481): Attempt to CreateField of length zero [20060707]
  Mar  3 10:35:22 hot-spring kernel: [ 2109.848000] ACPI Error (psparse-0537): Method parse/execution failed [\_SB_.PCI0.IDE0.RATA] (Node df994770), AE_AML_OPERAND_VALUE
  Mar  3 10:35:22 hot-spring kernel: [ 2109.848000] ACPI Error (psparse-0537): Method parse/execution failed [\_SB_.PCI0.IDE0.CHN1.DRV0._GTF] (Node df9948c4), AE_AML_OPERAND_VALUE
  Mar  3 10:35:22 hot-spring kernel: [ 2110.040000] ACPI Error (dsopcode-0481): Attempt to CreateField of length zero [20060707]
  Mar  3 10:35:22 hot-spring kernel: [ 2110.040000] ACPI Error (psparse-0537): Method parse/execution failed [\_SB_.PCI0.IDE0.RATA] (Node df994770), AE_AML_OPERAND_VALUE
  Mar  3 10:35:22 hot-spring kernel: [ 2110.040000] ACPI Error (psparse-0537): Method parse/execution failed [\_SB_.PCI0.IDE0.CHN1.DRV0._GTF] (Node df9948c4), AE_AML_OPERAND_VALUE
  Mar  3 10:35:22 hot-spring kernel: [ 2110.040000] ata2.00: configured for PIO0
  Mar  3 10:35:22 hot-spring kernel: [ 2110.040000] ata2: EH complete

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