SRU request for LP#210637

[Tim Gardner]

Colin Ian King wrote:
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/210637
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> SRU justification:
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> Impact: sata_nv regression, reboots system. Since 2.6.23 somewhere,
> sata_nv has gained improved exception handling, but there is a serious
> regression that causes a system reboot. 
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> Testcase: run # hdparm -W 0 /dev/sda ; hdparm -W 0 /dev/sdb. On Gutsy,
> this gives periodic kernel messages, but on Hardy it fails terribly. XFS
> filesystem shutdown due to error, and most times system reboots without
> any messages to serial console.
> 
> Patch in my PPA tested and verified
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/210637/comments/16 
> 
> Patch from upstream cherry pick a1fe782414b7122d4c0501d3a0988b7302fa586f
> attached below:
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ACK

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Tim Gardner tim.gardner at ubuntu.com