Hi,

I am encountering this message when I dmesg:

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
hda: dma_timer_expiry: dma status == 0x20
hda: timeout waiting for DMA
hda: timeout waiting for DMA
hda: (__ide_dma_test_irq) called while not waiting
hda: status timeout: status=0xd0 { Busy }

hda: drive not ready for command
ide0: reset: success
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Should I be concerned about this? Is this a problem? I am running 2.4.20-13.8 from redhat8.

I am also running the system in Raid1. Thanks for your help.


The setup is:

/proc/mdstat:
Personalities : [raid1]
read_ahead 1024 sectors
md2 : active raid1 hda3[0] hdc3[1]
39045888 blocks [2/2] [UU]

md1 : active raid1 hda2[0] hdc2[1]
1052160 blocks [2/2] [UU]

md0 : active raid1 hda1[0] hdc1[1]
104192 blocks [2/2] [UU]

unused devices: <none>

RaidTab:
raiddev /dev/md2
raid-level 1
nr-raid-disks 2
chunk-size 64k
persistent-superblock 1
nr-spare-disks 0
device /dev/hda3
raid-disk 0
device /dev/hdc3
raid-disk 1
raiddev /dev/md0
raid-level 1
nr-raid-disks 2
chunk-size 64k
persistent-superblock 1
nr-spare-disks 0
device /dev/hda1
raid-disk 0
device /dev/hdc1
raid-disk 1
raiddev /dev/md1
raid-level 1
nr-raid-disks 2
chunk-size 64k
persistent-superblock 1
nr-spare-disks 0
device /dev/hda2
raid-disk 0
device /dev/hdc2
raid-disk 1

hdparm -I /dev/hda:
/dev/hda:

ATA device, with non-removable media
powers-up in standby; SET FEATURES subcmd spins-up.
Model Number: IC35L040AVVN07-0
Serial Number: VNP210B2TKLJVH
Firmware Revision: VA2OAG0A
Standards:
Used: ATA/ATAPI-5 T13 1321D revision 1
Supported: 5 4 3 2 & some of 6
Configuration:
Logical max current
cylinders 16383 16383
heads 16 16
sectors/track 63 63
--
CHS current addressable sectors: 16514064
LBA user addressable sectors: 80418240
device size with M = 1024*1024: 39266 MBytes
device size with M = 1000*1000: 41174 MBytes (41 GB)
Capabilities:
LBA, IORDY(can be disabled)
bytes avail on r/w long: 52 Queue depth: 32
Standby timer values: spec'd by Standard, no device specific minimum
R/W multiple sector transfer: Max = 16 Current = 16
Advanced power management level: unknown setting (0x0000)
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=240ns IORDY flow control=120ns
Commands/features:
Enabled Supported:
* NOP cmd
* READ BUFFER cmd
* WRITE BUFFER cmd
* Host Protected Area feature set
Release interrupt
* Look-ahead
* Write cache
* Power Management feature set
Security Mode feature set
SMART feature set
* Mandatory FLUSH CACHE command
* Device Configuration Overlay feature set
Automatic Acoustic Management feature set
SET MAX security extension
Address Offset Reserved Area Boot
SET FEATURES subcommand required to spinup after power up
Power-Up In Standby feature set
Advanced Power Management feature set
* READ/WRITE DMA QUEUED
Security:
Master password revision code = 65534
supported
not enabled
not locked
not frozen
not expired: security count
not supported: enhanced erase
24min for SECURITY ERASE UNIT.
HW reset results:
CBLID- above Vih
Device num = 0 determined by the jumper
Checksum: correct

hdparm -I /dev/hdc:
/dev/hdc:

ATA device, with non-removable media
powers-up in standby; SET FEATURES subcmd spins-up.
Model Number: IC35L040AVVN07-0
Serial Number: VNP210B2TKKAGH
Firmware Revision: VA2OAG0A
Standards:
Used: ATA/ATAPI-5 T13 1321D revision 1
Supported: 5 4 3 2 & some of 6
Configuration:
Logical max current
cylinders 16383 16383
heads 16 16
sectors/track 63 63
--
CHS current addressable sectors: 16514064
LBA user addressable sectors: 80418240
device size with M = 1024*1024: 39266 MBytes
device size with M = 1000*1000: 41174 MBytes (41 GB)
Capabilities:
LBA, IORDY(can be disabled)
bytes avail on r/w long: 52 Queue depth: 32
Standby timer values: spec'd by Standard, no device specific minimum
R/W multiple sector transfer: Max = 16 Current = 16
Advanced power management level: unknown setting (0x0000)
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=240ns IORDY flow control=120ns
Commands/features:
Enabled Supported:
* NOP cmd
* READ BUFFER cmd
* WRITE BUFFER cmd
* Host Protected Area feature set
Release interrupt
* Look-ahead
* Write cache
* Power Management feature set
Security Mode feature set
SMART feature set
* Mandatory FLUSH CACHE command
* Device Configuration Overlay feature set
Automatic Acoustic Management feature set
SET MAX security extension
Address Offset Reserved Area Boot
SET FEATURES subcommand required to spinup after power up
Power-Up In Standby feature set
Advanced Power Management feature set
* READ/WRITE DMA QUEUED
Security:
Master password revision code = 65534
supported
not enabled
not locked
not frozen
not expired: security count
not supported: enhanced erase
24min for SECURITY ERASE UNIT.
HW reset results:
CBLID- above Vih
Device num = 0 determined by the jumper
Checksum: correct

BTW, my motherboard is ASUS P4B533

one of your drives is getting errors when running dma,
linux resets the drive, often turning dma off, which
takes a while, then continuing. if your drives are all
set dma, and you never see that error while running,
but just during boot, then don't worry about it. you
could probably set that drive to one speed slower, to
be safe. i've had several drives i had to do that with.