Bug 7396

Summary:	SATA disk doesn't power off while shutdown
Product:	IO/Storage	Reporter:	Gert (linux)
Component:	Serial ATA	Assignee:	Jeff Garzik (jgarzik)
Status:	CLOSED CODE_FIX
Severity:	normal	CC:	alan, bunk, martin
Priority:	P2
Hardware:	i386
OS:	Linux
Kernel Version:	2.6.17-10	Subsystem:
Regression:	---	Bisected commit-id:

Description Gert 2006-10-21 07:36:15 UTC

Most recent kernel where this bug did not occur: 2.6.15-27
Distribution: Ubuntu Edgy
Hardware Environment: Toshiba Satellite M100, Dell Inspiron 6400, Fujitsu
Siemens V3205
Software Environment: Ubuntu Edgy
Problem Description: While the system powers off, I hear a sound like in the
case of disk failure. The disk isn't powered off before the laptop 's completely
powered off. When the power 's cut, I can hear a little "tzzzzzzzzzzzzzzk" (not
so nice) sound.

More information about this bug can you find on
https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+source/linux-source-2.6.17/+bug/63937

Comment 1 NotTheEvilOne 2007-04-12 23:54:19 UTC

Hi, I just searched bugzilla for a libata-bug and found #7383.
(http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=7838)

There is a patch (I was informed that it is already on it's way into the kernel
source) that resolves this issue.

Comment 2 Alan 2007-06-18 09:08:09 UTC

Tejun did the work and this is now in the base tree