Bug 7674

Summary: Hard disk makes bad noise when shutting down system.
Product: IO/Storage Reporter: Marco Romano (romanomarco)
Component: Serial ATAAssignee: power-management_other
Status: CLOSED PATCH_ALREADY_AVAILABLE    
Severity: high CC: alan, martin, mhe, renatoyamane
Priority: P2    
Hardware: i386   
OS: Linux   
Kernel Version: 2.6.17 through 2.6.20-rc1 Subsystem:
Regression: --- Bisected commit-id:
Bug Depends on:    
Bug Blocks: 7001    
Attachments: lspci output in Acer 5684wlmi
dmesg output in Ubuntu kernel 2.6.17-11-generic
hdparm output in Acer 5684wlmi
Printk output from the kernel during shutdown

Description Marco Romano 2006-12-13 01:09:04 UTC 
Most recent kernel where this bug did *NOT* occur: N/A
Distribution: Ubuntu/Kubuntu 6.10, Ubuntu/Kubuntu 7.04 alpha1, OpenSuse 10.2,
Fedora Core 6.
Hardware Environment: HP Pavillion dv2172ea
Software Environment: N/A
Problem Description: See here:
https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+source/acpi/+bug/68660

When shutting down the system the harddrive make the same noise that occours
when you cut the power (pressing power button for 4 seconds) and the drive is
not idle.

Different users with different systems have the same problem.

Shutting down the system under windowsxp is fine, the drive shuts down silently.

Steps to reproduce: Just halt your system.
Comment 1 Marco Romano 2006-12-20 14:00:58 UTC 
Some more infos:

Notebook drives automatically park the head when they are idle (not seeking 
for a few seconds).
Cutting the power when the head is parked makes no bad sounds.
Cutting the power when the drive is idle but the head isn't already 
auto-parked (because of a very recent drive seek) makes that bad noise; this 
is what happens when halting with linux.

In WindowsXP no matter the drive has recently seek or not, a proper park 
command is sent before cutting the power (I can hear the head parking just 
before the power is cut).

Hope this helps.
Marco
Comment 2 Matthew 2007-01-20 09:16:56 UTC 
I can confirm this behavior on an Samsung X20 with Intel ICH6M on GNU/Gentoo Linux
with kernel 2.6.20-rc5 with an ide harddrive & libata with the old ide-driver
completely disabled
Comment 3 Matthew 2007-02-08 02:14:36 UTC 
just wanted to let you know that I made some more "testing" in the meantime and
the cause definitely should be libata, I tried ide-driver and this behavior
didn't occur

I know that this is no help to the people using S-ATA drives since they can't
switch to the ide-drivers but this should help isolate the problem

this bug still applies to 2.6.20 !
Comment 4 Francesco Pretto 2007-02-15 04:19:39 UTC 
Created attachment 10426 [details]
lspci output in Acer 5684wlmi
Comment 5 Francesco Pretto 2007-02-15 04:21:59 UTC 
Created attachment 10427 [details]
dmesg output in Ubuntu kernel 2.6.17-11-generic
Comment 6 Francesco Pretto 2007-02-15 04:24:28 UTC 
Created attachment 10428 [details]
hdparm output in Acer 5684wlmi
Comment 7 Francesco Pretto 2007-02-15 04:29:39 UTC 
Confirmed on Acer aspire 5684wlmi. Someone affirm that this noise is caused by
an emergency head parking, as if the power were cutted before the head is
automatically parked (as in case of severe crash and a consequent forced power-off).

Seems that ubuntu Dapper Drake ( Linux ceztko-laptop 2.6.17-11-generic #2 SMP
Thu Feb 1 19:52:28 UTC 2007 i686 GNU/Linux ) is not affected, maybe because it
doesn't use libata? Can't confirm this, yet.

Attached output of dmesg, lspci and hdparm on my system (Ubuntu 6.10).

Ask me if you need more infos.
Comment 8 Francesco Pretto 2007-02-21 16:42:10 UTC 
Created attachment 10492 [details]
Printk output from the kernel during shutdown
Comment 9 Francesco Pretto 2007-02-21 16:45:03 UTC 
Added printk output from my kernel during shut-down (taken with netconsole).

Parameters:
echo 8 > /proc/sys/kernel/printk
echo 1 > /proc/sys/vm/block_dump
Comment 10 mce2 2007-02-23 07:46:24 UTC 
What about this page I've found:
http://www.nabble.com/(fwd)--PATCH--sd:-implement-stop_on_shutdown-t3049703.html
Comment 11 Dan Gilliam 2007-02-28 03:25:31 UTC 
Hardware: Toshiba M55-S3314 laptop
1.  This bug has affected this unit on every distro attempted from even before 
kernel 2.6.17, on through 2.6.20
2.  Have lately tried Ubuntu 6.06, 6.10, Opensuse 10.1, 10.2, Slack 11, 
Dreamlinux, Myah, and a handful of others, all seem to be affected by this bug.
3.  I stopped using linux for a while because of it.  Can't afford hardware 
failure over it.
4. FOR THE FIRST TIME, tried Sidux 2007-1, which uses 2.6.20 kernel SMP...it 
does NOT appear to have this issue.  

I'm not a dev, but I thought it might be useful to say that this one works 
fine, maybe somebody who knows what they're looking for can find out what's 
different about Sidux vs. the other distros?

Or has 2.6.20 been patched and fixed already, and it just hasn't filtered down 
yet?

Any requests for logs, etc., please just email me.
Comment 12 Francesco Pretto 2007-03-09 10:45:04 UTC 
Printk output on my Acer5684WLMI during shutdown (with libata debug enabled):

[17179886.052000] ata_scsi_dump_cdb: CDB (1:0,0,0) 2a 00 07 5b dd 90 00 00 08
[17179886.052000] ata_scsi_translate: ENTER
[17179886.052000] scsi_10_lba_len: ten-byte command
[17179886.052000] ata_sg_setup: ENTER, ata1
[17179886.052000] ata_sg_setup: 1 sg elements mapped
[17179886.052000] ata_fill_sg: PRD[0] = (0x2317000, 0x1000)
[17179886.052000] ata_dev_select: ENTER, ata1: device 0, wait 1
[17179886.052000] ata_tf_load_pio: feat 0x0 nsect 0x8 lba 0x90 0xDD 0x5B
[17179886.052000] ata_tf_load_pio: device 0xE7
[17179886.052000] ata_exec_command_pio: ata1: cmd 0xCA
[17179886.052000] ata_scsi_translate: EXIT
[17179886.052000] ata_host_intr: ata1: host_stat 0x24
[17179886.052000] ata_host_intr: ata1: protocol 3 (dev_stat 0x50)
[17179886.052000] ata_sg_clean: unmapping 1 sg elements
[17179886.056000] rc(4351): READ block 309568 on sda6
[17179886.056000] ata_scsi_dump_cdb: CDB (1:0,0,0) 28 00 07 5f 96 40 00 00 08
[17179886.056000] ata_scsi_translate: ENTER
[17179886.056000] scsi_10_lba_len: ten-byte command
[17179886.056000] ata_sg_setup: ENTER, ata1
[17179886.056000] ata_sg_setup: 1 sg elements mapped
[17179886.056000] ata_fill_sg: PRD[0] = (0x7E992000, 0x1000)
[17179886.056000] ata_dev_select: ENTER, ata1: device 0, wait 1
[17179886.056000] ata_tf_load_pio: feat 0x0 nsect 0x8 lba 0x40 0x96 0x5F
[17179886.056000] ata_tf_load_pio: device 0xE7
[17179886.056000] ata_exec_command_pio: ata1: cmd 0xC8
[17179886.056000] ata_scsi_translate: EXIT
[17179886.064000] ata_host_intr: ata1: host_stat 0x24
[17179886.064000] ata_host_intr: ata1: protocol 3 (dev_stat 0x50)
[17179886.064000] ata_sg_clean: unmapping 1 sg elements
[17179886.064000] S90halt(4351): READ block 307632 on sda6
[17179886.064000] ata_scsi_dump_cdb: CDB (1:0,0,0) 28 00 07 5f 8e b0 00 00 08
[17179886.064000] ata_scsi_translate: ENTER
[17179886.064000] scsi_10_lba_len: ten-byte command
[17179886.064000] ata_sg_setup: ENTER, ata1
[17179886.064000] ata_sg_setup: 1 sg elements mapped
[17179886.064000] ata_fill_sg: PRD[0] = (0x7CC47000, 0x1000)
[17179886.064000] ata_dev_select: ENTER, ata1: device 0, wait 1
[17179886.064000] ata_tf_load_pio: feat 0x0 nsect 0x8 lba 0xB0 0x8E 0x5F
[17179886.064000] ata_tf_load_pio: device 0xE7
[17179886.064000] ata_exec_command_pio: ata1: cmd 0xC8
[17179886.064000] ata_scsi_translate: EXIT
[17179886.076000] ata_host_intr: ata1: host_stat 0x24
[17179886.076000] ata_host_intr: ata1: protocol 3 (dev_stat 0x50)
[17179886.076000] ata_sg_clean: unmapping 1 sg elements

Alternative printk output from Rolf Offermanns on lkml:

ata_host_intr: ata1: protocol 3 task_state 2
ata_host_intr: ata1: host_stat 0x24
ata_hsm_move: ata1: protocol 3 task_state 2 (dev_stat 0x50)
ata_hsm_move: ata1: dev 0 command complete, drv_stat 0x50
ata_sg_clean: unmapping 1 sg elements
ata_scsi_dump_cdb: CDB (1:0,0,0) 28 00 04 b5 d4 c8 00 00 08
ata_scsi_translate: ENTER
scsi_10_lba_len: ten-byte command
ata_sg_setup: ENTER, ata1
ata_sg_setup: 1 sg elements mapped
ata_fill_sg: PRD[0] = (0x39A63000, 0x1000)
ata_tf_load_pio: feat 0x0 nsect 0x8 lba 0xC8 0xD4 0xB5
ata_tf_load_pio: device 0xE4
ata_exec_command_pio: ata1: cmd 0xC8
ata_scsi_translate: EXIT
ata_host_intr: ata1: protocol 3 task_state 2
ata_host_intr: ata1: host_stat 0x24
ata_hsm_move: ata1: protocol 3 task_state 2 (dev_stat 0x50)
ata_hsm_move: ata1: dev 0 command complete, drv_stat 0x50
ata_sg_clean: unmapping 1 sg elements
ata_scsi_dump_cdb: CDB (1:0,0,0) 35 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
ata_scsi_translate: ENTER
ata_tf_load_pio: device 0xA0
ata_exec_command_pio: ata1: cmd 0xE7
ata_scsi_translate: EXIT
ata_host_intr: ata1: protocol 1 task_state 2
ata_hsm_move: ata1: protocol 1 task_state 2 (dev_stat 0x50)
ata_hsm_move: ata1: dev 0 command complete, drv_stat 0x50
Power down.
Comment 13 Michael Hess 2007-03-20 08:52:16 UTC 
I can confirm this as well on SuSE 10.2 (2.6.18.8-0.1-default) on a
Fujitsu-Siemens E8210 equipped with a SATA harddisk.
Comment 14 Dan Gilliam 2007-03-20 12:00:39 UTC 
My mistake...Sidux started doing it as well.  For a day or two, it was powering
down quietly, then I tried suspending and hibernating.  Both worked fine, but
after that, the parking got all messed up again and it started making the noise
once more.

Hopefully there's some lead there.  Has anyone discovered anything new?
Comment 15 Francesco Pretto 2007-03-26 05:33:55 UTC 
Fixed in mainstream by Tejun Heo,
http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.scsi/30489 . Lot of infrastructure here,
probably 2.6.22 stuff? Please note that the FULL fix will need shutdown(8)
modifies, as described here http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.ide/17392 .

In the same message is described a meantime workaround, that consist of a
temporary setting (already scheduled for removal) in the libata module. Here the
extract:

> This patch implements module parameter libata.spindown_compat which,
> when set to one (default value), prevents libata from spinning down
> disks on shutdown thus avoiding double spinning down. Note that
> libata spins down disks for suspend to mem and disk, so with
> libata.spindown_compat set to one, disks should be properly spun down
> in all cases without modifying shutdown(8).
>
> shutdown(8) should be fixed eventually tho. Some drive do spin up on
> SYNCHRONZE_CACHE even when their cache is clean. Those disks
> currently spin up briefly when sd tries to shutdown the device and
> then the machine powers off immediately, which can't be good for the
> head. We can't skip SYNCHRONIZE_CACHE during shudown as it can be
> dangerous data integrity-wise.
>
> So, this spindown_compat parameter is already scheduled for removal by
> the end of the next year and here's what shutdown(8) should do.
>
> 1. Check whether /sys/modules/libata/parameters/spindown_compat
> exists. If it does, write 0 to it.
>
> For each libata harddisk {
>
> 2. Check whether /sys/class/scsi_disk/h:c:i:l/manage_start_stop
> exists. If so, write 1 to it and continue; otherwise, fall
> through to #3.
>
> 3. Synchronize cache and spin down as before.
>
> }
Comment 17 Renato S. Yamane 2007-05-25 08:44:06 UTC 
When I report this bug, 9 months ago, a maintenner says to me that it is normal,
but now I read that is a bug.

See more (and attachment audio file) in:
<http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=7001>

Kernel 2.6.21.1 don't have this problem in my Toshiba M45-S355.

# lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile 915GM/PM/GMS/910GML Express
Processor to DRAM Controller (rev 03)
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 915GM/GMS/910GML
Express Graphics Controller (rev 03)
00:02.1 Display controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 915GM/GMS/910GML Express
Graphics Controller (rev 03)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) PCI
Express Port 1 (rev 04)
00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) PCI
Express Port 2 (rev 04)
00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family)
USB UHCI #1 (rev 04)
00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family)
USB UHCI #2 (rev 04)
00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family)
USB UHCI #3 (rev 04)
00:1d.3 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family)
USB UHCI #4 (rev 04)
00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family)
USB2 EHCI Controller (rev 04)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge (rev d4)
00:1e.2 Multimedia audio controller: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW
(ICH6 Family) AC'97 Audio Controller (rev 04)
00:1e.3 Modem: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) AC'97 Modem
Controller (rev 04)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801FBM (ICH6M) LPC Interface Bridge (rev 04)
00:1f.2 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801FBM (ICH6M) SATA Controller (rev 04)
01:00.0 Ethernet controller: Marvell Technology Group Ltd. 88E8036 PCI-E Fast
Ethernet Controller (rev 10)
05:04.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 2200BG Network
Connection (rev 05)
05:06.0 CardBus bridge: Texas Instruments PCIxx21/x515 Cardbus Controller
05:06.2 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Texas Instruments OHCI Compliant IEEE 1394 Host
Controller
05:06.3 Mass storage controller: Texas Instruments PCIxx21 Integrated FlashMedia
Controller
05:06.4 Generic system peripheral [0805]: Texas Instruments PCI6411, PCI6421,
PCI6611, PCI6621, PCI7411, PCI7421, PCI7611, PCI7621 Secure Digital (SD) Controller
Comment 18 Renato S. Yamane 2007-05-25 10:11:08 UTC 
More detail about my config file to compile Kernel 2.6.2.1

# cat .config | grep -i ata | sed -e '\/#/D'
CONFIG_X86_MCE_NONFATAL=m
CONFIG_ATALK=m
CONFIG_MTD_DATAFLASH=m
CONFIG_ATA_OVER_ETH=m
CONFIG_SCSI_EATA=m
CONFIG_SCSI_EATA_TAGGED_QUEUE=y
CONFIG_SCSI_EATA_LINKED_COMMANDS=y
CONFIG_SCSI_EATA_MAX_TAGS=16
CONFIG_ATA=y
CONFIG_ATA_PIIX=y
CONFIG_SATA_ACPI=y
CONFIG_USB_STORAGE_DATAFAB=y
Comment 19 Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz 2007-05-25 13:13:56 UTC 
*** Bug 7001 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 20 Renato S. Yamane 2009-02-17 13:53:18 UTC 
Some users reported that they can hear the same noise[1] reported here, but in each 2 minutes (or less), and not only in shutdown, running Debian Lenny (Kernel 2.6.26) in some laptops:
[1] http://bugzilla.kernel.org/attachment.cgi?id=8777&action=view


HP Laptop
====================
Mon Feb 16 15:44:27 BRT 2009
# smartctl -a /dev/sda | grep Load_Cycle_Count
193 Load_Cycle_Count 0x0032 100 100 000 Old_age Always - 1997

Mon Feb 16 16:46:07 BRT 2009
# smartctl -a /dev/sda | grep Load_Cycle_Count
193 Load_Cycle_Count 0x0032 100 100 000 Old_age Always - 2025
====================
This mean 600.000 counter in only 892 days.


I check in my Thinkpad T61 the same problem:

When AC is removed:
====================
Tue Feb 17 11:59:26 BRT 2009
Load_Cycle_Count   0x0012   099   099   000    Old_age   Always - 10820

Tue Feb 17 12:27:48 BRT 2009
Load_Cycle_Count   0x0012   099   099   000    Old_age   Always - 10840
====================

As you can see, Load_Cycle_Count increase 20 in only 28min.


When AC is connected:
====================
Tue Feb 17 10:14:22 BRT 2009
Load_Cycle_Count   0x0012   099   099   000    Old_age   Always - 10820

Tue Feb 17 11:59:26 BRT 2009
Load_Cycle_Count   0x0012   099   099   000    Old_age   Always - 10820
====================
As you can see, no spin-up and spin-down when AC is connected.

Best regards,
Renato S. Yamane