Bug 429453

Summary:	Timing issue with tifm stack
Product:	[Fedora] Fedora	Reporter:	Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams <ivazqueznet>
Component:	kernel	Assignee:	Kernel Maintainer List <kernel-maint>
Status:	CLOSED WONTFIX	QA Contact:	Fedora Extras Quality Assurance <extras-qa>
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Version:	8
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Description Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams 2008-01-20 13:56:17 UTC

This is on a Acer TravelMate 5720 with kernel-2.6.23.14-107.fc8.x86_64 and a
Patriot Memory 2GB TF card with included SD adapter.

Relevant PCI info:

0f:06.2 Mass storage controller: Texas Instruments 5-in-1 Multimedia Card Reader
(SD/MMC/MS/MS PRO/xD)

If a SD card (or in my specific case, a TF card with a SD adapter) is inserted
too slowly then the card won't be detected and automounted properly. Either it
will not be detected properly, or errors will be reported.

Jan 20 08:37:05 localhost kernel: tifm_core: MMC/SD card detected in socket 0:1

Jan 20 08:41:22 localhost kernel: tifm_core: MMC/SD card detected in socket 0:1
Jan 20 08:41:22 localhost kernel: mmc1: new SD card at address 9336
Jan 20 08:41:22 localhost kernel: mmcblk0: mmc1:9336 SD02G 1966080KiB 
Jan 20 08:41:22 localhost kernel:  mmcblk0: p1
Jan 20 08:41:23 localhost kernel: mmcblk0: error 2 transferring data
Jan 20 08:41:23 localhost kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev mmcblk0, sector 96
Jan 20 08:41:23 localhost kernel: Buffer I/O error on device mmcblk0, logical
block 12
Jan 20 08:41:23 localhost kernel: mmcblk0: error 1 sending read/write command
Jan 20 08:41:23 localhost kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev mmcblk0, sector 104
Jan 20 08:41:23 localhost kernel: Buffer I/O error on device mmcblk0, logical
block 13
Jan 20 08:41:23 localhost kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev mmcblk0, sector 112
Jan 20 08:41:23 localhost kernel: Buffer I/O error on device mmcblk0, logical
block 14
Jan 20 08:41:23 localhost kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev mmcblk0, sector 120
Jan 20 08:41:23 localhost kernel: Buffer I/O error on device mmcblk0, logical
block 15
Jan 20 08:41:23 localhost kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev mmcblk0, sector 128
[snip many more errors]

If inserted with conviction, the card will be detected and mounted properly.

I have not tested with other flash media types in this reader.

This indicates to me that somewhere in the tifm stack there's a subtle timing bug.

Comment 1 Bug Zapper 2008-11-26 09:29:39 UTC

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Comment 2 Bug Zapper 2009-01-09 05:49:04 UTC

Fedora 8 changed to end-of-life (EOL) status on 2009-01-07. Fedora 8 is 
no longer maintained, which means that it will not receive any further 
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