usb/81621: external hd hangs under load on ehci

Scott Mitchell rsm at FreeBSD.org
Tue Nov 14 21:40:10 UTC 2006


The following reply was made to PR usb/81621; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Scott Mitchell <rsm at FreeBSD.org>
To: bug-followup at FreeBSD.org, gerrit at pmp.uni-hannover.de
Cc:  
Subject: Re: usb/81621: external hd hangs under load on ehci
Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2006 21:32:59 +0000

 I'm seeing what appears to be the same problem on 6.1:
 
 FreeBSD llama.fishballoon.org 6.1-SECURITY FreeBSD 6.1-SECURITY #0: Mon Aug 28 05:21:08 UTC 2006     root at builder.daemonology.net:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC  i386
 
 The USB device is a Vosonic VP6230 (another HDD + card reader thing):
 
 Nov 14 20:46:05 llama kernel: umass0: vendor 0x0d7d VP6230, rev 2.00/1.00, addr 2
 Nov 14 20:46:05 llama kernel: da0 at umass-sim0 bus 0 target 0 lun 0
 Nov 14 20:46:05 llama kernel: da0: < VP6230 1.09> Removable Direct Access SCSI-0 device
 Nov 14 20:46:05 llama kernel: da0: 40.000MB/s transfers
 Nov 14 20:46:05 llama kernel: da0: Attempt to query device size failed: NOT READY, Medium not present
 Nov 14 20:46:05 llama kernel: (da0:umass-sim0:0:0:0): READ CAPACITY. CDB: 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 Nov 14 20:46:05 llama kernel: (da0:umass-sim0:0:0:0): CAM Status: SCSI Status Error
 Nov 14 20:46:05 llama kernel: (da0:umass-sim0:0:0:0): SCSI Status: Check Condition
 Nov 14 20:46:05 llama kernel: (da0:umass-sim0:0:0:0): NOT READY asc:3a,0
 Nov 14 20:46:05 llama kernel: (da0:umass-sim0:0:0:0): Medium not present
 Nov 14 20:46:05 llama kernel: (da0:umass-sim0:0:0:0): Unretryable error
 Nov 14 20:46:05 llama kernel: Opened disk da0 -> 6
 Nov 14 20:46:05 llama kernel: (da0:umass-sim0:0:0:0): READ CAPACITY. CDB: 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 Nov 14 20:46:05 llama kernel: (da0:umass-sim0:0:0:0): CAM Status: SCSI Status Error
 Nov 14 20:46:05 llama kernel: (da0:umass-sim0:0:0:0): SCSI Status: Check Condition
 Nov 14 20:46:05 llama kernel: (da0:umass-sim0:0:0:0): NOT READY asc:3a,0
 Nov 14 20:46:05 llama kernel: (da0:umass-sim0:0:0:0): Medium not present
 Nov 14 20:46:05 llama kernel: (da0:umass-sim0:0:0:0): Unretryable error
 Nov 14 20:46:05 llama kernel: Opened disk da0 -> 6
 Nov 14 20:46:05 llama kernel: (da0:umass-sim0:0:0:0): READ CAPACITY. CDB: 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 Nov 14 20:46:05 llama kernel: (da0:umass-sim0:0:0:0): CAM Status: SCSI Status Error
 Nov 14 20:46:05 llama kernel: (da0:umass-sim0:0:0:0): SCSI Status: Check Condition
 Nov 14 20:46:05 llama kernel: (da0:umass-sim0:0:0:0): NOT READY asc:3a,0
 Nov 14 20:46:05 llama kernel: (da0:umass-sim0:0:0:0): Medium not present
 Nov 14 20:46:05 llama kernel: (da0:umass-sim0:0:0:0): Unretryable error
 Nov 14 20:46:05 llama kernel: Opened disk da0 -> 6
 Nov 14 20:46:05 llama kernel: da1 at umass-sim0 bus 0 target 0 lun 1
 Nov 14 20:46:05 llama kernel: da1: < VP6230 1.09> Removable Direct Access SCSI-0 device
 Nov 14 20:46:05 llama kernel: da1: 40.000MB/s transfers
 Nov 14 20:46:05 llama kernel: da1: Attempt to query device size failed: NOT READY, Medium not present
 Nov 14 20:46:05 llama kernel: (da0:umass-sim0:0:0:0): READ CAPACITY. CDB: 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 Nov 14 20:46:05 llama kernel: (da0:umass-sim0:0:0:0): CAM Status: SCSI Status Error
 Nov 14 20:46:05 llama kernel: (da0:umass-sim0:0:0:0): SCSI Status: Check Condition
 Nov 14 20:46:05 llama kernel: (da0:umass-sim0:0:0:0): NOT READY asc:3a,0
 Nov 14 20:46:05 llama kernel: (da0:umass-sim0:0:0:0): Medium not present
 Nov 14 20:46:05 llama kernel: (da0:umass-sim0:0:0:0): Unretryable error
 Nov 14 20:46:05 llama kernel: Opened disk da0 -> 6
 Nov 14 20:46:05 llama kernel: (da1:umass-sim0:0:0:1): READ CAPACITY. CDB: 25 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 Nov 14 20:46:05 llama kernel: (da1:umass-sim0:0:0:1): CAM Status: SCSI Status Error
 Nov 14 20:46:05 llama kernel: (da1:umass-sim0:0:0:1): SCSI Status: Check Condition
 Nov 14 20:46:05 llama kernel: (da1:umass-sim0:0:0:1): NOT READY asc:3a,0
 Nov 14 20:46:05 llama kernel: (da1:umass-sim0:0:0:1): Medium not present
 Nov 14 20:46:05 llama kernel: (da1:umass-sim0:0:0:1): Unretryable error
 Nov 14 20:46:05 llama kernel: Opened disk da1 -> 6
 Nov 14 20:46:05 llama kernel: (da1:umass-sim0:0:0:1): READ CAPACITY. CDB: 25 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 Nov 14 20:46:05 llama kernel: (da1:umass-sim0:0:0:1): CAM Status: SCSI Status Error
 Nov 14 20:46:05 llama kernel: (da1:umass-sim0:0:0:1): SCSI Status: Check Condition
 Nov 14 20:46:05 llama kernel: (da1:umass-sim0:0:0:1): NOT READY asc:3a,0
 Nov 14 20:46:05 llama kernel: (da1:umass-sim0:0:0:1): Medium not present
 Nov 14 20:46:05 llama kernel: (da1:umass-sim0:0:0:1): Unretryable error
 Nov 14 20:46:05 llama kernel: Opened disk da1 -> 6
 Nov 14 20:46:05 llama kernel: (da1:umass-sim0:0:0:1): READ CAPACITY. CDB: 25 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 Nov 14 20:46:05 llama kernel: (da1:umass-sim0:0:0:1): CAM Status: SCSI Status Error
 Nov 14 20:46:05 llama kernel: (da1:umass-sim0:0:0:1): SCSI Status: Check Condition
 Nov 14 20:46:05 llama kernel: (da1:umass-sim0:0:0:1): NOT READY asc:3a,0
 Nov 14 20:46:05 llama kernel: (da1:umass-sim0:0:0:1): Medium not present
 Nov 14 20:46:05 llama kernel: (da1:umass-sim0:0:0:1): Unretryable error
 Nov 14 20:46:05 llama kernel: Opened disk da1 -> 6
 Nov 14 20:46:05 llama kernel: da2 at umass-sim0 bus 0 target 0 lun 2
 Nov 14 20:46:05 llama kernel: da2: < VP6230 1.09> Removable Direct Access SCSI-0 device
 Nov 14 20:46:05 llama kernel: da2: 40.000MB/s transfers
 Nov 14 20:46:05 llama kernel: da2: Attempt to query device size failed: NOT READY, Medium not present
 Nov 14 20:46:05 llama kernel: (da1:umass-sim0:0:0:1): READ CAPACITY. CDB: 25 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 Nov 14 20:46:05 llama kernel: (da1:umass-sim0:0:0:1): CAM Status: SCSI Status Error
 Nov 14 20:46:05 llama kernel: (da1:umass-sim0:0:0:1): SCSI Status: Check Condition
 Nov 14 20:46:05 llama kernel: (da1:umass-sim0:0:0:1): NOT READY asc:3a,0
 Nov 14 20:46:05 llama kernel: (da1:umass-sim0:0:0:1): Medium not present
 Nov 14 20:46:05 llama kernel: (da1:umass-sim0:0:0:1): Unretryable error
 Nov 14 20:46:05 llama kernel: Opened disk da1 -> 6
 Nov 14 20:46:05 llama kernel: (da2:umass-sim0:0:0:2): READ CAPACITY. CDB: 25 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 Nov 14 20:46:05 llama kernel: (da2:umass-sim0:0:0:2): CAM Status: SCSI Status Error
 Nov 14 20:46:05 llama kernel: (da2:umass-sim0:0:0:2): SCSI Status: Check Condition
 Nov 14 20:46:05 llama kernel: (da2:umass-sim0:0:0:2): NOT READY asc:3a,0
 Nov 14 20:46:05 llama kernel: (da2:umass-sim0:0:0:2): Medium not present
 Nov 14 20:46:05 llama kernel: (da2:umass-sim0:0:0:2): Unretryable error
 Nov 14 20:46:05 llama kernel: Opened disk da2 -> 6
 Nov 14 20:46:05 llama kernel: (da2:umass-sim0:0:0:2): READ CAPACITY. CDB: 25 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 Nov 14 20:46:05 llama kernel: (da2:umass-sim0:0:0:2): CAM Status: SCSI Status Error
 Nov 14 20:46:05 llama kernel: (da2:umass-sim0:0:0:2): SCSI Status: Check Condition
 Nov 14 20:46:05 llama kernel: (da2:umass-sim0:0:0:2): NOT READY asc:3a,0
 Nov 14 20:46:05 llama kernel: (da2:umass-sim0:0:0:2): Medium not present
 Nov 14 20:46:05 llama kernel: (da2:umass-sim0:0:0:2): Unretryable error
 Nov 14 20:46:05 llama kernel: Opened disk da2 -> 6
 Nov 14 20:46:05 llama kernel: da3 at umass-sim0 bus 0 target 0 lun 3
 Nov 14 20:46:05 llama kernel: da3: < VP6230 1.09> Fixed Direct Access SCSI-0 device
 Nov 14 20:46:05 llama kernel: da3: 40.000MB/s transfers
 Nov 14 20:46:05 llama kernel: da3: 28615MB (58605120 512 byte sectors: 255H 63S/T 3648C)
 Nov 14 20:46:05 llama kernel: (da2:umass-sim0:0:0:2): READ CAPACITY. CDB: 25 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 Nov 14 20:46:05 llama kernel: (da2:umass-sim0:0:0:2): CAM Status: SCSI Status Error
 Nov 14 20:46:05 llama kernel: (da2:umass-sim0:0:0:2): SCSI Status: Check Condition
 Nov 14 20:46:05 llama kernel: (da2:umass-sim0:0:0:2): NOT READY asc:3a,0
 Nov 14 20:46:05 llama kernel: (da2:umass-sim0:0:0:2): Medium not present
 Nov 14 20:46:05 llama kernel: (da2:umass-sim0:0:0:2): Unretryable error
 Nov 14 20:46:05 llama kernel: Opened disk da2 -> 6
 Nov 14 20:46:05 llama kernel: (da2:umass-sim0:0:0:2): READ CAPACITY. CDB: 25 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 Nov 14 20:46:05 llama kernel: (da2:umass-sim0:0:0:2): CAM Status: SCSI Status Error
 Nov 14 20:46:05 llama kernel: (da2:umass-sim0:0:0:2): SCSI Status: Check Condition
 Nov 14 20:46:05 llama kernel: (da2:umass-sim0:0:0:2): NOT READY asc:3a,0
 Nov 14 20:46:06 llama kernel: (da2:umass-sim0:0:0:2): Medium not present
 Nov 14 20:46:06 llama kernel: (da2:umass-sim0:0:0:2): Unretryable error
 Nov 14 20:46:06 llama kernel: Opened disk da2 -> 6
 
 The machine is a VIA EPIA-ME600.  The USB controllers are probed as:
 
 uhci0: <VIA 83C572 USB controller> port 0xd400-0xd41f irq 11 at device 16.0 on pci0
 uhci0: [GIANT-LOCKED]
 usb0: <VIA 83C572 USB controller> on uhci0
 usb0: USB revision 1.0
 uhub0: VIA UHCI root hub, class 9/0, rev 1.00/1.00, addr 1
 uhub0: 2 ports with 2 removable, self powered
 uhci1: <VIA 83C572 USB controller> port 0xd800-0xd81f irq 10 at device 16.1 on pci0
 uhci1: [GIANT-LOCKED]
 usb1: <VIA 83C572 USB controller> on uhci1
 usb1: USB revision 1.0
 uhub1: VIA UHCI root hub, class 9/0, rev 1.00/1.00, addr 1
 uhub1: 2 ports with 2 removable, self powered
 uhci2: <VIA 83C572 USB controller> port 0xdc00-0xdc1f irq 5 at device 16.2 on pci0
 uhci2: [GIANT-LOCKED]
 usb2: <VIA 83C572 USB controller> on uhci2
 usb2: USB revision 1.0
 uhub2: VIA UHCI root hub, class 9/0, rev 1.00/1.00, addr 1
 uhub2: 2 ports with 2 removable, self powered
 ehci0: <VIA VT6202 USB 2.0 controller> mem 0xdf102000-0xdf1020ff irq 12 at device 16.3 on pci0
 ehci0: [GIANT-LOCKED]
 usb3: EHCI version 1.0
 usb3: companion controllers, 2 ports each: usb0 usb1 usb2
 usb3: <VIA VT6202 USB 2.0 controller> on ehci0
 usb3: USB revision 2.0
 uhub3: VIA EHCI root hub, class 9/0, rev 2.00/1.00, addr 1
 uhub3: 6 ports with 6 removable, self powered
 
 USB 1.0 stuff (a printer, Ethernet adapter and various other umass devices)
 seem to work fine.  I get the symptoms described by Gerrit when reading
 from da3 (the HDD part of the Vosonic device) - a few MB of data is
 transferred at reasonable speed, then the transfer hangs for a few
 minutes.  Rinse and repeat until done.  The data appears to transfer just
 fine and I can unmount the device successfully when done.  I've seen what I
 think was the same behaviour with another no-name external HDD box attached
 to the same machine.  Haven't tried any of the suggested workarounds yet,
 and probably can't on this machine as it's also my firewall and router :)
 I might have another box around with a VIA EHCI controller that I can test
 on, will see what I can do.
 
 Cheers,
 
 	Scott


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