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SubjectRe: [OOPS?] 2.6-test11 : problem about irq18.
Raphaël Rigo wrote:

> Dec 7 18:27:45 pici kernel: Disabling IRQ #18
>
> I am using a P4 2.6 Ghz without HT activated
> 512 MB DDR PC3200 on an ASUS P4P800 Deluxe MB.
> HardDrive is on SATA (native mode) : Maxtor 6Y120MO.

Sounds like the known problem with an interrupt storm with the ICH5
See "Issue #2" at
http://www.ussg.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/0312.0/0597.html

> 2.4.23 doesn't have this problem but keeps using 30-50% CPU even if I
do nothing.

Try vmstat, I expect you'll see ~100k IRQ/s

You could try using the ata_piix driver (located amongst the SCSI drivers).

If that still doesn't help, you could try adding the patch attached to
drivers/scsi/libata-core.c
this should make the ata_piix driver catch the spurious interrupts

Jon

--- libata-core.c-orig 2003-12-07 01:54:19.000000000 +0000
+++ libata-core.c 2003-12-07 16:25:11.961806872 +0000
@@ -2386,6 +2386,37 @@
}

/**
+ * ata_chk_spurious_int - Check for spurious interrupts
+ * @ap: port to which command is being issued
+ *
+ * Examines the DMA status registers and clears
+ * unexpected interrupts
+ *
+ * LOCKING:
+ */
+static inline void ata_chk_spurious_int(struct ata_port *ap) {
+ int host_stat;
+
+ if (ap->flags & ATA_FLAG_MMIO) {
+ void *mmio = (void *) ap->ioaddr.bmdma_addr;
+ host_stat = readb(mmio + ATA_DMA_STATUS);
+ } else
+ host_stat = inb(ap->ioaddr.bmdma_addr + ATA_DMA_STATUS);
+
+ if ((host_stat & (ATA_DMA_INTR | ATA_DMA_ERR | ATA_DMA_ACTIVE)) == ATA_DMA_INTR) {
+ if (ap->flags & ATA_FLAG_MMIO) {
+ void *mmio = (void *) ap->ioaddr.bmdma_addr;
+ writeb(host_stat & ~ATA_DMA_ERR, mmio + ATA_DMA_STATUS);
+ } else
+ outb(host_stat & ~ATA_DMA_ERR, ap->ioaddr.bmdma_addr + ATA_DMA_STATUS);
+
+ DPRINTK("ata%u: Caught spurious interrupt, status 0x%X\n", ap->id, host_stat);
+ udelay(1);
+ }
+}
+
+
+/**
* ata_interrupt -
* @irq:
* @dev_instance:
@@ -2417,6 +2448,7 @@
qc = ata_qc_from_tag(ap, ap->active_tag);
if (qc && ((qc->flags & ATA_QCFLAG_POLL) == 0))
handled += ata_host_intr(ap, qc);
+ ata_chk_spurious_int(ap);
}
}
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