Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sun, 28 Jan 2024 21:04:20 +0700 | From | Bagas Sanjaya <> | Subject | Re: Western Digital SSD freezes on power saving |
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On Sun, Jan 28, 2024 at 01:26:23PM +0100, Frank Tornack wrote: > Hash: SHA512 > > Hello Linux kernel developers and experts, > > I have a question that I think is not tied to a specific distribution > and goes pretty deep into the Linux kernel. I hope you can help me > without subscribing to the mailing list and remember to include me in > the answer discussion. > > In my old notebook I used an nvme-ssd from WD (wds500g1b0c-00s6u0), > which is affected by a well-known bug. I currently use the parameter > `nvme_core.default_ps_max_latency_us=0` to prevent the system from > freezing. >
What well-known bug?
> I would like to use a new SSD in my new notebook. However, as it is > difficult to sell used SSDs, I would like to continue using the old SSD > affected by the bug. I plan to move the SSD to a Thunderbolt enclosure > for this purpose. I think since Thunderbolt is based on PCIe, the same > energy saving measures and the associated bugs will probably apply. > > In the hope that my new SSD doesn't have the same bug, I would prefer > not to disable the Powersafe in the laptop. Is there a way to set this > flag only for a specific SSD? By identifying it by name or serial > number? > > I apologise prophylactically if my question is completely out of place > and thank you for your help. As a long-time Linux user, I would also > like to thank you in general. If you have any follow-up questions, > please do not hesitate to contact me. >
Confused...
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