sdhci: Timeout waiting for Buffer Read Ready interrupt during tuning procedure, falling back to fixed sampling clock

[Sander Jonkers]

On my HP Stream 13 laptop with Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (fully updated) I sometimes (once an hour?) get the error below in dmesg. It has to do with the eMMC / eMMC reader. There is no other flash device (like a USB key) installed or in use.

Yesterday the file system turned read-only. I had to reboot to get it read-write again.

[ 2666.946287] sdhci: Timeout waiting for Buffer Read Ready interrupt during tuning procedure, falling back to fixed sampling clock
[ 2666.948450] ------------[ cut here ]------------
[ 2666.948477] WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 3597 at /build/buildd/linux-3.13.0/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci.c:989 sdhci_send_command+0xc32/0xd60 [sdhci]()
[ 2666.948479] Modules linked in: snd_hda_codec_hdmi snd_hda_codec_realtek rfcomm bnep nls_iso8859_1 hid_generic hp_wmi sparse_keymap snd_hda_intel snd_hda_codec snd_hwdep snd_pcm snd_page_alloc snd_seq_midi snd_seq_midi_event intel_rapl snd_rawmidi coretemp arc4 kvm crct10dif_pclmul crc32_pclmul usbhid snd_seq hid ghash_clmulni_intel rtl8723be btcoexist cryptd snd_seq_device rtl8723_common snd_timer rtl_pci rtlwifi btusb bluetooth mac80211 serio_raw snd rtsx_pci_ms memstick i915_bdw cfg80211 intel_ips drm_kms_helper soundcore drm i2c_algo_bit wmi hp_wireless video parport_pc ppdev joydev mac_hid lp parport mmc_block rtsx_pci_sdmmc psmouse rtsx_pci sdhci_acpi sdhci
[ 2666.948522] CPU: 0 PID: 3597 Comm: chromium-browse Not tainted 3.13.0-45-generic #74-Ubuntu
[ 2666.948524] Hardware name: Hewlett-Packard HP Stream Notebook PC 13/802A, BIOS F.05 11/28/2014
[ 2666.948527] 0000000000000009 ffff880076a03d28 ffffffff81720eb6 0000000000000000
[ 2666.948531] ffff880076a03d60 ffffffff810677cd 0000000000000002 ffff88003fb7ac00
[ 2666.948535] ffff880071b77ad0 ffff880071b77b10 ffff88003f9b74c0 ffff880076a03d70
[ 2666.948539] Call Trace:
[ 2666.948542] <IRQ> [<ffffffff81720eb6>] dump_stack+0x45/0x56
[ 2666.948554] [<ffffffff810677cd>] warn_slowpath_common+0x7d/0xa0
[ 2666.948557] [<ffffffff810678aa>] warn_slowpath_null+0x1a/0x20
[ 2666.948564] [<ffffffffa0003aa2>] sdhci_send_command+0xc32/0xd60 [sdhci]
[ 2666.948569] [<ffffffff813709aa>] ? delay_tsc+0x4a/0x80
[ 2666.948573] [<ffffffff813708dc>] ? __const_udelay+0x2c/0x30
[ 2666.948579] [<ffffffffa0001164>] ? sdhci_reset+0xa4/0x1b0 [sdhci]
[ 2666.948585] [<ffffffffa00043e5>] sdhci_finish_data+0x115/0x3c0 [sdhci]
[ 2666.948591] [<ffffffffa0004c00>] sdhci_irq+0x350/0x8e3 [sdhci]
[ 2666.948596] [<ffffffff810bfa5e>] handle_irq_event_percpu+0x3e/0x1d0
[ 2666.948600] [<ffffffff810bfc2d>] handle_irq_event+0x3d/0x60
[ 2666.948604] [<ffffffff810c2e4a>] handle_fasteoi_irq+0x5a/0x100
[ 2666.948608] [<ffffffff81015e5e>] handle_irq+0x1e/0x30
[ 2666.948613] [<ffffffff81733c9d>] do_IRQ+0x4d/0xc0
[ 2666.948618] [<ffffffff817293ad>] common_interrupt+0x6d/0x6d
[ 2666.948619] <EOI> [<ffffffff81728d4b>] ? _raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore+0x1b/0x40
[ 2666.948627] [<ffffffff810aaf80>] __wake_up_sync_key+0x50/0x60
[ 2666.948632] [<ffffffff811c66dd>] pipe_write+0x43d/0x520
[ 2666.948637] [<ffffffff811bd45a>] do_sync_write+0x5a/0x90
[ 2666.948641] [<ffffffff811bdbe4>] vfs_write+0xb4/0x1f0
[ 2666.948644] [<ffffffff811be619>] SyS_write+0x49/0xa0
[ 2666.948648] [<ffffffff81731b7f>] tracesys+0xe1/0xe6
[ 2666.948651] ---[ end trace 6d4cc2b5a74f9ad2 ]---
[ 2666.950730] mmcblk0: error -84 transferring data, sector 36853392, nr 8, cmd response 0x0, card status 0x0
[ 2666.950736] mmcblk0: retrying using single block read

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: linux-image-3.13.0-45-generic 3.13.0-45.74
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-45.74-generic 3.13.11-ckt13
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-45-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.6
Architecture: amd64
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC0: sander 1876 F.... pulseaudio
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Mon Feb 2 21:41:26 2015
HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=1cce7297-b185-4592-a4a0-dfdc069ad5a1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-02-01 (1 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140722.2)
Lsusb:
 Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
 Bus 001 Device 004: ID 0bda:b001 Realtek Semiconductor Corp.
 Bus 001 Device 003: ID 046d:c05a Logitech, Inc. M90/M100 Optical Mouse
 Bus 001 Device 002: ID 05e3:0608 Genesys Logic, Inc. USB-2.0 4-Port HUB
 Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
MachineType: Hewlett-Packard HP Stream Notebook PC 13
ProcFB: 0 inteldrmfb
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.13.0-45-generic.efi.signed root=UUID=dba934e0-c15e-419b-a02a-96c8add96cf2 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
RelatedPackageVersions:
 linux-restricted-modules-3.13.0-45-generic N/A
 linux-backports-modules-3.13.0-45-generic N/A
 linux-firmware 1.127.11
SourcePackage: linux
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 11/28/2014
dmi.bios.vendor: Insyde
dmi.bios.version: F.05
dmi.board.asset.tag: Type2 - Board Asset Tag
dmi.board.name: 802A
dmi.board.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.board.version: 56.10
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Chassis Asset Tag
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnInsyde:bvrF.05:bd11/28/2014:svnHewlett-Packard:pnHPStreamNotebookPC13:pvrType1-ProductConfigId:rvnHewlett-Packard:rn802A:rvr56.10:cvnHewlett-Packard:ct10:cvrChassisVersion:
dmi.product.name: HP Stream Notebook PC 13
dmi.product.version: Type1 - ProductConfigId
dmi.sys.vendor: Hewlett-Packard

[Brad Figg (brad-figg)]

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[Sander Jonkers (jonkers)]

FWIW: the "Read-only file system" error occured again. See below.

Nothing special in dmesg nor /var/log/syslog

sander@superstream:~$ pwd
/home/sander

sander@superstream:~$ touch blabla
touch: cannot touch ‘blabla’: Read-only file system

sander@superstream:~$ mount
/dev/mmcblk0p5 on / type ext4 (rw,errors=remount-ro)
proc on /proc type proc (rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev)
sysfs on /sys type sysfs (rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev)
none on /sys/fs/cgroup type tmpfs (rw)
none on /sys/fs/fuse/connections type fusectl (rw)
none on /sys/kernel/debug type debugfs (rw)
none on /sys/kernel/security type securityfs (rw)
none on /sys/firmware/efi/efivars type efivarfs (rw)
udev on /dev type devtmpfs (rw,mode=0755)
devpts on /dev/pts type devpts (rw,noexec,nosuid,gid=5,mode=0620)
tmpfs on /run type tmpfs (rw,noexec,nosuid,size=10%,mode=0755)
none on /run/lock type tmpfs (rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev,size=5242880)
none on /run/shm type tmpfs (rw,nosuid,nodev)
none on /run/user type tmpfs (rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev,size=104857600,mode=0755)
none on /sys/fs/pstore type pstore (rw)
/dev/mmcblk0p1 on /boot/efi type vfat (rw)
systemd on /sys/fs/cgroup/systemd type cgroup (rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev,none,name=systemd)
gvfsd-fuse on /run/user/1000/gvfs type fuse.gvfsd-fuse (rw,nosuid,nodev,user=sander)
/dev/mmcblk0p4 on /media/sander/Images type fuseblk (rw,nosuid,nodev,allow_other,default_permissions,blksize=4096)
/dev/mmcblk0p3 on /media/sander/Windows type fuseblk (rw,nosuid,nodev,allow_other,default_permissions,blksize=4096)

mount: warning: /etc/mtab is not writable (e.g. read-only filesystem).
       It's possible that information reported by mount(8) is not
       up to date. For actual information about system mount points
       check the /proc/mounts file.

sander@superstream:~$

[Sander Jonkers (jonkers)]

I logged off, restarted, and the Ubuntu boot GUI says "/" needs to be fixed (I pressed "F") and /tmp is not (yet) ready. I did get a Ubuntu brown screen, but no login. I'm typing this in some 'other' OS.

I'll see if I can boot into Ubuntu with another boot.

[Sander Jonkers (jonkers)]

Second reboot worked. I did some extensive disk writing (around 1GB), got the read-only problem, and dmesg says:

[ 962.226687] sdhci: Timeout waiting for Buffer Read Ready interrupt during tuning procedure, falling back to fixed sampling clock
[ 972.262988] mmc0: Timeout waiting for hardware interrupt.
[ 972.264987] ------------[ cut here ]------------
[ 972.265008] WARNING: CPU: 1 PID: 0 at /build/buildd/linux-3.13.0/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci.c:989 sdhci_send_command+0xc32/0xd60 [sdhci]()
[ 972.265010] Modules linked in: uvcvideo videobuf2_vmalloc videobuf2_memops videobuf2_core videodev rfcomm bnep nls_iso8859_1 hid_generic hp_wmi sparse_keymap arc4 intel_rapl coretemp rtl8723be kvm crct10dif_pclmul crc32_pclmul btcoexist rtl8723_common ghash_clmulni_intel cryptd i915_bdw usbhid rtl_pci hid snd_hda_codec_hdmi rtlwifi snd_hda_codec_realtek btusb mac80211 bluetooth serio_raw rtsx_pci_ms memstick cfg80211 wmi snd_hda_intel snd_hda_codec snd_hwdep snd_pcm snd_page_alloc snd_seq_midi snd_seq_midi_event snd_rawmidi snd_seq snd_seq_device snd_timer snd intel_ips drm_kms_helper video hp_wireless drm i2c_algo_bit parport_pc soundcore joydev mac_hid ppdev lp parport usb_storage mmc_block rtsx_pci_sdmmc psmouse rtsx_pci sdhci_acpi sdhci
[ 972.265057] CPU: 1 PID: 0 Comm: swapper/1 Tainted: G W 3.13.0-45-generic #74-Ubuntu
[ 972.265060] Hardware name: Hewlett-Packard HP Stream Notebook PC 13/802A, BIOS F.05 11/28/2014
[ 972.265062] 0000000000000009 ffff880076683d28 ffffffff81720eb6 0000000000000000
[ 972.265066] ffff880076683d60 ffffffff810677cd 0000000000000001 ffff880079947650
[ 972.265070] ffff88003f5e1930 ffff88003f5e1970 ffff8800799474c0 ffff880076683d70
[ 972.265074] Call Trace:
[ 972.265077] <IRQ> [<ffffffff81720eb6>] dump_stack+0x45/0x56
[ 972.265089] [<ffffffff810677cd>] warn_slowpath_common+0x7d/0xa0
[ 972.265093] [<ffffffff810678aa>] warn_slowpath_null+0x1a/0x20
[ 972.265099] [<ffffffffa0003aa2>] sdhci_send_command+0xc32/0xd60 [sdhci]
[ 972.265105] [<ffffffff813709aa>] ? delay_tsc+0x4a/0x80
[ 972.265108] [<ffffffff813708dc>] ? __const_udelay+0x2c/0x30
[ 972.265115] [<ffffffffa0001164>] ? sdhci_reset+0xa4/0x1b0 [sdhci]
[ 972.265121] [<ffffffffa00043e5>] sdhci_finish_data+0x115/0x3c0 [sdhci]
[ 972.265128] [<ffffffffa0004690>] ? sdhci_finish_data+0x3c0/0x3c0 [sdhci]
[ 972.265134] [<ffffffffa000470d>] sdhci_timeout_timer+0x7d/0xc0 [sdhci]
[ 972.265138] [<ffffffff81074386>] call_timer_fn+0x36/0x100
[ 972.265145] [<ffffffffa0004690>] ? sdhci_finish_data+0x3c0/0x3c0 [sdhci]
[ 972.265148] [<ffffffff8107531f>] run_timer_softirq+0x1ef/0x2f0
[ 972.265153] [<ffffffff8106cc1c>] __do_softirq+0xec/0x2c0
[ 972.265157] [<ffffffff8106d165>] irq_exit+0x105/0x110
[ 972.265162] [<ffffffff81733d55>] smp_apic_timer_interrupt+0x45/0x60
[ 972.265166] [<ffffffff817326dd>] apic_timer_interrupt+0x6d/0x80
[ 972.265168] <EOI> [<ffffffff815d3712>] ? cpuidle_enter_state+0x52/0xc0
[ 972.265175] [<ffffffff815d3839>] cpuidle_idle_call+0xb9/0x1f0
[ 972.265180] [<ffffffff8101d35e>] arch_cpu_idle+0xe/0x30
[ 972.265185] [<ffffffff810bef35>] cpu_startup_entry+0xc5/0x290
[ 972.265190] [<ffffffff810413fd>] start_se...

[Joseph Salisbury (jsalisbury)]

Would it be possible for you to test the latest upstream kernel? Refer to https://wiki.ubuntu.com/KernelMainlineBuilds . Please test the latest v3.19 kernel[0].

If this bug is fixed in the mainline kernel, please add the following tag 'kernel-fixed-upstream'.

If the mainline kernel does not fix this bug, please add the tag: 'kernel-bug-exists-upstream'.

If you are unable to test the mainline kernel, for example it will not boot, please add the tag: 'kernel-unable-to-test-upstream'.
Once testing of the upstream kernel is complete, please mark this bug as "Confirmed".

Thanks in advance.

[0] http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.19-rc7-vivid/

[Sander Jonkers (jonkers)]

In the meantime, I decided 14.04 was unusable.for me.
So I've done a fresh install of Vivid (15.04-to-be) daily version. That has linux kernel 3.18, right? In one hour of usage, I've not seen the error message in dmesg.

TBC

[Yoshiya KANENISHI (ka-kaosf)]

I was troubled by the same problem.
My laptop machine is HP Stream 11 d012tu. It's also using eMMC. (I think it is almost same to HP Stream 13.)
I updated kernel version from 3.13.0-48-generic to 3.19.3-031903-generic following the advice of jsalisbury, but didn't update Ubuntu version (kept using 14.04), and then this error disappeared.
This thread was very helpful for me, thanks.

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