Comment 0 for bug 349767

This is a new external drive enclosure.

I can easily reproduce this:

Plug in the usb cable and power up the drive. System log shows:

Mar 27 11:05:07 XPS-1 kernel: [ 7259.584108] usb 2-2: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 7
Mar 27 11:05:07 XPS-1 kernel: [ 7259.720027] usb 2-2: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
Mar 27 11:05:07 XPS-1 kernel: [ 7259.757608] Initializing USB Mass Storage driver...
Mar 27 11:05:07 XPS-1 kernel: [ 7259.762530] scsi5 : SCSI emulation for USB Mass Storage devices
Mar 27 11:05:07 XPS-1 kernel: [ 7259.768158] usbcore: registered new interface driver usb-storage
Mar 27 11:05:07 XPS-1 kernel: [ 7259.768167] USB Mass Storage support registered.
Mar 27 11:05:12 XPS-1 kernel: [ 7264.769258] scsi 5:0:0:0: Direct-Access WDC WD16 00JB-75GVA0 08.0 PQ: 0 ANSI: 0
Mar 27 11:05:12 XPS-1 kernel: [ 7264.773347] sd 5:0:0:0: [sdb] 312499999 512-byte hardware sectors: (159 GB/149 GiB)
Mar 27 11:05:12 XPS-1 kernel: [ 7264.793936] sd 5:0:0:0: [sdb] Write Protect is off
Mar 27 11:05:12 XPS-1 kernel: [ 7264.801920] sd 5:0:0:0: [sdb] 312499999 512-byte hardware sectors: (159 GB/149 GiB)
Mar 27 11:05:12 XPS-1 kernel: [ 7264.804738] sd 5:0:0:0: [sdb] Write Protect is off
Mar 27 11:05:12 XPS-1 kernel: [ 7264.804760] sdb: sdb1
Mar 27 11:05:12 XPS-1 kernel: [ 7264.837230] sd 5:0:0:0: [sdb] Attached SCSI disk
Mar 27 11:05:12 XPS-1 kernel: [ 7264.837377] sd 5:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg2 type 0
Mar 27 11:05:13 XPS-1 kernel: [ 7265.513967] kjournald starting. Commit interval 5 seconds
Mar 27 11:05:13 XPS-1 kernel: [ 7265.513995] EXT3-fs warning: maximal mount count reached, running e2fsck is recommended
Mar 27 11:05:13 XPS-1 kernel: [ 7265.515031] EXT3 FS on sdb1, internal journal
Mar 27 11:05:13 XPS-1 kernel: [ 7265.515040] EXT3-fs: recovery complete.
Mar 27 11:05:13 XPS-1 kernel: [ 7265.522316] EXT3-fs: mounted filesystem with ordered data mode.

Now if I do anything that causes reads from the drive (in this case "du -sh /media/disk", I get the following in the log:

Mar 27 11:05:48 XPS-1 kernel: [ 7300.911188] usb 2-2: reset high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 7
Mar 27 11:05:49 XPS-1 kernel: [ 7301.173948] sd 5:0:0:0: [sdb] Result: hostbyte=DID_ERROR driverbyte=DRIVER_OK,SUGGEST_OK
Mar 27 11:05:49 XPS-1 kernel: [ 7301.174001] usb 2-2: USB disconnect, address 7
Mar 27 11:05:49 XPS-1 kernel: [ 7301.174266] sd 5:0:0:0: [sdb] Result: hostbyte=DID_ERROR driverbyte=DRIVER_OK,SUGGEST_OK
Mar 27 11:05:49 XPS-1 kernel: [ 7301.174448] sd 5:0:0:0: [sdb] Result: hostbyte=DID_ERROR driverbyte=DRIVER_OK,SUGGEST_OK
Mar 27 11:05:49 XPS-1 kernel: [ 7301.174617] sd 5:0:0:0: [sdb] Result: hostbyte=DID_ERROR driverbyte=DRIVER_OK,SUGGEST_OK
Mar 27 11:05:49 XPS-1 kernel: [ 7301.174776] sd 5:0:0:0: [sdb] Result: hostbyte=DID_ERROR driverbyte=DRIVER_OK,SUGGEST_OK
Mar 27 11:05:49 XPS-1 kernel: [ 7301.174956] lost page write due to I/O error on sdb1
Mar 27 11:05:49 XPS-1 kernel: [ 7301.175588] ------------[ cut here ]------------
Mar 27 11:05:49 XPS-1 kernel: [ 7301.175594] WARNING: at /build/buildd/linux-2.6.28/fs/buffer.c:1186 mark_buffer_dirty+0x7d/0xa0()
Mar 27 11:05:49 XPS-1 kernel: [ 7301.175599] Modules linked in: usb_storage aes_i586 aes_generic xt_limit xt_tcpudp ipt_LOG ipt_MASQUERADE xt_DSCP ipt_REJECT nf_conntrack_irc nf_conntrack_ftp xt_state i915 drm binfmt_misc ppdev bnep bridge stp kvm_intel kvm kqemu input_polldev joydev sbp2 lp parport iptable_nat nf_nat nf_conntrack_ipv4 nf_conntrack nf_defrag_ipv4 iptable_mangle iptable_filter ip_tables x_tables snd_hda_intel arc4 ecb snd_pcm_oss snd_mixer_oss snd_pcm snd_seq_dummy snd_seq_oss iwlagn iwlcore snd_seq_midi snd_rawmidi snd_seq_midi_event uvcvideo snd_seq snd_timer snd_seq_device led_class compat_ioctl32 videodev hid_dell snd psmouse mac80211 soundcore intel_agp usbhid serio_raw agpgart snd_page_alloc v4l1_compat video cfg80211 sdhci_pci sdhci iTCO_wdt iTCO_vendor_support output dcdbas ohci1394 ieee1394 tg3 fbcon tileblit font bitblit softcursor [last unloaded: pcspkr]
Mar 27 11:05:49 XPS-1 kernel: [ 7301.175756] Pid: 14093, comm: du Not tainted 2.6.28-11-generic #37-Ubuntu
Mar 27 11:05:49 XPS-1 kernel: [ 7301.175761] Call Trace:
Mar 27 11:05:49 XPS-1 kernel: [ 7301.175771] [<c0500ae1>] ? printk+0x18/0x1f
Mar 27 11:05:49 XPS-1 kernel: [ 7301.175779] [<c0139ad4>] warn_on_slowpath+0x54/0x80
Mar 27 11:05:49 XPS-1 kernel: [ 7301.175788] [<c033d600>] ? vt_console_print+0x1f0/0x320
Mar 27 11:05:49 XPS-1 kernel: [ 7301.175797] [<c0502b68>] ? __lock_text_start+0x8/0x20
Mar 27 11:05:49 XPS-1 kernel: [ 7301.175804] [<c033d640>] ? vt_console_print+0x230/0x320
Mar 27 11:05:49 XPS-1 kernel: [ 7301.175812] [<c02cbbbb>] ? string+0x2b/0xe0
Mar 27 11:05:49 XPS-1 kernel: [ 7301.175819] [<c033d410>] ? vt_console_print+0x0/0x320
Mar 27 11:05:49 XPS-1 kernel: [ 7301.175827] [<c013a2a9>] ? release_console_sem+0x1c9/0x200
Mar 27 11:05:49 XPS-1 kernel: [ 7301.175836] [<c01dd9fd>] mark_buffer_dirty+0x7d/0xa0
Mar 27 11:05:49 XPS-1 kernel: [ 7301.175844] [<c0219e36>] ext3_commit_super+0x46/0x70
Mar 27 11:05:49 XPS-1 kernel: [ 7301.175852] [<c021c138>] ext3_handle_error+0x48/0xb0
Mar 27 11:05:49 XPS-1 kernel: [ 7301.175858] [<c0500ae1>] ? printk+0x18/0x1f
Mar 27 11:05:49 XPS-1 kernel: [ 7301.175865] [<c021c261>] ext3_error+0x51/0x60
Mar 27 11:05:49 XPS-1 kernel: [ 7301.175872] [<c0212f06>] __ext3_get_inode_loc+0x296/0x300
Mar 27 11:05:49 XPS-1 kernel: [ 7301.175881] [<c01cfea7>] ? get_new_inode_fast+0xe7/0x120
Mar 27 11:05:49 XPS-1 kernel: [ 7301.175888] [<c01d0ae3>] ? iget_locked+0x53/0x60
Mar 27 11:05:49 XPS-1 kernel: [ 7301.175894] [<c0212fc5>] ext3_iget+0x55/0x3d0
Mar 27 11:05:49 XPS-1 kernel: [ 7301.175903] [<c01ccb15>] ? d_rehash+0x45/0x60
Mar 27 11:05:49 XPS-1 kernel: [ 7301.175909] [<c02187e1>] ext3_lookup+0x81/0xd0
Mar 27 11:05:49 XPS-1 kernel: [ 7301.175916] [<c0502d08>] ? _spin_lock+0x8/0x10
Mar 27 11:05:49 XPS-1 kernel: [ 7301.175923] [<c01ce767>] ? d_alloc+0x137/0x190
Mar 27 11:05:49 XPS-1 kernel: [ 7301.175931] [<c01c6ac7>] real_lookup+0xa7/0x110
Mar 27 11:05:49 XPS-1 kernel: [ 7301.175938] [<c01c6bb5>] do_lookup+0x85/0xc0
Mar 27 11:05:49 XPS-1 kernel: [ 7301.175945] [<c01c7125>] __link_path_walk+0x535/0xb30
Mar 27 11:05:49 XPS-1 kernel: [ 7301.175953] [<c01c7b74>] path_walk+0x54/0xb0
Mar 27 11:05:49 XPS-1 kernel: [ 7301.175961] [<c01c7d0e>] do_path_lookup+0xae/0x190
Mar 27 11:05:49 XPS-1 kernel: [ 7301.175968] [<c01c894a>] user_path_at+0x4a/0x80
Mar 27 11:05:49 XPS-1 kernel: [ 7301.175975] [<c01c10ae>] vfs_lstat_fd+0x1e/0x50
Mar 27 11:05:49 XPS-1 kernel: [ 7301.175982] [<c01c1228>] sys_fstatat64+0x48/0x60
Mar 27 11:05:49 XPS-1 kernel: [ 7301.175990] [<c0103f6b>] sysenter_do_call+0x12/0x2f
Mar 27 11:05:49 XPS-1 kernel: [ 7301.175999] [<c0500000>] ? relay_hotcpu_callback+0x4d/0xbd
Mar 27 11:05:49 XPS-1 kernel: [ 7301.176034] ---[ end trace 9ff3116a5fd25f1f ]---
Mar 27 11:05:49 XPS-1 kernel: [ 7301.177450] lost page write due to I/O error on sdb1
Mar 27 11:05:49 XPS-1 kernel: [ 7301.177527] lost page write due to I/O error on sdb1

I have not gotten the stack trace every time this happens, so that may be incidental to the fundamental problem.

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.04
MachineType: Dell Inc. XPS M1330
Package: linux-image-2.6.28-11-generic 2.6.28-11.37
ProcCmdLine: root=UUID=52bfcdb8-5615-4225-b411-3cc63da13a24 ro quiet splash crashkernel=384M-2G:64M@16M,2G-:128M@16M
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.28-11.37-generic
SourcePackage: linux