Error in message log "ata1.00: exception Emask 0x0 SAct 0x0 SErr 0x0 action 0x6 frozen"

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Issue

  • System running normally, but see below info in message log:

    kernel: ata1.00: exception Emask 0x0 SAct 0x0 SErr 0x0 action 0x6 frozen
    kernel: sr 0:0:0:0: CDB: Get event status notification: 4a 01 00 00 10 00 00 00 08 00
    kernel: ata1.00: cmd a0/00:00:00:08:00/00:00:00:00:00/a0 tag 0 pio 16392 in
    kernel:         res 40/00:03:00:00:00/00:00:00:00:00/a0 Emask 0x4 (timeout)
    kernel: ata1.00: status: { DRDY }
    kernel: ata1: link is slow to respond, please be patient (ready=0)
    kernel: ata1: device not ready (errno=-16), forcing hardreset
    kernel: ata1: soft resetting link
    kernel: ata1.00: configured for PIO0
    kernel: ata1: EH complete
    

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

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