Bug#475033: linux-image-2.6.18-6-686: DVD burning stops. Kernel stack trace in ide_do_request+0x69e.

[Robin Holt <holt@sgi.com>]

On Sun, Dec 21, 2008 at 12:52:19AM +0100, Moritz Muehlenhoff wrote:
> On Tue, Apr 08, 2008 at 10:24:29AM -0500, Robin Holt wrote:
> > Package: linux-image-2.6.18-6-686
> > Version: 2.6.18.dfsg.1-18etch1
> > Severity: normal
> > 
> > The system has a single IDE connector on its motherboard.  Connected to
> > this are two DVD burners used for weekly backups.  The first week, both
> > drives successfully complete their burn.  The following week, the first
> > drive completes its burn, but the second drive stops making progress
> > approx 80% of the way through.  So far, this has happened exactly the same
> > on both backup attempts, but it is only two data points.  Reproducing the
> > problem is also somewhat problematic since it does impact their normal
> > production, but I can probably squezze in attempts in a delayed fashion.
> > 
> > The first time this happened, the site person simply reset the machine
> > without informing so I have no further data from that event other than
> > the problem description.
> > 
> > The second time this happened, I did 'echo t >/proc/sysrq-trigger'  Here
> > is the stack trace from the offending process.
> 
> Does this error still occur with more recent kernel versions?

It is still occurring with the 2.6.18.dfsg.1-23 version.  I have not
updated recently, however there is an update planned for middle of
the week.

Was something just fixed that should have addressed this?

Thanks,
Robin