From: Peter Martuccelli <peterm@redhat.com> Subject: [RHEL5 PATCH] SATA timeout boot message - BZ #222108 Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2007 16:19:15 -0500 Bugzilla: 222108 Message-Id: <200701112119.l0BLJFTN005005@redrum.boston.redhat.com> Changelog: SATA timeout boot message Hello, The message will change from: Jan 5 15:34:30 dhcp83-128 kernel: ata2: port is slow to respond, please be patient to the following: Jan 11 14:12:17 dhcp83-189 kernel: ata2: port is slow to respond, this delay is known to occur on vacant SATA ports Regards, Peter --- linux-2.6.18.i386/drivers/scsi/libata-core.c.orig 2007-01-11 12:34:29.000000000 -0500 +++ linux-2.6.18.i386/drivers/scsi/libata-core.c 2007-01-11 13:33:17.000000000 -0500 @@ -2290,7 +2290,8 @@ unsigned int ata_busy_sleep (struct ata_ if (status & ATA_BUSY) ata_port_printk(ap, KERN_WARNING, - "port is slow to respond, please be patient\n"); + "port is slow to respond, this delay is known to " + "occur on vacant SATA ports\n"); timeout = timer_start + tmout; while ((status & ATA_BUSY) && (time_before(jiffies, timeout))) {