[ltp] hard disk spindown related lockups

[linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org]

On Mon, Feb 28, 2005 at 03:32:10PM +0100, Uwe Walter wrote:
> "Feels" more like an OS bug, if you ask me. The HD simply does not wake
> up properly, when it should and this hangs the system.
> 
> However, if I remember correctly (i'm not sure), mine *did* wake up on
> these occasions (audible), but the system hung anyway, so it did
> probably just not get noticed that the HD woke up, or timed out waiting
> for it, or whatever...

Yeah that's the case for me too. This lockup definitely has something to do
with the drive spinning up. I can usually hear it doing so when the lockup
occurs.