I think I see this with Ubuntu saucy (Kernel 3.11.0-12-generic 64 bit.), on a Thinkpad T520. I see it even when running on external power and 'link_power_management_policy' set to 'max_performance':
[23391.818508] ata4: exception Emask 0x10 SAct 0x0 SErr 0x4040000 action 0xe frozen [23391.818513] ata4: irq_stat 0x00000040, connection status changed [23391.818516] ata4: SError: { CommWake DevExch } [23391.818523] ata4: limiting SATA link speed to 1.5 Gbps [23391.818525] ata4: hard resetting link [23392.538993] ata4: SATA link down (SStatus 0 SControl 310) [23392.554893] ata4: EH complete -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/539467 Title: SATA link power management causes disk errors and corruption To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/linux/+bug/539467/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs