Public bug reported: mpt3sas (and earlier mptsas/mpt2sas) as shipped doesn't support ata secure erase:
/dev/disk/by-id/scsi-SATA_ST2000DL003-9VT1_XXXXXXX: Issuing SECURITY_ERASE command, password="Eins", user=user The running kernel lacks CONFIG_IDE_TASK_IOCTL support for this device. SECURITY_ERASE: Invalid argument This already appears to be fixed upstream: https://lkml.org/lkml/2016/12/1/47 can we get it pulled into Ubuntu asap? Thanks $ lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu 16.10 Release: 16.10 # uname -a Linux Riffraff 4.8.0-30-generic #32-Ubuntu SMP Fri Dec 2 03:43:27 UTC 2016 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux ** Affects: linux (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1647802 Title: mpt3sas "Fix secure erase premature termination" To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1647802/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
