--- zzzz-none-000/linux-2.4.17/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c	2001-10-12 22:35:54.000000000 +0000
+++ sangam-fb-401/linux-2.4.17/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c	2005-04-08 07:24:30.000000000 +0000
@@ -370,8 +370,14 @@
 	req = &SCpnt->request;
 	req->errors = 0;
 	if (!uptodate) {
-		printk(" I/O error: dev %s, sector %lu\n",
-		       kdevname(req->rq_dev), req->sector);
+		/*
+		 * =OS= 20050408:
+		 *
+		 * Restrict the error message flood to the ones issued by upper 
+		 * levels (filesystem) to successfully escape the watchdog...
+		 *
+		 * printk(" I/O error: dev %s, sector %lu\n", kdevname(req->rq_dev), req->sector);
+		 */
 	}
 	do {
 		if ((bh = req->bh) != NULL) {
@@ -715,8 +721,14 @@
 			}
 			break;
 		case NOT_READY:
-			printk(KERN_INFO "Device %s not ready.\n",
-			       kdevname(SCpnt->request.rq_dev));
+			/*
+			 * =OS= 20050408:
+			 *
+			 * Restrict the error message flood to the ones issued by upper 
+			 * levels (filesystem) to successfully escape the watchdog...
+			 *
+			 * printk(KERN_INFO "Device %s not ready.\n", kdevname(SCpnt->request.rq_dev));
+			 */
 			SCpnt = scsi_end_request(SCpnt, 0, this_count);
 			return;
 			break;