Storage device with error recovery indication

A method, comprising:

• performing, by a storage device having storage media, one or more error recovery operations on the storage media;
• and
• conveying, while performing the one or more error recovery operations, a message indicating a status of the one or more error recovery operations to a host processor in communication with the storage device;
• the storage device comprising a disk head having a magnetoresistive (MR) element configured to read and write data to and from the storage media, and coupled to an analog/digital (A/D) converter, and wherein the one or more error recovery operations are selected from a list comprising changing an automatic gain control of the A/D converter, positioning the disk head off-track in order to read the data, and adjusting a bias value of the MR element.

A computer program product, the computer program product comprising:

• a non-transitory computer readable storage medium having computer readable program code embodied therewith, the computer readable program code comprising:
• computer readable program code configured to perform, by a storage device having storage media, one or more error recovery operations on the storage media;
• and
• computer readable program code configured to convey, while performing the one or more error recovery operations, a message indicating a status of the one or more error recovery operations to a host processor in communication with the storage device;
• the storage device comprising a disk head having a magnetoresistive (MR) element configured to read and write data to and from the storage media, and coupled to an analog/digital (A/D) converter, and wherein the one or more error recovery operations are selected from a list comprising changing an automatic gain control of the A/D converter, positioning the disk head off-track in order to read the data, and adjusting a bias value of the MR element.