Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1753987AbZC3Lu1 (ORCPT ); Mon, 30 Mar 2009 07:50:27 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1751005AbZC3LuQ (ORCPT ); Mon, 30 Mar 2009 07:50:16 -0400 Received: from monster.nessie.de ([84.200.20.120]:37834 "EHLO monster.nessie.de" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1750922AbZC3LuP (ORCPT ); Mon, 30 Mar 2009 07:50:15 -0400 Message-ID: <49D0B1F3.7020706@nessie.de> Date: Mon, 30 Mar 2009 13:50:11 +0200 From: Michael Roth User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.21 (X11/20090321) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: petkovbb@gmail.com, Michael Roth , bzolnier@gmail.com, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Bug in 2.6.29 ide-cd: Kernel freeze: bisected + unacceptable workaround References: <49CFCB2A.4020505@nessie.de> <20090329201337.GA9962@liondog.tnic> <49CFEA24.10700@nessie.de> <20090330072713.GA13776@liondog.tnic> <49D0AF2E.9040006@nessie.de> In-Reply-To: <49D0AF2E.9040006@nessie.de> X-Enigmail-Version: 0.95.7 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 775 Lines: 22 > b.) unpatched 2.6.29, boot without a medium in an drive > but _not_ starting /usr/sbin/hald result in _no_ freeze! > > I can also mount DVDs and access them, with an unpatched kernel > without started /usr/sbin/hald, without any problems, as far > as I can see. c.) I unmounted the DVD, started /usr/sbin/hald and it took about 40 seconds until the kernel freeze. So far as I see, /usr/sbin/hald somehow triggers a bug. But the bug isn't triggered, when the dma is started after the command is sent. Michael Roth -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/