Re: usb-uhci.c problems in latest kernels?

Pete Zaitcev (zaitcev@redhat.com)
Sun, 15 Apr 2001 23:29:09 -0400


> Date: Sun, 15 Apr 2001 04:38:37 -0700
> From: Joseph Carter <knghtbrd@debian.org>
> To: Pete Zaitcev <zaitcev@redhat.com>
> Cc: nicholas@petreley.com, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org

> > > usb-uhci.c: interrupt, status 3, frame# 1876
> >
> > This is a known problem, here is the discussion that I initiated
> > on linux-usb-devel:
> >
> > http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?t=98609508500001&w=2&r=1
> >
> > The right fix is to comment that printout out.
> > In fact, that is what I commited for Red Hat 7.1 release.
>
> I'm not sure of that. Sometimes keys get "stuck" in the down position
> with my USB keyboard (mechanical switches, so the keys themselves are not
> sticking) and usually when that happens I can find a line like the one
> quoted above in the logs. [...]

The printout is a valuable diagnostic tool for hacking but
is useless for a user (actually dangerous, as it brings computers
down with /var overflow). The best option would be to have
it configurable with a module parameter.

-- Pete
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