Re: 2.5.67 pcmcia - insmod ds.ko hangs

Russell King (rmk@arm.linux.org.uk)
Mon, 14 Apr 2003 12:36:45 +0100


On Mon, Apr 14, 2003 at 07:22:04AM -0400, Sean Estabrooks wrote:
> # insmod pcmcia_core.ko
> # insmod yenta_socket.ko
> PCI: Found IRQ 11 for device 00:0b.0
> PCI: Sharing IRQ 11 with 01:00.0
> Yenta IRQ list 04b0, PCI irq11
> Socket status: 30000020
> PCI: Found IRQ 11 for device 00:0b.1
> PCI: Sharing IRQ 11 with 00:0c.0
> Yenta IRQ list 04b0, PCI irq11
> Socket status: 30000007
> # insmod ds.ko
> PCI: Enabling device 02:00.0 (0000 -> 0003)
> [hang]
>
> And hangs here permanently, and i should mention it hangs
> the same way when compiled into the kernel. Changing to
> another virtual console and bringing up the network works
> without a hitch, but the insmod above never returns.

Known problem - don't insert ds.ko with any cards in the sockets.
It's caused by a deadlock in the device model handling, caused by
the expectations of PCMCIA.

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