2.5 Problem Report Status

From: Thomas Molina (tmolina@cox.net)
Date: Sat Oct 05 2002 - 11:57:59 EST


The following status report update can be found at:
http://members.cox.net/tmolina/kernprobs/021004-status.html

The latest update can be found at:
http://members.cox.net/tmolina/kernprobs/status.html

   Notes:
     * Items marked closed or probable fix will be deleted after Linus
       issues the next patch version
     * Numerous people are reporting oops on boot in 2.5.39. It appears
       the problems are all caused by a bug in isapnp initialization. The
       fix is either to disable isapnp or patch in a workaround.

   Status Discussion Problem Title
   open 30 Sep 2002 KVM/Mouse problem
   1. http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-kernel&m=103299680529254&w=2

The problem was beeing investigated, but I never saw any reference to a
fix being submitted to Linus.
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   open 20 Sep 2002 AIC7XXX boot failure
   2. http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-kernel&m=103356254615324&w=2

There have been problems reported off and on with this driver in 2.5.
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   open 18 Sep 2002 Dead loop on virtual device lo
   3. http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-kernel&m=103238248416900&w=2

This was reported for 2.5.36, but I've not seen any followups nor
reference to a fix. There have been several updates to loop.c. Does this
problem still exist? I'm ready to delete it from the list.
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   open 18 Sep 2002 DRM/XFree issue
   4. http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-kernel&m=103238121815285&w=2

This was reported for 2.5.36, but I've not seen any followups nor
reference to a fix. There have been several updates referring to DRM.
Does this problem still exist? I'm getting ready to drop it from the
list.
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   open 20 Sep 2002 oops in lock_get_status
   5. http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-kernel&m=103244657605155&w=2

This was being discussed, then data was requested by Matthew Wilcox
<willy@debian.org> off-list. I've seen no further followups. What is the
status of this? I'm getting ready to drop it from the list.
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   open 04 Oct 2002 scheduling while atomic oops
   6. http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-kernel&m=103270005902896&w=2

This appears to be a long-running problem. Is it related to the group of
problems below involving "function might sleep while holding a lock" or is
it a scheduling system problem?
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   open 30 Sep 2002 ide-scsi kernel panic
   7. http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-kernel&m=103336376827272&w=2

Several people have reported problems with ide-scsi either oopsing,
locking up, or causing problems when being inserted or removed. I have
seen any reference to a fix for this one.
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   open 29 Sep 2002 IDE problems on prePCI
   8. http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-kernel&m=103277899317468&w=2

Mikael Pettersson <mikpe@csd.uu.se> reported this problem and proposed a
patch. Was the patch accepted, and did it fix the problem?
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   open 02 Oct 2002 modular IDE broken
   9. http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-kernel&m=103281667726673&w=2

Doctor, Doctor it hurts when I build ide modular. Well don't do that
then. Alan Cox says this won't be fixed until all other problems with the
ide system get fixed.
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   fix available 02 Oct 2002 loadlin boot problem
  10. http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-kernel&m=103351848816172&w=2

I'm going to delete this one when Linus issues 2.5.41 unless someone
objects.
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   open 25 Sep 2002 2.5.38-mm2 aha152x module fails
  11. http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-kernel&m=103296031616858&w=2

Is this specific to the mm tree or does the problem also exist in Linus'
tree? I've not seen reference to a fix.
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   open 27 Sep 2002 loop trying to go beyond end of
                                      device
  12. http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-kernel&m=103315199307542&w=2

This problem was reported for 2.5.38. I've seen no updates, nor any
reference to a fix. Does the problem still exist in 2.5.40?
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   open 29 Sep 2002 USB Mass Storage Conflicts
  13. http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-kernel&m=103332858305678&w=2

Stephen Marz <smarz@host187.south.iit.edu> reported this problem for
2.5.38. I've not seen any followups, nor any reference to a fix. Does
the problem still exist?
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   open 29 Sep 2002 Oracle 9.2 goes OOM on startup
  14. http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-kernel&m=103333545310595&w=2

This problem was reported for 2.5.39. I have seen neither a followup, nor
a reference to a fix. Does this problem still exist in 2.5.40?
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   open 23 Sep 2002 oops in vsnprintf (2.5-bk)
  15. http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-kernel&m=103282505101823&w=2

More than one person has reported problems when doing a bk pull. Is this
a driver problem, or an application problem?
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   open 25 Sep 2002 oops with kernel LLC
  16. http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-kernel&m=103296919327682&w=2

   followups 29 Sep 2002
  17. http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-kernel&m=103334051214575&w=2

rct@gherkin.frus.com (Bob_Tracy) reported this for 2.5.38. He was
requested to try the next version to see if the problem still exists. I
have not seen a followup. Does the problem still exist?
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   open 27 Sep 2002 oops on modprobe sg
  18. http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-kernel&m=103313163215676&w=2

This problem appears related to the other ide-scsi problem reported above.
Should there be a single item tracking problems with inserting and
removing ide-scsi related modules?
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   open 29 Sep 2002 oops on boot in 2.5.39
  19. http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-kernel&m=103334726918669&w=2

   additional report 01 Oct 2002 also in 2.5.40
  20. http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-kernel&m=103343520729702&w=2

Several people have reported oops on boot in device_attach. It may be
related to isapnp, but that is not confirmed.
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   open 30 Sep 2002 P4 clock modulation crash
  21. http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-kernel&m=103341311908313&w=2

   possible fix available 01 Oct 2002
  22. http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-kernel&m=103341862014756&w=2

This was reported for 2.5.39. Dominik Brodowski <linux@brodo.de> reported
a probable fix and sent it to Linus. I will delete this item when Linus
issues 2.5.41 unless someone objects.
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   possible fix available 03 Oct 2002 Menuconfig is broken
  23. http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-kernel&m=103356058613554&w=2

Numerous people reported this problem, and a fix was discussed. I will
await results from 2.5.41 testing to decide whether to delete this item or
not.
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   open 2.5.40 init_irq() function doing unsafe
                                      things inside ide_lock
  24. http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-kernel&m=103316967724891&w=2

Might sleep while holding a lock.
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   open 2.5.40 usb_hub_events() does down() in
                                      hub_event_lock
  25. http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-kernel&m=103317380027379&w=2

Might sleep while holding a lock.
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   open 2.5.40 pci_pool_create() calling
                                      device_create_file() under
                                      pools_lock
  26. http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-kernel&m=103317380227383&w=2

Might sleep while holding a lock.
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   open 2.5.40 register_console() called in illegal
                                      context
  27. http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-kernel&m=103282695403237&w=2

Might sleep while holding a lock.
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   open 2.5.40 eata2x_detect() calls port_detect()
                                      under driver_lock
  28. http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-kernel&m=103281310122580&w=2

Might sleep while holding a lock.
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   fix in bk 2.5.40 sys_ioperm() is calling
                                      kmalloc(GFP_KERNEL) in
                                      preempt_disable()
  29. http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-kernel&m=103281732827302&w=2

Might sleep while holding a lock.
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   fix in bk 2.5.40 snd_pcm_oss_poll() calls poll_wait()
                                      in runtime->lock
  30. http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-kernel&m=103281732827302&w=2

   possible fix available 04 Oct 2002 sg_init() vmalloc() in
                                      write_lock_irqsave
  31. http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-kernel&m=103327490712028&w=2

Might sleep while holding a lock.
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   open 2.5.40 snd_ctl_elem_write() calls
                                      snd_ctl_notify() under read_lock
  32. http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-kernel&m=103327490412023&w=2

Might sleep while holding a lock.
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   open 2.5.40 sym_eh_handler does down(&ep->sem)
                                      and might sleep
  33. http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-kernel&m=103372067026942&w=2

Might sleep while holding a lock.
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   open 03 Oct 2002 module loading problem
  34. http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-kernel&m=103351991417181&w=2

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   open 02 Oct 2002 raid0_make_request bug
  35. http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-kernel&m=103357721401461&w=2

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   open 02 Oct 2002 Keyboard problems
  36. http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-kernel&m=103352741722028&w=2

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   open 03 Oct 2002 ACPI Mutex failure
  37. http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-kernel&m=103369523011536&w=2

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   open 02 Oct 2002 DAC960 broken
  38. http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-kernel&m=103351317411581&w=2

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   open 02 Oct 2002 oops when rebooting 2.5.40 in
                                      driverfs_remove_file
  39. http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-kernel&m=103382033404384&w=2

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   open 04 Oct 2002 SCSI st tape wrong minor
  40. http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-kernel&m=103382033204377&w=2

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   open 04 Oct 2002 serial cons prob on reboot in 2.5
  41. http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-kernel&m=103382033004372&w=2

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