On 09.02, Andrew Morton wrote: > "J.A. Magallon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > On 09.02, Andrew Morton wrote: > > > "J.A. Magallon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > On 1/09/2005 10:58 a.m., Andrew Morton wrote: > > > > > ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/akpm/patches/2.6/2.6.13/2.6.13-mm1/ > > > > > > > > > > - Included Alan's big tty layer buffering rewrite. This breaks the > > > > > build on > > > > > lots of more obscure character device drivers. Patches welcome > > > > > (please cc > > > > > Alan). > > > > > > > > > > > > > I have problems with udev and latest -mm. > > > > 2.6.13 boots fine, but 2.6.13-mm1 blocks when starting udev. > > > > System is Mandriva Cooker. As cooker, things are changing fast > > > > (initscripts, > > > > udev, etc), but the fact is that with the same setup, plain .13 boots > > > > and -mm1 blocks. Udev is 068 version. > > > > > > > > Any idea about what can be the reason ? > > > > > > > > > > There's some suspect locking in the /proc/devices seq_file conversion > > > code. > > > > > > Could you revert convert-proc-devices-to-use-seq_file-interface-fix.patch > > > then convert-proc-devices-to-use-seq_file-interface.patch? > > > > > > > Still the same result, system bocks starting udev... > > > > OK, thanks. Nothing from sysrq-t? Does the below help? > > --- > devel/fs/sysfs/file.c~gregkh-driver-sysfs-strip_leading_trailing_whitespace-fix > 2005-09-02 04:01:40.000000000 -0700 > +++ devel-akpm/fs/sysfs/file.c 2005-09-02 04:05:02.000000000 -0700 > @@ -202,13 +202,14 @@ fill_write_buffer(struct sysfs_buffer * > * passing the buffer that we acquired in fill_write_buffer(). > */ > > -static int > -flush_write_buffer(struct dentry * dentry, struct sysfs_buffer * buffer, > size_t count) > +static int flush_write_buffer(struct dentry *dentry, > + struct sysfs_buffer *buffer, size_t count_in) > { > struct attribute * attr = to_attr(dentry); > struct kobject * kobj = to_kobj(dentry->d_parent); > struct sysfs_ops * ops = buffer->ops; > char *x; > + size_t count = count_in; > > /* locate trailing white space */ > while ((count > 0) && isspace(buffer->page[count - 1])) > @@ -224,7 +225,8 @@ flush_write_buffer(struct dentry * dentr > /* terminate the string */ > x[count] = '\0'; > > - return ops->store(kobj, attr, x, count); > + ops->store(kobj, attr, x, count); > + return count_in; > } >
Bingo !. That did the trink. Booting fine again. I meant, just with this, without reverting the other 2 patches. Thanks ! -- J.A. Magallon <jamagallon()able!es> \ Software is like sex: werewolf!able!es \ It's better when it's free Mandriva Linux release 2006.0 (Cooker) for i586 Linux 2.6.13-jam2 (gcc 4.0.1 (4.0.1-5mdk for Mandriva Linux release 2006.0)) - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
