linux-kernel - Re: [BUG] Oops in USB / dev code plugging/unplugging multi flash reader

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Message-ID: <474DF713.5070102@rtr.ca>
Date:	Wed, 28 Nov 2007 18:17:39 -0500
From:	Mark Lord <lkml@....ca>
To:	Greg KH <gregkh@...e.de>
Cc:	Linux Kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [BUG] Oops in USB / dev code plugging/unplugging multi flash
 reader

Greg KH wrote:
> On Wed, Nov 28, 2007 at 03:02:35PM -0500, Mark Lord wrote:
>> While testing a new USB reader/cable today,
>> I was plugging/unplugging the USB multi-flash reader (22 in 1),
>> and produced this weird oops.
>>
>> There's a locking problem in there somewhere, Greg.
>>
>> 2.6.23.8
> 
> Can you duplicate this without the closed source ATI graphics driver loaded?
..

I don't know if I can reproduce it easily regardless.
But that fglrx module has ZERO users, so it was completely benign here
(I've now deleted it from my system).

The tracebacks clearly show USB/dev error.

Cheers
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