linux-kernel - Re: Runaway loop with the current git.

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Message-ID: <20081205181610.518ecd13@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>
Date:	Fri, 5 Dec 2008 18:16:10 +0000
From:	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
To:	Evgeniy Polyakov <zbr@...emap.net>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Runaway loop with the current git.

On Fri, 5 Dec 2008 21:03:50 +0300
Evgeniy Polyakov <zbr@...emap.net> wrote:

> Hi.
> 
> I've built current (aaad07763) git tree with config, which worked ok
> with 2.6.27 (pressed enter several times when 'make oldconfig' asked)
> and now system fails to boot.
> 
> Attached screen dump and config.
> 
> I'm not subscribed, please add to copy.

Your modprobe is for some reason triggering a load of /dev/ttyS* (ie the
serial 8250 stuff) from within the module loading scripts. You'll need to
debug the user space and work out why the loop is happening then it
should be fairly easy to fix.

Alan
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