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

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Date:	Sat, 6 Dec 2008 19:09:27 +0300
From:	Evgeniy Polyakov <zbr@...emap.net>
To:	Kay Sievers <kay.sievers@...y.org>
Cc:	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Runaway loop with the current git.

On Sat, Dec 06, 2008 at 03:10:33AM +0100, Kay Sievers (kay.sievers@...y.org) wrote:
> Can you add something like:
>   +++ b/kernel/kmod.c
>   @@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ int request_module(const char *fmt, ...)
>                   return -ENOMEM;
>           }
> 
>   +       printk("XXX call modprobe %s %s[%u]\n", module_name,
> current->comm, task_pid_nr(current));
> 
> It may show which process is looking for /dev/console and causes
> modprobe to run, and maybe we get an idea what's going on. It may at
> least show if it's a /dev/console problem.

Its a modprobe with different pids tries to load char-major-5 and
char-major-5-1 in the infinite loop.

-- 
	Evgeniy Polyakov
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