linux-kernel - Re: [Bug #14626] oops on boot starting udev

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Message-ID: <20091117020451.GA27967@core.coreip.homeip.net>
Date:	Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:04:52 -0800
From:	Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>
To:	Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>
Cc:	"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...k.pl>, linux-input@...r.kernel.org,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Kernel Testers List <kernel-testers@...r.kernel.org>,
	Soeren Sonnenburg <sonne@...ian.org>
Subject: Re: [Bug #14626] oops on boot starting udev

On Mon, Nov 16, 2009 at 05:14:55PM -0800, Greg KH wrote:
> On Mon, Nov 16, 2009 at 11:37:48PM +0100, Rafael J. Wysocki wrote:
> > This message has been generated automatically as a part of a report
> > of recent regressions.
> > 
> > The following bug entry is on the current list of known regressions
> > from 2.6.31.  Please verify if it still should be listed and let me know
> > (either way).
> > 
> > 
> > Bug-Entry	: http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=14626
> > Subject		: oops on boot starting udev
> > Submitter	: Soeren Sonnenburg <sonne@...ian.org>
> > Date		: 2009-11-14 10:16 (3 days old)
> > References	: http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=125819380206800&w=4
> 
> This looks like an input core problem, as the evdev module was just
> loaded and died.
> 
> Any input developers have any ideas?
> 


Hmm, evdev does:

	dev_set_name(&evdev->dev, "event%d", minor);

Not sure how it can go wrong...

-- 
Dmitry
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