linux-kernel - Re: hid-related 5.2-rc1 boot hang

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Date:   Tue, 28 May 2019 19:14:43 +0200 (CEST)
From:   Jiri Kosina <jikos@...nel.org>
To:     Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...el.com>
cc:     Hans de Goede <hdegoede@...hat.com>,
        Benjamin Tissoires <benjamin.tissoires@...hat.com>,
        "open list:HID CORE LAYER" <linux-input@...r.kernel.org>,
        LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: hid-related 5.2-rc1 boot hang

On Tue, 28 May 2019, Dave Hansen wrote:

> I have a system that works fine on 5.1.  When updating to 5.2-rc1, it
> hangs at boot waiting on an instance of systemd-udevd.  The kernel
> backtrace (https://photos.app.goo.gl/EV8rf7FofWouvdeE8) looks like it's
> doing an finit_module() that dives into the hid code and is waiting on a
> request_module().

Dave,

thanks for the report.

Just to confirm -- I guess reverting 4ceabaf79 and a025a18fe would work 
this around, right?

-- 
Jiri Kosina
SUSE Labs