Linux-Hams archive - December 1997: Re: sccinit hangs on detection second chip with latest kernels

Re: sccinit hangs on detection second chip with latest kernels

Joerg Reuter (katb@tallink.fi)
Thu, 11 Dec 1997 22:43:09 +0100

> > Thank you, I've found the problem. You can cure the _symptoms_ with the
> > following patch for scc.c, but the real problem seems to be
> > register_netdev() that calls rtnl_lock() which sleeps forever, hence the
> > hanging sccinit. ARGH!!
>
> register_netdev has to call rtnl_lock() of course

I thought so, I was just trying to describe what's happening.

> > (Alan, someone forgot an rtnl_unlock() somewhere!)
>
> Probably. Report it to fnvkha.bnubdsjqie@chello062179050121.chello.pl however - Im not the man
> to tell any more

Thanks, I'll report it. BTW, is that a mailing list?

vy 73,
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