Hi, thanks for getting back to me.
Mohan Kumar M <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: [...] > I checked plugging usb stick in a Ubuntu Hardy Heron distro with > kernel versions pre 2.6.25 and 2.6.25.x, in both cases pmount worked. > > Please correct me if I am doing some thing wrong. Yes, I've only just realised that the problem doesn't necessarily occur even on 2.6.25.y. The crucial difference is this: --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8--- --- config-safe 2008-05-23 18:42:48.000000000 +0200 +++ .config 2008-05-23 18:43:46.000000000 +0200 @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ # # Automatically generated make config: don't edit -# Linux kernel version: 2.6.25.4-test1 -# Fri May 23 18:12:59 2008 +# Linux kernel version: 2.6.25.4 +# Fri May 23 18:43:46 2008 # # CONFIG_64BIT is not set CONFIG_X86_32=y @@ -78,8 +78,7 @@ CONFIG_CGROUP_SCHED=y CONFIG_CGROUP_CPUACCT=y # CONFIG_RESOURCE_COUNTERS is not set -CONFIG_SYSFS_DEPRECATED=y -CONFIG_SYSFS_DEPRECATED_V2=y +# CONFIG_SYSFS_DEPRECATED_V2 is not set # CONFIG_RELAY is not set CONFIG_NAMESPACES=y # CONFIG_UTS_NS is not set --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8--- The standard kernel shipped in Debian sid is configured with CONFIG_SYSFS_DEPRECATED=y CONFIG_SYSFS_DEPRECATED_V2=y which is why the problem is hidden. If you happen to be running a kernel where the deprecated sysfs files are disabled, you'll get the problem I described. Please note that the issue is definitely caused by a bug in libsysfs which just not happened to show up before. Regards, Elias -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
