On Fri, Nov 07, 2008 at 09:33:09PM +0100, Moritz Muehlenhoff wrote: > On Fri, Jun 15, 2007 at 02:09:02PM +0200, Florian Lohoff wrote: > > > > Package: linux-image-2.6.18-4-486 > > Version: 2.6.18.dfsg.1-1 > > > > Hi, > > i am using the cyclades multiserial driver. There seems to be a bug in > > the error path on loading the driver. The cyclades Hardware consists of > > the PCI card and an external serial box. If the serial box is not > > connected the driver recognizes this and bails out. Unloading > > and reloading the module fails in this case with the below error > > message: > > Is this issue still reproducible with current kernels? If so, could > you report this upstream at bugzilla.kernel.org?
I have no machine with newer kernels - need to check - i have just
checkd the git log on cyclades.c and it seems this commit may have fixed
it by rewriting large parts of the module/device init code:
commit 3137553d3f78f12a077459ee59e4b17f8db9f0cf
Author: Jiri Slaby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Tue May 8 00:37:04 2007 -0700
Char: cyclades, probe cleanup
- add fail paths
- merge 3 similar initializations into one (Z, Ze, Y)
[EMAIL PROTECTED]: build fix]
Signed-off-by: Jiri Slaby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
I'll try to reproduce the bug on Monday ...
Flo
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