Bug#524940: marked as done (module-init-tools: modprobe starts fork-bombing on executing oss-compat postinst)

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 17:34:59 -0700 

Your message dated Sat, 17 Oct 2009 00:17:09 +0000
with message-id <e1mywyr-0003tx...@ries.debian.org>
and subject line Bug#524940: fixed in module-init-tools 3.11-1
has caused the Debian Bug report #524940,
regarding module-init-tools: modprobe starts fork-bombing on executing 
oss-compat postinst
to be marked as done.

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--- Begin Message --- 
Package: module-init-tools
Version: 3.7-pre9-1
Severity: important

I recently did an "aptitude upgrade". I found that when the postinst of the 
oss-compat package was run during configuration of packages, I got a
screenful of warnings, and found a long list of modprobe and "sh modprobe"
processes running when inspecting the output of ps.  At first I was just
running "killall modprobe" to try to stop the madness, but found that
something just kept spawning more modprobe processes.  Eventually I found
that "killall sh modprobe" will do the trick, if I'm fast about it.
However, most of the times that I've tried tracking down or working around
this problem, my system locks so hard that I have to kill X with
Ctrl-Alt-Backspace, or even resort to the magic SysRq key, to get some
response out of my system again. 

I suspect this will be unreproducible since it hasn't been reported yet that
I can see, but it's a bad enough bug to bear mentioning at least.  I'm
likely going to try various combinations of package holds and downgrades
until my system starts behaving again.  What follows is a copy of the
warnings I got from running "dpkg-reconfigure oss-compat".

WARNING: Deprecated config file /etc/modprobe.conf, all config files belong
into /etc/modprobe.d/.
WARNING: All config files need .conf: /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base, it will be
ignored in a future release.
WARNING: All config files need .conf: /etc/modprobe.d/isapnp, it will be
ignored in a future release.
WARNING: All config files need .conf: /etc/modprobe.d/devfsd, it will be
ignored in a future release.
WARNING: All config files need .conf: /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist, it will be
ignored in a future release.
WARNING: All config files need .conf: /etc/modprobe.d/display_class, it will
be ignored in a future release.
WARNING: All config files need .conf: /etc/modprobe.d/pnp-hotplug, it will
be ignored in a future release.
WARNING: All config files need .conf: /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base-blacklist,
it will be ignored in a future release.
WARNING: Deprecated config file /etc/modprobe.conf, all config files belong
into /etc/modprobe.d/.
WARNING: All config files need .conf: /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base, it will be
ignored in a future release.
WARNING: All config files need .conf: /etc/modprobe.d/isapnp, it will be
ignored in a future release.
WARNING: All config files need .conf: /etc/modprobe.d/devfsd, it will be
ignored in a future release.
WARNING: All config files need .conf: /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist, it will be
ignored in a future release.
WARNING: All config files need .conf: /etc/modprobe.d/display_class, it will
be ignored in a future release.
WARNING: All config files need .conf: /etc/modprobe.d/pnp-hotplug, it will
be ignored in a future release.
WARNING: All config files need .conf: /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base-blacklist,
it will be ignored in a future release.
WARNING: Deprecated config file /etc/modprobe.conf, all config files belong
into /etc/modprobe.d/.
WARNING: All config files need .conf: /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base, it will be
ignored in a future release.
WARNING: All config files need .conf: /etc/modprobe.d/isapnp, it will be
ignored in a future release.
WARNING: All config files need .conf: /etc/modprobe.d/devfsd, it will be
ignored in a future release.
WARNING: All config files need .conf: /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist, it will be
ignored in a future release.
WARNING: All config files need .conf: /etc/modprobe.d/display_class, it will
be ignored in a future release.
WARNING: All config files need .conf: /etc/modprobe.d/pnp-hotplug, it will
be ignored in a future release.
WARNING: All config files need .conf: /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base-blacklist,
it will be ignored in a future release.
WARNING: Deprecated config file /etc/modprobe.conf, all config files belong
into /etc/modprobe.d/.
WARNING: All config files need .conf: /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base, it will be
ignored in a future release.
WARNING: All config files need .conf: /etc/modprobe.d/isapnp, it will be
ignored in a future release.
WARNING: All config files need .conf: /etc/modprobe.d/devfsd, it will be
ignored in a future release.
WARNING: All config files need .conf: /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist, it will be
ignored in a future release.
WARNING: All config files need .conf: /etc/modprobe.d/display_class, it will
be ignored in a future release.
WARNING: All config files need .conf: /etc/modprobe.d/pnp-hotplug, it will
be ignored in a future release.
WARNING: All config files need .conf: /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base-blacklist,
it will be ignored in a future release.
/var/lib/dpkg/info/oss-compat.postinst: line 6: 24207 Terminated
modprobe snd-seq-oss
WARNING: Deprecated config file /etc/modprobe.conf, all config files belong
into /etc/modprobe.d/.
WARNING: All config files need .conf: /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base, it will be
ignored in a future release.
WARNING: All config files need .conf: /etc/modprobe.d/isapnp, it will be
ignored in a future release.
WARNING: All config files need .conf: /etc/modprobe.d/devfsd, it will be
ignored in a future release.
WARNING: All config files need .conf: /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist, it will be
ignored in a future release.
WARNING: All config files need .conf: /etc/modprobe.d/display_class, it will
be ignored in a future release.
WARNING: All config files need .conf: /etc/modprobe.d/pnp-hotplug, it will
be ignored in a future release.
WARNING: All config files need .conf: /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base-blacklist,
it will be ignored in a future release.
WARNING: Deprecated config file /etc/modprobe.conf, all config files belong
into /etc/modprobe.d/.
WARNING: All config files need .conf: /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base, it will be
ignored in a future release.
WARNING: All config files need .conf: /etc/modprobe.d/isapnp, it will be
ignored in a future release.
WARNING: All config files need .conf: /etc/modprobe.d/devfsd, it will be
ignored in a future release.
WARNING: All config files need .conf: /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist, it will be
ignored in a future release.
WARNING: All config files need .conf: /etc/modprobe.d/display_class, it will
be ignored in a future release.
WARNING: All config files need .conf: /etc/modprobe.d/pnp-hotplug, it will
be ignored in a future release.
WARNING: All config files need .conf: /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base-blacklist,
it will be ignored in a future release.
WARNING: Deprecated config file /etc/modprobe.conf, all config files belong
into /etc/modprobe.d/.
WARNING: All config files need .conf: /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base, it will be
ignored in a future release.
WARNING: All config files need .conf: /etc/modprobe.d/isapnp, it will be
ignored in a future release.
WARNING: All config files need .conf: /etc/modprobe.d/devfsd, it will be
ignored in a future release.
WARNING: All config files need .conf: /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist, it will be
ignored in a future release.
WARNING: All config files need .conf: /etc/modprobe.d/display_class, it will
be ignored in a future release.
WARNING: All config files need .conf: /etc/modprobe.d/pnp-hotplug, it will
be ignored in a future release.
WARNING: All config files need .conf: /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base-blacklist,
it will be ignored in a future release.
WARNING: Deprecated config file /etc/modprobe.conf, all config files belong
into /etc/modprobe.d/.
WARNING: All config files need .conf: /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base, it will be
ignored in a future release.
WARNING: All config files need .conf: /etc/modprobe.d/isapnp, it will be
ignored in a future release.
WARNING: All config files need .conf: /etc/modprobe.d/devfsd, it will be
ignored in a future release.
WARNING: All config files need .conf: /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist, it will be
ignored in a future release.
WARNING: All config files need .conf: /etc/modprobe.d/display_class, it will
be ignored in a future release.
WARNING: All config files need .conf: /etc/modprobe.d/pnp-hotplug, it will
be ignored in a future release.
WARNING: All config files need .conf: /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base-blacklist,
it will be ignored in a future release.
WARNING: Deprecated config file /etc/modprobe.conf, all config files belong
into /etc/modprobe.d/.
WARNING: All config files need .conf: /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base, it will be
ignored in a future release.
WARNING: All config files need .conf: /etc/modprobe.d/isapnp, it will be
ignored in a future release.
WARNING: All config files need .conf: /etc/modprobe.d/devfsd, it will be
ignored in a future release.
WARNING: All config files need .conf: /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist, it will be
ignored in a future release.
WARNING: All config files need .conf: /etc/modprobe.d/display_class, it will
be ignored in a future release.
WARNING: All config files need .conf: /etc/modprobe.d/pnp-hotplug, it will
be ignored in a future release.
WARNING: All config files need .conf: /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base-blacklist,
it will be ignored in a future release.
WARNING: Deprecated config file /etc/modprobe.conf, all config files belong
into /etc/modprobe.d/.
WARNING: All config files need .conf: /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base, it will be
ignored in a future release.
WARNING: All config files need .conf: /etc/modprobe.d/isapnp, it will be
ignored in a future release.
WARNING: All config files need .conf: /etc/modprobe.d/devfsd, it will be
ignored in a future release.
WARNING: All config files need .conf: /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist, it will be
ignored in a future release.
WARNING: All config files need .conf: /etc/modprobe.d/display_class, it will
be ignored in a future release.
WARNING: All config files need .conf: /etc/modprobe.d/pnp-hotplug, it will
be ignored in a future release.
WARNING: All config files need .conf: /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base-blacklist,
it will be ignored in a future release.


-- System Information:
Debian Release: squeeze/sid
  APT prefers testing
  APT policy: (500, 'testing')
Architecture: i386 (i686)

Kernel: Linux 2.6.18 (PREEMPT)
Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C (charmap=ANSI_X3.4-1968)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash

Versions of packages module-init-tools depends on:
hi  libc6                         2.9-4      GNU C Library: Shared libraries
ii  lsb-base                      3.2-22     Linux Standard Base 3.2 init scrip

module-init-tools recommends no packages.

module-init-tools suggests no packages.

-- no debconf information

--- End Message ---
--- Begin Message --- 
Source: module-init-tools
Source-Version: 3.11-1

We believe that the bug you reported is fixed in the latest version of
module-init-tools, which is due to be installed in the Debian FTP archive:

module-init-tools-udeb_3.11-1_i386.udeb
  to pool/main/m/module-init-tools/module-init-tools-udeb_3.11-1_i386.udeb
module-init-tools_3.11-1.diff.gz
  to pool/main/m/module-init-tools/module-init-tools_3.11-1.diff.gz
module-init-tools_3.11-1.dsc
  to pool/main/m/module-init-tools/module-init-tools_3.11-1.dsc
module-init-tools_3.11-1_i386.deb
  to pool/main/m/module-init-tools/module-init-tools_3.11-1_i386.deb
module-init-tools_3.11.orig.tar.gz
  to pool/main/m/module-init-tools/module-init-tools_3.11.orig.tar.gz



A summary of the changes between this version and the previous one is
attached.

Thank you for reporting the bug, which will now be closed.  If you
have further comments please address them to 524...@bugs.debian.org,
and the maintainer will reopen the bug report if appropriate.

Debian distribution maintenance software
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Marco d'Itri <m...@linux.it> (supplier of updated module-init-tools package)

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Date: Sat, 17 Oct 2009 00:39:38 +0200
Source: module-init-tools
Binary: module-init-tools module-init-tools-udeb
Architecture: source i386
Version: 3.11-1
Distribution: unstable
Urgency: low
Maintainer: Marco d'Itri <m...@linux.it>
Changed-By: Marco d'Itri <m...@linux.it>
Description: 
 module-init-tools - tools for managing Linux kernel modules
 module-init-tools-udeb - tools for managing Linux kernel modules (udeb)
Closes: 524940 547754
Changes: 
 module-init-tools (3.11-1) unstable; urgency=low
 .
   * New upstream release.
     + Fixes a fork bombing issue with kernels <= 2.6.19. (Closes: #524940)
   * Removed a bashism from the init script. (Closes: #547754)
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