Re: [Spca50x-devs] [BUG] kernel stall in spca50x driver - fixed

[thomas schorpp <t.schorpp@xxxxxx>]

thomas schorpp wrote:
> thomas schorpp wrote:
> 
>>thomas schorpp wrote:
>>
>>
>>>thomas schorpp wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>hello,
>>>>
>>>>touching ekiga gui video sliders triggers spurious stalls of 2.6 kernels.
>>>>
>>>>any clue? it occours more often on touching the contrast slider.
>>>>color and hue seems not to be affected.
>>>>usb seems not affected - no stall until touching sliders.
>>>>
>>>>this will be hard to debug since there will be no kernel oops and 
>>>>no logs on serial cable console too.
>>>>the kernel seems to lock up in a endless loop somewhere.
>>>>
>>>>2.6.15.0 K7 kernel.org
>>>>aiptek dv3500 webcam mode
>>>>ekiga cvs + libs cvs
>>>>
>>>>y
>>>>tom
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>any grabber triggers.
>>>
>>>the stall seems to occur if light gets too dark (black picture).
>>>
>>
>>no also occurs on picture change.
>>
>>
>>
>>>here are debug logs until deadlock (serial console gets no oops, even only once so far flashing keyboard lights):
>>>
>>>
> 
> 
> news:
> 
> its not the spca driver.
> 
> i connected to another usb plug and all is fine again.
> 
> seems like a bug in the 2.6.15 kernel usb drivers:
> 

it was a bug in kernel 2.6.15.x. 

fixed in 2.6.15.5.

all fine again.


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