[linux-audio-dev] Bug in RT Pre-empt Kernel Patch?

Shayne O'Connor forums at machinehasnoagenda.com
Sun May 15 09:51:02 UTC 2005


michael tewner wrote:

>On Sat, 14 May 2005, Shayne O'Connor wrote:
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>>i've just compiled a 2.6.12.RC4 kernel with the rt-preempt patch
>>(configured with PREEMPT_RT) and it all went ok, but after installing
>>the binary Nvidia drivers, i get this bug message:
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>>BUG: modprobe/2085, lock held at task exit time!
>> [de2887e4] {(struct semaphore *)(&os_sema->wait)}
>>.. held by:        modprobe: 2085 [dfceec30, 118]
>>... acquired at:os_alloc_sema+0x40/0x76 [nvidia]
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>>should i send this to the kernel list? will this cause problems on my
>>system?
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>This made it to the kernel list, I think. I seem to remember something
>about the new kernel killing Nvidia binary drivers... 1 sec. I'll look.
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>about 2.6.12-rc2:
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>Elsewhere, Bob Gill reported that NVidia modules no longer worked for him,
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>Dave Jones replied, "Totally unsurprising. They'll need serious brain
>surgery
>to work with the multi-gart support. I'm amazed they even compiled for
>you."
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hmmm ... i don't know. it all seems to work fine for me now.

2.6.12.rc4 with rtlimits and rt_preempt patch and nvidia drivers.

go figure.

shayne



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