From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Andrew Morton Subject: Re: [Bugme-new] [Bug 13509] New: VT switch causes system to lockup Date: Thu, 11 Jun 2009 16:04:24 -0700 Message-ID: <20090611160424.fd597dce.akpm@linux-foundation.org> References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Received: from sfi-mx-3.v28.ch3.sourceforge.com ([172.29.28.123] helo=mx.sourceforge.net) by 335xhf1.ch3.sourceforge.com with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1MEtKZ-0006qi-Eg for linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net; Thu, 11 Jun 2009 23:05:11 +0000 Received: from smtp1.linux-foundation.org ([140.211.169.13]) by 3b2kzd1.ch3.sourceforge.com with esmtps (TLSv1:AES256-SHA:256) (Exim 4.69) id 1MEtKR-0004U6-UQ for linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net; Thu, 11 Jun 2009 23:05:06 +0000 In-Reply-To: List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: linux-fbdev-devel-bounces@lists.sourceforge.net To: linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net Cc: bugzilla-daemon@bugzilla.kernel.org, liquid.acid@gmx.net, Michal Januszewski , bugme-daemon@bugzilla.kernel.org, jb.faq@gmx.de (switched to email. Please respond via emailed reply-to-all, not via the bugzilla web interface). On Thu, 11 Jun 2009 18:42:30 GMT bugzilla-daemon@bugzilla.kernel.org wrote: > http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=13509 > > Summary: VT switch causes system to lockup > Product: Drivers > Version: 2.5 > Kernel Version: 2.6.30-gentoo-r1 > Platform: All > OS/Version: Linux > Tree: Mainline > Status: NEW > Severity: high > Priority: P1 > Component: Console/Framebuffers > AssignedTo: jsimmons@infradead.org > ReportedBy: liquid.acid@gmx.net > Regression: Yes > > > Hi there, > > I just updated my amd64 system from a 2.6.27 kernel to a fresh 2.6.30-gentoo-r1 > one. The system boots fine, but as soon as I switch to another VT the whole > system lockups. > > The screen just freezes, still showing the old content of VT1. ACPI buttons > don't work, and ctrl-alt-del doesn't cause a restart. I haven't tried remote > ssh login yet, nor magic SysRq (going to do this next). > > To emphasize this: Just doing work on the first console is perfectly fine - the > system is rockstable this way. So it's not some instability that is triggered > by the VT switch. > > Anyway, I'm using uvesafb here (gfx card is a integrated Radeon HD 3200). > More informations to follow. hm, 2.6.27->2.6.30 is a large hop. Perhaps you were using vesafb in 2.6.27 and you're now using uvesafb? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Crystal Reports - New Free Runtime and 30 Day Trial Check out the new simplified licensing option that enables unlimited royalty-free distribution of the report engine for externally facing server and web deployment. http://p.sf.net/sfu/businessobjects