From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Tue, 14 Aug 2001 18:23:36 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Tue, 14 Aug 2001 18:23:16 -0400 Received: from itvu-63-210-168-13.intervu.net ([63.210.168.13]:7307 "EHLO pga.intervu.net") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Tue, 14 Aug 2001 18:23:08 -0400 Message-ID: <3B79A68A.221310D@randomlogic.com> Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2001 15:30:34 -0700 From: "Paul G. Allen" X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.76 [en] (X11; U; Linux 2.4.2-2 i686) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 CC: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Are we going too fast? In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit To: unlisted-recipients:; (no To-header on input)@localhost.localdomain Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Alan Cox wrote: > > > - use the uhci USB driver when I'm using a USB printer. If I > > use the usb-uhci driver with my USB printer, the whole system > > locks. This has been reported a few times on LKML, > > linux-usb-users, and linux-usb-developers and nobody helped, > > but a few people wrote back with "me too"s. It was broken in > > the trasnition from 2.4.3 to 2.4.4 and only seems to affect > > SMP systems. I just gave up on USB printing and went back to > > my parallel port. > > usb-uhci seems to not be SMP safe. Ultimately we don't need both uhci > drivers so that hasnt been one that worried me. Probably we should drop > the other uhci driver over time (2.5 maybe) > When I first installed RH 7.1 on my Tyan K7, the system would lock upon boot when the USB module was loaded. I disabled the USB controller in the BIOS and all was fine. After compiling 2.4.7-ac10 and running it for some time reliably, I re-enabled USB and re-compiled making sure the USB modules were included. They now load just fine. Note that I do not (yet) have any USB devices. PGA -- Paul G. Allen UNIX Admin II/Programmer Akamai Technologies, Inc. www.akamai.com Work: (858)909-3630 Cell: (858)395-5043