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

From: michael tewner <tewner@email-addr-hidden>
Date: Sun May 15 2005 - 11:45:17 EEST

On Sat, 14 May 2005, Shayne O'Connor wrote:

> 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:
>
> 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]
>
>
> should i send this to the kernel list? will this cause problems on my
> system?

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.

about 2.6.12-rc2:

Elsewhere, Bob Gill reported that NVidia modules no longer worked for him,
and
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."

>
> shayne
>
Received on Sun May 15 12:15:05 2005

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