Re: PROBLEM: Oops in Kernel 2.6.15 usbhid

From: Dmitry Torokhov
Date: Wed Jan 11 2006 - 09:30:07 EST


On 1/11/06, Patrick Read <pread99999@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On 1/9/06, Dmitry Torokhov <dtor_core@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > On Friday 06 January 2006 01:25, Patrick Read wrote:
> > > [1.] Oops in Kernel 2.6.15 usbhid
> > >
> > > [2.] Compiled 2.6.15 downloaded from kernel.org. Configured, made,
> > > and installed. During reboot, I get an Oops in the USB HID module.
> > > This does not occur with a nearly-identical config on the same
> > > computer with kernel 2.6.14.5.
> > >
> > > [3.] USB, HID, kernel, 2.6.15, module
> > >
> >
> > Could you please try the patch below? Thanks!
> >
> > --
> > Dmitry
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Dmitry Torokhov <dtor@xxxxxxx>
> > ---
> >
> > drivers/usb/input/pid.c | 2 +-
> > 1 files changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> >
> > Index: work/drivers/usb/input/pid.c
> > ===================================================================
> > --- work.orig/drivers/usb/input/pid.c
> > +++ work/drivers/usb/input/pid.c
> > @@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ static int hid_pid_upload_effect(struct
> > int hid_pid_init(struct hid_device *hid)
> > {
> > struct hid_ff_pid *private;
> > - struct hid_input *hidinput = list_entry(&hid->inputs, struct hid_input, list);
> > + struct hid_input *hidinput = list_entry(hid->inputs.next, struct hid_input, list);
> > struct input_dev *input_dev = hidinput->input;
> >
> > private = hid->ff_private = kzalloc(sizeof(struct hid_ff_pid), GFP_KERNEL);
> >
>
> The above fix works like a charm. 2.6.15 is running on this very
> computer that I'm typing on.
>
> Thank you for your good work. Please ensure that this fix gets
> incorporated in the mainline kernel.
>

Thank you for testing it, I will forward it to Linus.

--
Dmitry
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