gpm -k (was: 2.0.34pre16 bug?)

Meelis Roos (mroos@tartu.cyber.ee)
Mon, 25 May 1998 19:40:02 +0300


CB> Everytime I use ctl-alt-del to reboot by linux box, It will free when
CB> shutting down gpm mouse module. It's a generic serial mouse, and it's
CB> worked before.

Maybe related: when doing shutdown -r now _from_ X, shutdown stalls.
At a closer look it appears that gpm -k is stalling.
When I switch to text console, it proceeds.

gpm -k is stalling in connect() to gpmctl socket (unix domain socket).
ps lwwa shows that it's in function end (what's that?).

Kernel 2.1.103, PS/2 mouse compiled as module and autoloaded on boot.
Never unloaded since I don't have rmmod -a in crontab yet.
RH 5, gpm-1.12-4, XFree86-3.3.1-14.

AFAIR it worked in 2.0.32, but not 100% sure.
A kernel problem or (probably) a gpm problem?

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Meelis Roos (mroos@tartu.cyber.ee)

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