[mythtv-users] Kernel Crash when starting up in au0828-video.c line 895

[jrh]

On Apr 9, 2012, at 7:48 PM, Larry Finger wrote:

> On 04/09/2012 06:01 PM, jrh wrote:
>> 
>> On Apr 8, 2012, at 10:36 PM, Larry Finger wrote:
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>>> On 04/08/2012 04:38 PM, jrh wrote:
>>> 
>>> As you have seen, someone did not like my patch. That frequently happens when you try to touch a new area of the kernel. Thus, we need to find the real bug before any patch is likely to be accepted.
>>> 
>>> To help debug the problem, I have prepared a new version of the patch. This one will still remove the BUG_ON, but it will also dump the stack whenever the code gets or frees AU0828_RESOURCE_VIDEO. I hope this shows where the imbalance occurs.
>>> 
>>> Larry
>>> <au0828_fix.txt>
>> 
>> Larry, et al,
>> 
>> I replied to you via email with the logs from the above patch.
>> 
>> Hopefully it will shed some light.
>> 
>> Regards!
> 
> I am not sure why it happens, but AU0828_RESOURCE_VIDEO is freed 3 times in the segment you posted and never assigned. It will take a while, but I will see if I can prepare a patch to help us.
> 
> I'm glad you were able to compile the revised patch. I hope we have as much success in making the driver work.
> 
> Larry
> 
> 

Sounds like a plan!