[found-not fixed] Re: 2.4.5+ hangs on boot

[David Ford]

Ok, the problem is this.  I have TEQL packet scheduling in my config, 
the kernel runs through this sequence on boot:

net_dev_init()
    pktsched_init()
        teql_init()    [starts a lock with rtnl_lock()]
            register_netdevice()
                net_dev_init()
                    pktsched_init()
                        teql_init() [hangs here...]

Here is the problem.  We enter teql_init() again with a rtnl_lock() 
already being held.  Do any of the authors of these functions want to 
jump in here?

David

David Ford wrote:

> [...]
> I2O LAN OSM (C) 1999 University of Helsinki.
> early initialization of device teql0 is deferred
> loop: loaded (max 8 devices)
> Linux Tulip driver version 0.9.15-pre3 (June 1, 2001)
> PCI: Found IRQ 5 for device 00:10.0
>
> Any comments or suggestions?  2.4.5-ac19 is the last kernel I have 
> that works.