Re: Cannot unlock spinlock... Was: Problem in yenta.c, 2nd edition

[Alan Cox]

> 00:09.0 Communication controller: Lucent Microelectronics WinModem 56k (rev 01)
> 	Subsystem: Compaq Computer Corporation 56k V.90 Modem
> 	Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster- SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
> 	Status: Cap+ 66Mhz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
> 	Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 11
> 	Region 0: Memory at 40000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256]
> 	Region 1: I/O ports at 2400 [size=8]
> 	Region 2: I/O ports at 2000 [size=256]
> 	Capabilities: [f8] Power Management version 2
> 		Flags: PMEClk- DSI+ D1- D2+ AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0-,D1-,D2+,D3hot+,D3cold+)
> 		Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-

Can you disable the winmodem in the BIOS at all. I've seen similar reports
of audio hangs where the IRQ was shared by a lucent winmodem - no idea
why since it ought to be passive and minding its own business.