Re: 2.5.2-dj2 hangs loading real time clock driver

[Duncan Sands]

On Sunday 20 January 2002 10:24 pm, Duncan Sands wrote:
> On Friday 18 January 2002 6:17 pm, Dave Jones wrote:
> > On Fri, Jan 18, 2002 at 11:38:00AM +0100, Duncan Sands wrote:
> >  > I decided to give 2.5.2-dj2 a whirl.  It hangs at the following point:
> >  > Setting the System Clock using the Hardware Clock as reference
> >  > Real Time Clock Driver v1.10e
> >  > (hangs)
> >
> >  Ok, I got a repeatable similar case here, which seemed to have
> >  been scheduler related. Solved by updating the scheduler to Ingo's
> >  latest and greatest.  Give -dj3 a whirl when it comes out in a few
> >  hours.
>
> I gave it a try but it didn't help.  Since I have the same problem with
> vanilla 2.5.2, it's not a problem with your patches.  I will dig deeper
> now...

It was a devfs bug.  Richard Gooch's latest patch fixed it.  Thanks
Richard!

Duncan.