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From: Jaroslav Kysela <perex@jcu.cz>
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Subject: Re: system crash
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On Sun, 9 Aug 1998, David Fries wrote:

> I have only tried this once, but I cated a midi file to
> /proc/sound/dev/midi00, I expected an error or something, but it just sat
> there in X so I hit Control-C, nothing, moved the mouse nothing, watched my
> hub and the computer wasn't responding there either.  Concidering I was a
> normal user, this is a very bad thing.

Oops. You reached deadlock which occurs only with 2.1.X SMP kernels (spin
lock bug). Fixed (fix will be included in 0.2.0pre5 release of driver).

						Jaroslav

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Jaroslav Kysela <perex@jcu.cz>
Academic Computer Centre, University of South Bohemia
Branisovska 31, C. Budejovice, CZ-370 05 Czech Republic


