Re: 2.6.15-rc6: known regressions in the kernel Bugzilla

[Adrian Bunk <bunk@stusta.de>]

On Thu, Dec 22, 2005 at 01:04:23PM +0100, Takashi Iwai wrote:
> At Wed, 21 Dec 2005 23:15:57 -0800,
> Greg KH wrote:
> > 
> > On Thu, Dec 22, 2005 at 02:13:20AM +0100, Adrian Bunk wrote:
> > > The following bug in the kernel Bugzilla contains a regressions in 
> > > 2.6.15-rc without a patch:
> > > - #5760 No sound with snd_intel8x0 & ALi M5455 chipset
> > >         (kobject_register failed)
> > 
> > We put code in the kobjet to report when callers fail, due to problems
> > in them, and the kobject code is blamed...
> > 
> > Looks like a sound driver issue, nothing has changed in the kobject
> > code.
> 
> But there is no relevant change in sound stuff between 2.6.15-rc4 and
> rc6 (except for minor fix of OSS drivers).  If it really worked with
> 2.6.15-rc4, something else got broken.

I don't know whether this is related to the problem, but the code giving 
the "AC'97 1 does not respond - RESET" warning that is present in both 
the working and the non-working cases for the submitter looks a bit 
fragile.

> Takashi

cu
Adrian

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