Re: PROBLEM: Oops in Kernel 2.6.15 usbhid

From: Patrick Read
Date: Wed Jan 11 2006 - 03:19:58 EST


On 1/9/06, Dmitry Torokhov <dtor_core@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Friday 06 January 2006 01:25, Patrick Read wrote:
> > [1.] Oops in Kernel 2.6.15 usbhid
> >
> > [2.] Compiled 2.6.15 downloaded from kernel.org. Configured, made,
> > and installed. During reboot, I get an Oops in the USB HID module.
> > This does not occur with a nearly-identical config on the same
> > computer with kernel 2.6.14.5.
> >
> > [3.] USB, HID, kernel, 2.6.15, module
> >
>
> Could you please try the patch below? Thanks!
>
> --
> Dmitry
>
> Signed-off-by: Dmitry Torokhov <dtor@xxxxxxx>
> ---
>
> drivers/usb/input/pid.c | 2 +-
> 1 files changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> Index: work/drivers/usb/input/pid.c
> ===================================================================
> --- work.orig/drivers/usb/input/pid.c
> +++ work/drivers/usb/input/pid.c
> @@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ static int hid_pid_upload_effect(struct
> int hid_pid_init(struct hid_device *hid)
> {
> struct hid_ff_pid *private;
> - struct hid_input *hidinput = list_entry(&hid->inputs, struct hid_input, list);
> + struct hid_input *hidinput = list_entry(hid->inputs.next, struct hid_input, list);
> struct input_dev *input_dev = hidinput->input;
>
> private = hid->ff_private = kzalloc(sizeof(struct hid_ff_pid), GFP_KERNEL);
>

The above fix works like a charm. 2.6.15 is running on this very
computer that I'm typing on.

Thank you for your good work. Please ensure that this fix gets
incorporated in the mainline kernel.

Patrick
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