Re: regression (bisected): "modprobe parport_pc" hangs in current mainline

[Michal Kubecek]

On Sun, Mar 24, 2019 at 07:38:38PM +0000, Sudip Mukherjee wrote:
> And I was able to reproduce the problem using a vm and Suse Tumblewood with
> next-20190322. Can you please try the attached patch and test on your vm and
> machine and check if it fixes the problem.
> 
> --
> Regards
> Sudip

> diff --git a/drivers/parport/share.c b/drivers/parport/share.c
> index 0171b8dbcdcd..f87948fbfc34 100644
> --- a/drivers/parport/share.c
> +++ b/drivers/parport/share.c
> @@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ static int port_check(struct device *dev, void *dev_drv)
>  int __parport_register_driver(struct parport_driver *drv, struct module *owner,
>  			      const char *mod_name)
>  {
> -	if (list_empty(&portlist))
> +	if (list_empty(&portlist) && strcmp(drv->name, "daisy_drv"))
>  		get_lowlevel_driver();
>  
>  	if (drv->devmodel) {

Yes, with this patch (on top of v5.1-rc2), both physical machine and VM
let the module(s) load cleanly even with the alias line restored.

Tested-by: Michal Kubecek <mkubecek@xxxxxxx>

Thank you,
Michal