Bug#400268: [Pkg-alsa-devel] Bug#400268: Possible race condition on semaphores ?

[Elimar Riesebieter]

On Fri, 24 Nov 2006 the mental interface of
Vincent Fourmond told:

> Package: libasound2
> Version: 1.0.13-1
> Severity: normal
> 
> 
>   Hello !
> 
>   I first would like to apologize, as this is the most vague bug report
> I've ever sent. I hope it will tell something for you. 

You are welcome ;)

[...]
> #15 0x00002aaaab18b20a in alsa_free () from /usr/lib/xmms/Output/libALSA.so
> [...]
> 
>   It looks like one program is taking the 'ownership' of the semaphore and
> not giving it back, or so it seems.

This tells me only, that this is a backtrace from xmms, nothing
more.

>   I tried removing all the programs linked to libasound (in root,
> lsof | grep libasound gives nothing), removing all the sound modules
> from the kernel and putting them back again, but it doesn't improve the
> situation.

Looks quiet normal. I don't have your soundcard handy, though.

Which kernel are you running?
Which driver version, if self rolled ones?
What tells lsmod | grep snd?

Elimar


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