Segfault in hald startup (hald/linux/devices.c)
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
hal (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
|
High
|
Martin Pitt | ||
Jaunty |
Won't Fix
|
High
|
Martin Pitt |
Bug Description
Binary package hint: hal
Hald segfaults when trying to start up on my platform (a Freescale i.MX51 based Babbage platform). I rebuilt with debug enabled, and tracked the problem to deferencing a garbage pointer in hald/linux/
The patch at least allows hald to start up stably enough so that e.g., Xorg will run.
Details
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Source package is hal (0.5.12~
Architecture is armel
+ lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu jaunty (development branch)
Release: 9.04
+ apt-cache policy hal
hal:
Installed: 0.5.12~
Candidate: 0.5.12~
Version table:
*** 0.5.12~
500 http://
500 http://
100 /var/lib/
Here's what happens when hald tries to start:
+ dpkg --pending --configure
Setting up hal (0.5.12~
* Reloading system message bus config...
...done.
* Starting Hardware abstraction layer hald
invoke-rc.d: initscript hal, action "start" failed.
dpkg: error processing hal (--configure):
subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
hal
Changed in hal: | |
milestone: | none → ubuntu-9.04-beta |
importance: | Undecided → High |
Changed in hal (Ubuntu Jaunty): | |
assignee: | nobody → pitti |
status: | New → In Progress |
Doesn't block current arm builds any more; patch might still make sense, though.
Taking off the release radar.