Comment 5 for bug 6802

Message-ID: <email address hidden>
Date: Tue, 18 May 2004 23:00:18 +1000
From: Herbert Xu <email address hidden>
To: Anders Bostr?m <email address hidden>, <email address hidden>
Cc: <email address hidden>
Subject: Re: Bug#249600: kernel-image-2.6.5-1-686: watchdog reboots the
 computer

reassign 249600 hotplug
quit

On Tue, May 18, 2004 at 02:41:07PM +0200, Anders Bostr?m wrote:
> Package: kernel-image-2.6.5-1-686
> Severity: grave
>
> After an upgrade to 2.6.5 from 2.4.26 is the computer unusable due to
> cyclic reboot. This is caused by loading the i810-tco watchdog-module
> without having any daemon pinging the watchdog.
>
> This looks similar to bug #247853, but the package discover is not
> installed.
>
> The full sequence performed to trigger this bug is:
>
> 1. Install the computer using a sarge beta 4 CD, selecting 2.4
> install.
>
> 2. Upgrade the kernel to 2.4.26.
>
> 3. Reboot.
>
> 4. Upgrade the kernel to 2.6.5.
>
> 5. Reboot.
>
> Step 2 and 3 have probably nothing to do with the problem.
>
> Chipset: Intel 7205
>
> The watchdog modules shall *only* be loaded if a watchdog daemon is
> installed!

This is not a kernel issue as the kernel itself does not load the
watchdog module.

The reason you're seeing it loaded is because of hotplug.

This module should be blacklisted by default in hotplug.
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