Bug#358153: There is a race in initramfs-tools

[maximilian attems <maks@sternwelten.at>]

On Wed, 22 Mar 2006, Jose Luis Rey wrote:

> Package: initramfs-tools
> Version: 0.53c
> Followup-For: Bug #358153

can you please stop mailing to unrelated bug reports.
race != race
 
 
> By the time /scripts/local-top/md runs, there are no scsi devices created (at least in
>  my machine with Adaptech cards).
> 
> The problem is related to udev, lasting many seconds to create /dev/sd*.

indeed and fixed with latest initramfs-tools and udev from unstable.

but that's not the race described in the bug report you followed up,
where an wrong kernel module gets loaded and locks the ressources
for the others.

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maks