Bug#574412: linux-image-2.6.32-3-amd64: unloading and realoding ide-cd-mod breaks system

[Moritz Muehlenhoff <jmm@inutil.org>]

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thanks

On Thu, Mar 18, 2010 at 12:57:25AM +0000, Ben Hutchings wrote:
> On Thu, 2010-03-18 at 01:12 +0100, Michal Suchanek wrote:
> > Package: linux-2.6
> > Version: 2.6.32-9
> > Severity: important
> > 
> > 
> > Doing
> > 
> > # rmmod ide-cd-mod cdrom
> > # modprobe ide-cd
> > 
> > causes kernel null dereference and somewhow breaks the system so that it
> > is no longer usable - it seems that the system is extremely slow and
> > variuos applications eventually stop completely.
> 
> The IDE subsystem is not properly maintained any more and this is not
> very likely to be fixed.  Starting from 2.6.32-10 most PC IDE
> controllers will be handled by libata-based drivers and you should not
> need to use ide-cd.

Michael, this kernel is now in testing and unstable. Please repeat your
test.

Cheers,
        Moritz