Bug#656237: gspca-based webcam ( 0ac8:305b , gspca_zc3xx driver) kills usb in kernels 3+

[Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com>]

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Hi,

Jonathan Nieder wrote:
> Kertesz Laszlo wrote:

>> The program that accessed the webcam could not be stopped with its own menu
>> options and eventually froze  (kill -9 made it a zombie).
>> Additionally the camera does not unregister (the /dev/video0 device is
>> there) if plugged out and all usb hotplugging ceases to work

Thanks again for finding and reporting it.

> Reproducible?
>
> Please attach full "dmesg" output from booting.

Ping.  Are you interested in pursuing a fix for this?  (If not, that's
fine, but please do let us know so we can tell whether to keep
tracking it.)

> Does the attached patch help?

Curious,
Jonathan