Re: Still Deadlock problem with pbbuttonsd 0.6.10?

[Johannes Berg <johannes@sipsolutions.net>]

Matthias Grimm wrote:

> Pbbuttonsd 0.6.10 has a problem if you have 8 input devices attached 
> and disconnect the last one. In best case pbbuttonsd will exit with
> an error code. Other possibilities are busy loop or segmentation fault.
>
> You wouldn't have any problem if you didn't use USB input devices or
> if you had less than 8 input devices attached (including built in ones).
>
> A fixed version will be released soon. For the impatient out there
> you are invited to use the code in CVS.
Ohh! I just debugged and found the same issue :)
Note that on the newest PowerBook, there are 8 devices (if you have the 
trackpad driver) of which one will be automatically disconnected. I 
think the problem is some USB stuff and the kernel bounces the device 
off the bus. Not exactly sure.

johannes