Bug#179647: xserver-xfree86: SIGALRM spinlock freezes X server

To: Mika Fischer <mf@debian.org>, Chris Taylor <equate@caretaker.intrepid.co.uk>, arne.a.ludwig@philips.com, "Markus H." <markush@medien.akbild.ac.at>, Johannes Zarl <isilmendil@gmx.net>, funky soul <funkysoul@swissonline.ch>
Cc: 179647@bugs.debian.org
Subject: Bug#179647: xserver-xfree86: SIGALRM spinlock freezes X server
From: Brice Goglin <Brice.Goglin@ens-lyon.org>
Date: Sat, 06 Jan 2007 00:32:18 +0100
Message-id: <[🔎] 459EE002.9060205@ens-lyon.org>
Reply-to: 179647@bugs.debian.org, 179647@bugs.debian.org

Hi,

about 4 years ago, you reported (or reproduced) a bug in the Debian BTS
regarding a freeze of the X server, possibly related to nVidia drivers
and a flood of SIGALRM. Did any of you guys reproduce this problem
recently? If not, I will close this bug in the near future.

thanks,
Brice

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