Bug 147794 - crash when using xf86-input-evdev driver
Bug#: 147794 Product:  Gentoo Linux Version: 2006.0 Platform: All
OS/Version: Linux Status: RESOLVED Severity: critical Priority: P2
Resolution: FIXED Assigned To: x11@gentoo.org Reported By: plaes@plaes.org
Component: Unspecified
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Summary: crash when using xf86-input-evdev driver
Keywords:  
Status Whiteboard: 
Opened: 2006-09-16 04:12 0000
Description:   Opened: 2006-09-16 04:12 0000
(II) evdev brain: Rescanning devices (1).
(**) Option "AlwaysCore"
(**) Logitech Wireless Mouse/Remote-usb-0000:00:1d.2-1/input0: always reports
core events
(**) Option "AlwaysCore"
(**) Logitech Wireless Mouse/Remote-usb-0000:00:1d.2-1/input1: always reports
core events
(II) Logitech Wireless Mouse/Remote-usb-0000:00:1d.2-1/input1: Found 1 absolute
axes.
(II) Logitech Wireless Mouse/Remote-usb-0000:00:1d.2-1/input1: Configuring as
pointer.
(**) Logitech Wireless Mouse/Remote-usb-0000:00:1d.2-1/input1: Configuring in
Absolute mode.
(**) Logitech Wireless Mouse/Remote-usb-0000:00:1d.2-1/input1: AbsoluteScreen:
-1.

Backtrace:
0: /usr/bin/X(xf86SigHandler+0x96) [0x80b90bc]
1: [0xffffe420]
2: /usr/lib/xorg/modules/input/evdev_drv.so [0xb7bf348e]
3: /usr/lib/xorg/modules/input/evdev_drv.so [0xb7bf417c]
4: /usr/lib/xorg/modules/input/evdev_drv.so(evdevNewDriver+0x42) [0xb7bf42c4]
5: /usr/lib/xorg/modules/input/evdev_drv.so [0xb7bf32c1]
6: /usr/bin/X(InitInput+0xa2) [0x8094cdc]
7: /usr/bin/X(main+0x39f) [0x806e514]
8: /lib/libc.so.6(__libc_start_main+0xd8) [0xb7d33878]
9: /usr/bin/X(FontFileCompleteXLFD+0xa9) [0x806da71]

Fatal server error:
Caught signal 11.  Server aborting

------- Comment #1 From Priit Laes (IRC: plaes) 2006-09-16 04:13:51 0000 -------
Created an attachment (id=97142) [details]
xorg-input-evedev-fix.patch

Found this from the xf86-input-evdev git tree.

------- Comment #2 From Priit Laes (IRC: plaes) 2006-09-16 04:15:41 0000 -------
Forgot to mention that the patch below fixes the crash ;)

------- Comment #3 From Joshua Baergen (RETIRED) 2006-09-16 09:16:40 0000 -------
Thanks for the patch.  Added in -r2.