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Bug 166340 - modules-update called by ndiswrapper ebuild cause unlimited forking of "modules-update.conf" process
Summary: modules-update called by ndiswrapper ebuild cause unlimited forking of "modul...
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 149426
Alias: None
Product: Gentoo Linux
Classification: Unclassified
Component: New packages (show other bugs)
Hardware: x86 Linux
: High major
Assignee: Gentoo Linux bug wranglers
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Reported: 2007-02-11 13:32 UTC by Tomasz Bukowski
Modified: 2007-02-11 13:37 UTC (History)
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Description Tomasz Bukowski 2007-02-11 13:32:02 UTC
I chroot to my new system ( proc, dev mounted ). 
Then I run emerge world for night.
Ndiswrapper ebuild : 

>>> /sbin/loadndisdriver
 * Updating module dependencies for 2.6.18-gentoo-r4-kdx ...                                                         [ ok ]
 * Updating modules.conf ...
 * Updating /etc/modules.conf ...                                                                                    [ ok ]
 * Updating /etc/modprobe.conf ...
 * Warning: could not generate /etc/modprobe.conf!                                                                   [ !! ]
 * Updating /etc/modprobe.conf by hand ...
/sbin/modules-update: line 358: 27082 Killed                  TESTING_MODPROBE_CONF=${CFG_NEW_FILE} generate-modprobe.conf ${ASSUME_KV:+--assume-kernel=${KV}} >>"${tmpfile}" 2>"${tmpfile}.err"
 * Warning: could not generate /etc/modprobe.conf!                                                                   [ ok ]
 * Adding module to moduledb.

Killed - cause i kill it morning when my loads > 80.0 ;)
( killall -9 modules-update.conf )


Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
I run again emerge ndiswrapper and it DoS my system :)
Actual Results:  
 * Removing net-wireless/ndiswrapper-1.33 from moduledb.
>>> Original instance of package unmerged safely.
 * Updating module dependencies for 2.6.18-gentoo-r4-kdx ...                                                         [ ok ]
 * Updating modules.conf ...
 * Updating /etc/modules.conf ...                                                                                    [ ok ]
 * Updating /etc/modprobe.conf ...
 * Warning: could not generate /etc/modprobe.conf!                                                                   [ !! ]
 * Updating /etc/modprobe.conf by hand ...

[ i press CTR-C ] 
Exiting on signal 2



i analize ebuild and i get that function : 
     linux-mod_pkg_postinst
cause crash.
Comment 1 Jakub Moc (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2007-02-11 13:37:22 UTC

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 149426 ***