Description of problem: hald segfaults with kernel 2.6.17 Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): hal-0.4.2-3.EL4 How reproducible: Boot with kernel 2.6.17 with sata_via patch on a PCI-e motherboard Steps to Reproduce: 1. run hald --daemon=no 2. 3. Actual results: hald segfaults with: # hald --daemon=no libhal.c 911 : Error sending msg: No property info.capabilities on device with id /org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/computer libhal.c 911 : Error sending msg: No property info.capabilities on device with id /org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/pci_1106_287a libhal.c 911 : Error sending msg: No property info.capabilities on device with id /org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/pci_1106_287b libhal.c 911 : Error sending msg: No property info.capabilities on device with id /org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/pci_1106_3288 libhal.c 911 : Error sending msg: No property info.capabilities on device with id /org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/pci_1106_287d libhal.c 911 : Error sending msg: No property info.capabilities on device with id /org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/pci_1106_287c libhal.c 911 : Error sending msg: No property info.capabilities on device with id /org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/pci_1106_3065 libhal.c 911 : Error sending msg: No property info.capabilities on device with id /org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/pci_1106_287e libhal.c 911 : Error sending msg: No property info.capabilities on device with id /org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/pci_1106_3287 libhal.c 911 : Error sending msg: No property info.capabilities on device with id /org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/pci_1106_3038 Segmentation fault Expected results: hald not to segfault Additional info: The problem seems to be while detecting USB devices # hald --daemon=no --verbose=yes 2>&1|tail -n 25 13:13:46.274 [I] callout.c:332: Invoking /etc/hal/device.d/40-hal-hotplug-map.hal 13:13:46.276 [I] callout.c:332: Invoking /etc/hal/device.d/printer_remove.hal 13:13:46.285 [W] hald_dbus.c:97: No property info.capabilities on device with id /org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/pci_1106_3287 libhal.c 911 : Error sending msg: No property info.capabilities on device with id /org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/pci_1106_3287 13:13:46.286 [I] callout.c:332: Invoking /etc/hal/device.d/50-fstab-sync.hal 13:13:46.288 [I] hald.c:81: Added device to GDL; udi=/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/pci_1106_3287 13:13:46.289 [I] linux/osspec.c:793: handling /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:10.3 pci 13:13:46.296 [I] device_info.c:1160: scan_fdi_files: Processing file '6in1-card-reader.fdi' 13:13:46.296 [I] device_info.c:1160: scan_fdi_files: Processing file 'ide-drives.fdi' 13:13:46.296 [E] device_info.c:803: /usr/share/hal/fdi/20freedesktop/ide-drives.fdi:50:2: Element <device> can only be inside <deviceinfo> 13:13:46.296 [E] device_info.c:711: Aborting parsing of document 13:13:46.296 [E] device_info.c:1091: Error parsing XML document /usr/share/hal/fdi/20freedesktop/ide-drives.fdi at line 51, column 2 : mismatched tag 13:13:46.296 [I] device_info.c:1160: scan_fdi_files: Processing file 'jetflash-mp3-player.fdi' 13:13:46.296 [I] device_info.c:1160: scan_fdi_files: Processing file 'lexar-media-cf-reader.fdi' 13:13:46.297 [I] device_info.c:1160: scan_fdi_files: Processing file 'lucent-pcmcia-wireless.fdi' 13:13:46.297 [I] device_info.c:1160: scan_fdi_files: Processing file 'sony_dsc.fdi' 13:13:46.297 [I] device_info.c:1160: scan_fdi_files: Processing file 'usb-zip-drives.fdi' 13:13:46.297 [I] device_info.c:1160: scan_fdi_files: Processing file 'storage-policy.fdi' 13:13:46.298 [I] callout.c:332: Invoking /etc/hal/device.d/40-hal-hotplug-map.hal 13:13:46.300 [I] callout.c:332: Invoking /etc/hal/device.d/printer_remove.hal 13:13:46.309 [W] hald_dbus.c:97: No property info.capabilities on device with id /org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/pci_1106_3038 libhal.c 911 : Error sending msg: No property info.capabilities on device with id /org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/pci_1106_3038 13:13:46.310 [I] callout.c:332: Invoking /etc/hal/device.d/50-fstab-sync.hal 13:13:46.312 [I] hald.c:81: Added device to GDL; udi=/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/pci_1106_3038 13:13:46.312 [I] linux/osspec.c:793: handling /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:10.3/usb4 usb
I see a simalar crash on my PC: 16:08:54.128 [I] hald.c:81: Added device to GDL; udi=/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/pci_8086_265c 16:08:54.136 [I] linux/osspec.c:793: handling /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.7/usb1 usb Segmentation fault
Program received signal SIGSEGV, Segmentation fault. 0x0805df5e in usb_device_pre_process (self=0x80796e0, d=0x92f5518, sysfs_path=0x9308950 "/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.7/usb1", device=0x931bb30) at linux/usb_bus_device.c:826 826 len = strlen (cur->value); (gdb) print *cur $4 = {name = "uevent", '\0' <repeats 43 times>, path = "/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.7/usb1/uevent", '\0' <repeats 206 times>, value = 0x0, len = 0, method = 2} cur->value is NULL. Could be the same as other hal bugs.
Created attachment 154223 [details] workaround for usb crash This is a workaround. There may be a more correct fix. All my USB devices do seem to be shown by hal-device-manager so it might be OK
WFM, using RHEL5 now. Can someone mark as WFM ? tks
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