Comment 23 for bug 14277

(In reply to comment #22)
> (In reply to comment #19)
> > (In reply to comment #17)
> >
> > hmmmmm can you try to boot the kernel with irqpoll option and try the 2 modules?
> booted using "single irqpoll" and then entered "modprobe snd-nm256
> reset_workaround=1". Result: solid lock-up.
> This was with the original snd-nm256 module. What is the expected result of
> irqpoll? Some output? Did not seem to do anything. Will try with your patched
> module next.

There is no output change either than a couple of lines in the dmesg. It is a
different
way of handling irqs.

>
> > but that "nm256: found ??? in video RAM: 0x27ec00" is really weird..
> ok wrote it down better now. The lines reads:
> nm256: found card signature in video RAM: 0x27ec00
>
>

this is clearly misdetection... I will have to test another patch
i saw upstream. I am preparing another test module for you.

Fabio