impossible to unload ehci_hcd on detective hardware (since compiled in)
Bug #354832 reported by
Paul Sladen
This bug affects 6 people
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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linux (Ubuntu) |
Won't Fix
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Medium
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Unassigned | ||
Bug Description
As the kludge fix applied for bug #296710 (compile 'uhci_hcd' and 'ehci_hcd' into the kernel as built-ins) it is now impossible to unload 'ehci_hcd' on buggy hardware.
This is effectively a regression.
IMHO, it is better to have slow access (on some small percentage of machines) than have no USB on others.
Ideally the kernel should be switched back to having modular USB device.
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This was introduced in:
linux (2.6.28-10.33) jaunty; urgency=low
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[ Tim Gardner ]
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* Build ehci, uhci, and ohci into the i386/amd64 kernels
- LP: #296710