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  1. Bug #204672
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Comment 1 for bug 204672

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Mario Limonciello (superm1) wrote : Re: [Bug 204672] [NEW] udev script causes race conditions with multiple lirc instances

Andrew Barbaccia wrote:
> Public bug reported:
>
> When using a remote and a transmitter on the same box, udev will cause
> some (ugly) race conditions that result in very long boot times and
> occasionally will bring down the system. The udev script also notes some
> flaws when trying to handle two lirc instances.
>
> Since the modules are loaded at boot time and configuration is driven
> through /etc/lirc/hardware.conf, the udev rules may not be required at
> this point.
>
> Comments and discussion on this topic is encouraged. Confirmation of
> this problem would also be nice.
>
> ** Affects: lirc (Ubuntu)
> Importance: Undecided
> Status: New
>
 Hi Andrew,

I wasn't aware of these race conditions. Could you elaborate a little bit with
them?

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Mario Limonciello
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