Re: lock order reversal

Georg Funk wrote:
> I'm running the FreeBSD 5.0-RELEASE. When I boot up, this appears:
> 
> 1st 0xc12a7230 process lock (process lock) _at_ ../../../kern/kern_descrip.c:2112
> lock order reversal
> I haven't noticed any disfunctions, but what does this mean?
> 
> I get a similar error when I use my soundcard:
> 
> lock order reversal
>  1st 0xc120a680 pcm0 (sound softc) _at_ ../../../dev/sound/isa/mss.c:177
>  2nd 0xc120a740 pcm0:play:0 (pcm channel) _at_
> ../../../dev/sound/pcm/channel.c:441
> 
> I have to restart the KDE artsd before the soundcard works correct. Please
> give me advice how to solve this.

THere is a patch for this for -CURRENT, made recently.  You should
port the patch back to -RELEASE, or run -CURRENT instead.

See the -current mailing list archive for the last two weeks to
see the patch.

-- Terry