Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: Userspace process may be able to DoS kernel | From | Lee Revell <> | Date | Thu, 12 Oct 2006 11:51:29 -0400 |
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On Wed, 2006-10-11 at 12:54 -0400, Günther Starnberger wrote: > The lockup usually occurs when Skype 1.3.x for Linux (I'm using > 1.3.0.53) sits around idle for some time and then (presumably) uses > the sound device (i.e. for me it happens when I call a contact - > others reported this problem occurs for incoming messages [there may > be an audio notification of the messages enabled]). The lockup can > take from several seconds (where it is not detected by the kernel) up > to some minutes. The whole system seems to be blocked - i.e. there is > not even disk IO.
Do you get the same behavior using the old OSS drivers that you get with ALSA's OSS emulation?
Lee
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