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SubjectRe: Reading Bad DVD Under 2.6.10 freezes the box.
On Mon, 7 Feb 2005, Xavier Bestel wrote:

> Le lundi 07 fÿÿvrier 2005 ÿÿ 08:05 -0500, linux-os a ÿÿcrit :
>
>>> Main Question >> Why does Linux 'freeze up' when W2K gives a BadCRC error msg
>>> (never freezes)?
>>
>> Of course it should not. However, there were many incomplete changes
>> made in 2.6.nn and some may involve problems with locking, etc.
>
> I don't remember a version of the kernel gracefully handling scratched
> CD/DVD.
>
> Xav
>

Well `cdparanoia` will read, analyze/rip, and reject trashed CDs
without ever hanging the Linux-2.4.22 kernel, but will immediately
hang linux-2.6.10.

Basically, when you start getting the kernel error messages on
linux-2.4.22, you can ^C out and everything will quiet down.
With Linux-2.6.10, nothing entered from the keyboard will
do anything. Since the Caps-Lock key still functions, interrupts
are still active. However, it is likely the kernel-lock that
prevents signals (like ^C or ^/) from being executed.

Cheers,
Dick Johnson
Penguin : Linux version 2.6.10 on an i686 machine (5537.79 BogoMips).
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