Would you mind confirming if this behavior also happens with Ubuntu 18.04?
I believe you should be able to check from a live image.
Ubuntu 18.04 has the latest fwupd version so we can tell if this is still
an issue there.
On Tue, Mar 6, 2018, 14:11 Chow Loong Jin wrote:
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Public bug reported:
fwupd doesn't release hidraw devices for unplugged peripherals, causing
the kernel to keep allocating new hidraw devices until it hits
HIDRAW_MAX_DEVICES.
Steps to reproduce:
1. Ensure that fwupd.service is running
2. Plug in a Logitech Unifying Receiver (or any other thing