The system used to hang on modprobe, someone suggested
moving the troublesome module init code into the open call.
Can now set a breakpoint in bttv_open, and catch it there with SGI KDB.  
(not kgdb, don't have hw for that.)  

any suggestions on what to do now are welcome.  It's really easy to test 
& reproduce.

It hangs in init_bt848 at the line:

                  btwrite(val, BT848_E_SCLOOP);

The lockup is solid, no ping response, no disk writes of kernel 
messages, etc...


tests done:
                -- no, it isn't an IRQ conflict, removed all other cards 
one at a time, including video, no change.
                -- no, it isn't IRQ sharing disabled onboard USB 
controller, no change.
                -- no, it isn't vsfx or triton1, neither produces any 
change, but vsfx=1 left on.
                -- no, it isn't DMA setup, commenting out DMA setup 
moves the hang only one line
                    further in the source code.
                -- no, it isn't DMA conflicts, disabled DMA for all 
other peripherals, no change.
                -- It isn't a VIA KT133, but it does have a VIA chipset. 
see messages below:
               
config:
    linus' tree linux 2.4.19 + bttv 0.8.45 with requisite v4l2 patches.

kernel messages:
Oct  1 22:02:14 grumpy kernel: i2c-core.o: i2c core module version 2.6.4 
(20020719)
Oct  1 22:02:14 grumpy kernel: i2c-algo-bit.o: i2c bit algorithm module 
version 2.6.4 (20020719)
Oct  1 22:02:14 grumpy kernel: bttv: driver version 0.8.45 loaded [v4l/v4l2]
Oct  1 22:02:14 grumpy kernel: bttv: using 8 buffers with 2080k (520 
pages) each for capture
Oct  1 22:02:14 grumpy kernel:  pci_pci_problems=   0
Oct  1 22:02:14 grumpy kernel: bttv: Host bridge is VIA Technologies, 
Inc. VT82C693A/694x [Apollo PRO133x]
Oct  1 22:02:14 grumpy kernel: bttv: Host bridge is VIA Technologies, 
Inc. VT82C596 Power Management
Oct  1 22:02:14 grumpy kernel: bttv: Host bridge has buggy ISA DMA value=0x1
Oct  1 22:02:14 grumpy kernel: bttv: Host bridge needs VSFX enabled.
Oct  1 22:02:14 grumpy kernel: bttv: Bt8xx card found (0).
Oct  1 22:02:14 grumpy kernel: PCI: Enabling device 00:09.0 (0004 -> 0006)
Oct  1 22:02:14 grumpy kernel: PCI: Found IRQ 7 for device 00:09.0
Oct  1 22:02:14 grumpy kernel: PCI: Sharing IRQ 7 with 00:04.2
Oct  1 22:02:14 grumpy kernel: PCI: Sharing IRQ 7 with 00:09.1
Oct  1 22:02:14 grumpy kernel: bttv0: Bt878 (rev 17) at 00:09.0, irq: 7, 
latency: 32, mmio: 0xcd000000
Oct  1 22:02:14 grumpy kernel: bttv0: detected: ATI TV Wonder [card=63], 
PCI subsystem ID is 1002:0001
Oct  1 22:02:14 grumpy kernel: bttv0: using: BT878(ATI TV-Wonder) 
[card=63,autodetected]
Oct  1 22:02:14 grumpy kernel: bttv0: enabling VSFX
Oct  1 22:02:14 grumpy kernel: Peter returning from bttv_init
Oct  1 22:02:14 grumpy kernel: bttv0: registered device video0
Oct  1 22:02:14 grumpy kernel: bttv0: registered device vbi0

The stuff that doesn't show up in the syslog because it is too close to 
the hang are:

bttv0: risc main @ 12112000
about to btwrite(val, BT848_E_SCLOOP);





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