On Thu, 04 Sep 2008 17:16:07 +0200, Jiri Slaby said:

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> hid_compat_load() runs on the default workqueue, it request_module(), it
> execs modprobe, it exits, tty flushes default workqueue, it hangs, because
> we are still in it.
> 
> I haven't run into it since there always was at least one opener of the tty,
> I guess. Could you try the patch below?
> 
> --
> 
> Signed-off-by: Jiri Slaby <jirislaby@gmail.com>
> ---
>  drivers/hid/hid-core.c |   11 ++++++++++-
>  1 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-core.c b/drivers/hid/hid-core.c
> index 92c16e1..18d952a 100644
> --- a/drivers/hid/hid-core.c
> +++ b/drivers/hid/hid-core.c

With this patch applied, the kernel behaves as expected for my config: it
requests a 'modprobe hid_dummy', which prints a nasty message about being
unable to find it on the initrd, and then we continue with the boot.

Thanks for the quick fix...