[Pkg-acpi-devel] Bug#690326: acpi-support-base: configuring the acpi-support-base freezes a kvm VM for several minutes

[Christoph Anton Mitterer]

Package: acpi-support-base
Version: 0.141-1
Severity: normal


Hi.

This is probably difficult to trace down, especially as the VM is running
at some ISP, who likely does not want to share many details about his
infrastructure, versions, etc.

Every time, when I upgrade acpi-support-base it hangs up the system for
~3-5 minutes:
  Setting up acpi-fakekey (0.141-1) ...
  Starting acpi_fakekey daemon...done.
  Setting up acpi-support-base (0.141-1) ...
stopping here
  Setting up acpi-support (0.141-1) ...


There are no kernel messages, the only messags to syslog are:
Oct 12 19:13:36 hilbert kernel: [408626.174488] input: ACPI Virtual Keyboard Device as /devices/virtual/input/input6
Oct 12 19:13:36 hilbert acpid: exiting
Oct 12 19:16:30 hilbert acpid: starting up with netlink and the input layer
Oct 12 19:16:30 hilbert acpid: skipping conf file /etc/acpi/events/asus-wireless-off.dpkg-new
Oct 12 19:16:30 hilbert acpid: skipping conf file /etc/acpi/events/ac.dpkg-new
Oct 12 19:16:30 hilbert acpid: skipping conf file /etc/acpi/events/asus-wireless-on.dpkg-new
Oct 12 19:16:30 hilbert acpid: skipping conf file /etc/acpi/events/asus-touchpad.dpkg-new
Oct 12 19:16:30 hilbert acpid: skipping conf file /etc/acpi/events/sony-volume-up.dpkg-new
Oct 12 19:16:30 hilbert acpid: skipping conf file /etc/acpi/events/tosh-lock.dpkg-new
Oct 12 19:16:30 hilbert acpid: skipping conf file /etc/acpi/events/sony-eject.dpkg-new
Oct 12 19:16:30 hilbert acpid: skipping conf file /etc/acpi/events/sleepbtn.dpkg-new
Oct 12 19:16:30 hilbert acpid: skipping conf file /etc/acpi/events/thinkpad-cmos.dpkg-new
Oct 12 19:16:30 hilbert acpid: skipping conf file /etc/acpi/events/asus-rotate.dpkg-new
Oct 12 19:16:30 hilbert acpid: skipping conf file /etc/acpi/events/tosh-next.dpkg-new
Oct 12 19:16:30 hilbert acpid: skipping conf file /etc/acpi/events/sony-brightness-down.dpkg-new
Oct 12 19:16:30 hilbert acpid: skipping conf file /etc/acpi/events/tosh-prev.dpkg-new
Oct 12 19:16:30 hilbert acpid: skipping conf file /etc/acpi/events/thinkpad-volume-up.dpkg-new
Oct 12 19:16:30 hilbert acpid: skipping conf file /etc/acpi/events/sony-volume-down.dpkg-new
Oct 12 19:16:30 hilbert acpid: skipping conf file /etc/acpi/events/thinkpad-mute.dpkg-new
Oct 12 19:16:30 hilbert acpid: skipping conf file /etc/acpi/events/thinkpad-volume-down.dpkg-new
Oct 12 19:16:30 hilbert acpid: skipping conf file /etc/acpi/events/tosh-mail.dpkg-new
Oct 12 19:16:30 hilbert acpid: skipping conf file /etc/acpi/events/thinkpad-wireless-wlan.dpkg-new
Oct 12 19:16:30 hilbert acpid: skipping conf file /etc/acpi/events/lidbtn.dpkg-new
Oct 12 19:16:30 hilbert acpid: skipping conf file /etc/acpi/events/sony-brightness-up.dpkg-new
Oct 12 19:16:30 hilbert acpid: skipping conf file /etc/acpi/events/lenovo-touchpad.dpkg-new
Oct 12 19:16:30 hilbert acpid: skipping conf file /etc/acpi/events/asus-media-eject.dpkg-new
Oct 12 19:16:30 hilbert acpid: skipping conf file /etc/acpi/events/tosh-wireless.dpkg-new
Oct 12 19:16:30 hilbert acpid: skipping conf file /etc/acpi/events/tosh-ibutton.dpkg-new
Oct 12 19:16:30 hilbert acpid: skipping conf file /etc/acpi/events/tosh-battery.dpkg-new
Oct 12 19:16:30 hilbert acpid: skipping conf file /etc/acpi/events/battery.dpkg-new
Oct 12 19:16:30 hilbert acpid: skipping conf file /etc/acpi/events/tosh-hibernate.dpkg-new
Oct 12 19:16:30 hilbert acpid: skipping conf file /etc/acpi/events/suspendbtn.dpkg-new
Oct 12 19:16:30 hilbert acpid: skipping conf file /etc/acpi/events/sony-sleep.dpkg-new
Oct 12 19:16:30 hilbert acpid: skipping conf file /etc/acpi/events/sony-mute.dpkg-new
Oct 12 19:16:30 hilbert acpid: skipping conf file /etc/acpi/events/lenovo-undock.dpkg-new
Oct 12 19:16:30 hilbert acpid: skipping conf file /etc/acpi/events/ibm-wireless.dpkg-new
Oct 12 19:16:30 hilbert acpid: skipping conf file /etc/acpi/events/tosh-media.dpkg-new
Oct 12 19:16:30 hilbert acpid: skipping conf file /etc/acpi/events/panasonic-lockbtn.dpkg-new
Oct 12 19:16:30 hilbert acpid: skipping conf file /etc/acpi/events/asus-f8sv-touchpad.dpkg-new
Oct 12 19:16:30 hilbert acpid: skipping conf file /etc/acpi/events/tosh-www.dpkg-new
Oct 12 19:16:30 hilbert acpid: skipping conf file /etc/acpi/events/asus-video.dpkg-new
Oct 12 19:16:30 hilbert acpid: skipping conf file /etc/acpi/events/asus-wireless-wlan.dpkg-new
Oct 12 19:16:30 hilbert acpid: skipping conf file /etc/acpi/events/tosh-stop.dpkg-new
Oct 12 19:16:30 hilbert acpid: skipping conf file /etc/acpi/events/tosh-play.dpkg-new
Oct 12 19:16:30 hilbert acpid: 44 rules loaded
Oct 12 19:16:30 hilbert acpid: waiting for events: event logging is off
Oct 12 19:16:30 hilbert acpid: exiting
Oct 12 19:16:31 hilbert acpid: starting up with netlink and the input layer
Oct 12 19:16:31 hilbert acpid: 44 rules loaded
Oct 12 19:16:31 hilbert acpid: waiting for events: event logging is off


With 19:13:36 begin the time where the upgrade was made.

After words, the system continues as if nothing had happened.

It also happened when I run the upgrade from within screen (I susepcted
any network issues like short interruptions).
During the freeze,.. networking also stops... no pings or further ssh
connections work.


Perhaps any ideas?


Cheers,
Chris.


-- System Information:
Debian Release: wheezy/sid
  APT prefers unstable
  APT policy: (500, 'unstable')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)

Kernel: Linux 3.5-trunk-amd64 (SMP w/8 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=en_DE.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_DE.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash

Versions of packages acpi-support-base depends on:
ii  acpid  1:2.0.17-1

acpi-support-base recommends no packages.

Versions of packages acpi-support-base suggests:
ii  acpi-support  0.141-1
ii  consolekit    0.4.5-3.1

-- no debconf information