[Bug 28691] amd64 kernel locks on firewire ipod unplugging

[Pete Setchell]

Public bug reported:
https://launchpad.net/malone/bugs/28691

Affects: kernel-package (Ubuntu)
       Severity: Normal
       Priority: (none set)
         Status: Unconfirmed

Description:
My amd64 breezy badger system locks up hard whenever I unplug the
firewire cable of my 2nd generation ipod. The same thing happens if I
"sudo rmmod sbp2" while the ipod is connected - in the past that was
what I used to do to get the "safe to disconnect" message on the ipod.

The ipod is automatically mounted and a nautilus window pops up when it
is plugged in. There don't seem to be any problems getting music on or
off the device with gtkpod but there is currently no way to disconnect
it without forcing the power to be cycled.

I don't have any more information as the system lock is fairly
catastrophic and I can't think where useful debugging would come from.
I'm happy to install and test updated kernel packages to verify
potential fixes or help analyse the problem.