From: Rafał Bilski I mistyped # echo /dev/hdc1 >/sys/module/block2mtd/parameters/block2mt instead of sdc1. There is no /dev/hdc1. I have DVD-ROM as /dev/hdc. # dmesg block2mtd: version $Revision: 1.30 $ block2mtd: error: cannot open device /dev/hdc1 Looks right, but tray is locked. And it doesn't want to get out. # eject hdc: irq timeout: status=0xd0 { Busy } ide: failed opcode was: unknown WARNING: at kernel/irq/resend.c:70 check_irq_resend() [] check_irq_resend+0xab/0xc0 [] enable_irq+0x4a/0xa0 [] ide_error+0x47/0xa0 [] cdrom_newpc_intr+0x0/0x300 [] ide_timer_expiry+0x1e0/0x2d0 [] ide_timer_expiry+0x0/0x2d0 [] run_timer_softirq+0x116/0x160 [] hrtimer_interrupt+0x165/0x1a0 [] __do_softirq+0x42/0x90 [] do_softirq+0x26/0x30 [] irq_exit+0x5a/0x60 [] do_IRQ+0x47/0x80 [] common_interrupt+0x23/0x30 [] acpi_processor_idle+0x162/0x380 [] cpu_idle+0x4e/0x70 [] start_kernel+0x1f5/0x240 [] unknown_bootoption+0x0/0x1e0 ======================= Removing bdput from do_open() in fs/block_dev.c seems to be a cure for irq timeout. Signed-off-by: Rafał Bilski Cc: Al Viro Cc: Christoph Hellwig Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton --- fs/block_dev.c | 1 - 1 files changed, 1 deletion(-) diff -puN fs/block_dev.c~remove-bdput-from-do_open-in-fs-block_devc fs/block_dev.c --- a/fs/block_dev.c~remove-bdput-from-do_open-in-fs-block_devc +++ a/fs/block_dev.c @@ -1120,7 +1120,6 @@ static int do_open(struct block_device * disk = get_gendisk(bdev->bd_dev, &part); if (!disk) { unlock_kernel(); - bdput(bdev); return ret; } owner = disk->fops->owner; _