Fatal Error: Too many input devices (git master)

[Peter Hutterer]

Eamon Walsh wrote:
> I'm able to crash a "bare" X server after it resets several times.
> 
> Server stderr and logfile attached.  The PreInit errors in the stderr 
> output might be related to the problem.
> 
> Will open a bugzilla next week if necessary.
> 

Yeah, I've seen this before.
IIRC this is caused by the devices not resetting properly on a server
restart. The hal code then initialises them each time again, until the
ids run out.

I haven't had time to look at it yet, but I'd put my bets on either
evdev not disabling and deleting the device when it fails to initialise
or the server just ignoring the return code. My bet is on the first.


Cheers,
    Peter