* Coldplugging pci devices
Oops: 0002 [#1]
PREEMPT
Modules linked in: snd_hda_intel snd_hda_codec snd_pcm snd_timer snd snd_page_alloc intel_agp agpgart usbcore
CPU: 0
EIP: 0060:[<f8d4aa1e>] Not tainted VLI
EFLAGS: 00010282 (2.6.17-gentoo-r8 #1)
EIP is at snd_info_register+0x09/0xa1
eax: f8df1b7f  ebx: f7d5e740  ecx: 91aee856  edx: f7d5e79c
esi: f591dbe8  edi: c1bb7dc0  ebp: c1bb7bc0  esp: c19b6e64
ds: 007b  es: 007b  ss: 0068
Process modprobe (pid: 1882, threadinfo=c19b6000 task=c19a0b0)
Stack: f7cfd880 f7d5b200 f8d4d654 f7d5e740 c1bb0500 f7d5b200 f7d4992d f7d5b200
       c1bb7bc0 c1bb0500 f7d5b200 c1bb7bc0 c1bb7bc0 f8cdd070 f7d5b200 00000040
       00000100 00000000 00000000 f7d5b200 00000296 00000001 00000003 00000000

#then there is the calltrace, but it is too long to retype ...

BUG: modprobe/1882, lock held at task next exit time!
[f8d52640] {info_mutex}
held by:  modprobe: 1882 [c196a0b0, 120]
acquired at:  snd_info_register+0x22/0xa1 [snd]
./hotplug.functions: line 127: 1882 Segmentation fault $MODPROBE $MODULE > /dev/null 2>&1
can't load module snd_hda_intel
missing kernel or user mode driver snd_hda-intel
USA Universale Host controller Interface driver v3.0