[Bug 1531369] [NEW] lshw locks up system

[Humphrey van Polanen Petel]

Public bug reported:

command:  "sudo lshw -short -C memory"
displays: "PCI (sysfs)"
is busy for a few seconds as shown by System Load Indicator
but then the system freezes
and a hardware reset is needed

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: lshw 02.16-2ubuntu1.3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.16.0-57.77~14.04.1-generic 3.16.7-ckt20
Uname: Linux 3.16.0-57-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.19
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Wed Jan  6 14:04:44 2016
InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-09-08 (120 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04.2 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20150218.1)
SourcePackage: lshw
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

** Affects: lshw (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug trusty

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Title:
  lshw locks up system

Status in lshw package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  command:  "sudo lshw -short -C memory"
  displays: "PCI (sysfs)"
  is busy for a few seconds as shown by System Load Indicator
  but then the system freezes
  and a hardware reset is needed

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
  Package: lshw 02.16-2ubuntu1.3
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.16.0-57.77~14.04.1-generic 3.16.7-ckt20
  Uname: Linux 3.16.0-57-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.19
  Architecture: amd64
  CurrentDesktop: Unity
  Date: Wed Jan  6 14:04:44 2016
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-09-08 (120 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04.2 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20150218.1)
  SourcePackage: lshw
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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