On Thu, 5 Oct 2006 17:03:24 -0400 (EDT), Alan Stern <stern@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Index: 18g20/drivers/base/bus.c > =================================================================== > --- 18g20.orig/drivers/base/bus.c > +++ 18g20/drivers/base/bus.c > @@ -453,8 +453,10 @@ void bus_remove_device(struct device * d > remove_deprecated_bus_links(dev); > sysfs_remove_link(&dev->bus->devices.kobj, dev->bus_id); > device_remove_attrs(dev->bus, dev); > - dev->is_registered = 0; > - klist_del(&dev->knode_bus); > + if (dev->is_registered) { > + dev->is_registered = 0; > + klist_del(&dev->knode_bus); > + } > pr_debug("bus %s: remove device %s\n", dev->bus->name, dev->bus_id); > device_release_driver(dev); > put_bus(dev->bus); > Index: 18g20/drivers/base/core.c > =================================================================== > --- 18g20.orig/drivers/base/core.c > +++ 18g20/drivers/base/core.c > @@ -485,7 +485,8 @@ int device_add(struct device *dev) > if ((error = bus_add_device(dev))) > goto BusError; > kobject_uevent(&dev->kobj, KOBJ_ADD); > - bus_attach_device(dev); > + if ((error = bus_attach_device(dev))) > + goto AttachError; > if (parent) > klist_add_tail(&dev->knode_parent, &parent->klist_children); > > @@ -504,6 +505,8 @@ int device_add(struct device *dev) > kfree(class_name); > put_device(dev); > return error; > + AttachError: > + bus_remove_device(dev); > BusError: > device_pm_remove(dev); > PMError: Hm, I don't think we should call device_release_driver if bus_attach_device failed (and I think calling bus_remove_device if bus_attach_device failed is unintuitive). I did a patch that added a function which undid just the things bus_add_device did (here: http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-kernel&m=115816560424389&w=2), which unfortunately got lost somewhere... (I'll rebase and resend.) -- Cornelia Huck Linux for zSeries Developer Tel.: +49-7031-16-4837, Mail: cornelia.huck@xxxxxxxxxx ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys -- and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ Alsa-devel mailing list Alsa-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/alsa-devel