When acpi_device_install_notify_handler() failed in acpi_device_probe(), it calls acpi_drv->ops.remove() and fails the probe. However, the ACPI driver is left bound to the acpi_device. Fix it by clearing the driver and driver_data fields. Signed-off-by: Toshi Kani <toshi.kani@xxxxxx> --- This patch is based on linux-pm.git/bleeding-edge. --- drivers/acpi/scan.c | 2 ++ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+) diff --git a/drivers/acpi/scan.c b/drivers/acpi/scan.c index d6caf1d..39659bb 100644 --- a/drivers/acpi/scan.c +++ b/drivers/acpi/scan.c @@ -627,6 +627,8 @@ static int acpi_device_probe(struct device * dev) if (ret) { if (acpi_drv->ops.remove) acpi_drv->ops.remove(acpi_dev); + acpi_dev->driver = NULL; + acpi_dev->driver_data = NULL; return ret; } } -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-acpi" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html