Re: [PATCH 1/2] pci: Add pci device even if the driver failed to attach

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On Thu, Jun 25, 2020 at 05:27:09PM -0700, Rajat Jain wrote:
> device_attach() returning failure indicates a driver error
> while trying to probe the device. In such a scenario, the PCI
> device should still be added in the system and be visible to
> the user.
> 
> This patch partially reverts:
> commit ab1a187bba5c ("PCI: Check device_attach() return value always")
> 
> Signed-off-by: Rajat Jain <rajatja@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  drivers/pci/bus.c | 6 +-----
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 5 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/pci/bus.c b/drivers/pci/bus.c
> index 8e40b3e6da77d..3cef835b375fd 100644
> --- a/drivers/pci/bus.c
> +++ b/drivers/pci/bus.c
> @@ -322,12 +322,8 @@ void pci_bus_add_device(struct pci_dev *dev)
>  
>  	dev->match_driver = true;
>  	retval = device_attach(&dev->dev);
> -	if (retval < 0 && retval != -EPROBE_DEFER) {
> +	if (retval < 0 && retval != -EPROBE_DEFER)
>  		pci_warn(dev, "device attach failed (%d)\n", retval);
> -		pci_proc_detach_device(dev);
> -		pci_remove_sysfs_dev_files(dev);
> -		return;
> -	}

Nice catch, sysfs stuff shouldn't be dependant if a driver is bound to a
device or not.

Reviewed-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>



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