Am 15.03.2012 09:01, schrieb Julia Lawall: > From: Julia Lawall <Julia.Lawall@xxxxxxx> > > The device remains functional if the second request_irq fails, so the first > one should not be freed. > > Signed-off-by: Julia Lawall <Julia.Lawall@xxxxxxx> > > --- > diff --git a/arch/unicore32/kernel/dma.c b/arch/unicore32/kernel/dma.c > index ae441bc..6184ff2 100644 > --- a/arch/unicore32/kernel/dma.c > +++ b/arch/unicore32/kernel/dma.c > @@ -172,8 +172,9 @@ int __init puv3_init_dma(void) > > ret = request_irq(IRQ_DMAERR, dma_err_handler, 0, "DMAERR", NULL); > if (ret) { > + /* the device remains function if this fails, so don't free > + the previously allocated irq */ > printk(KERN_CRIT "Can't register IRQ for DMAERR\n"); > - free_irq(IRQ_DMA, "DMA"); > return ret; > } > obviously we had the same idea ... i did not see that her it came in the moment i send my reply sorry for the noise, re, wh -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe kernel-janitors" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html