Please attach the full dmesg output. thanks, rui On Thu, 2008-08-14 at 08:38 -0700, Randy Dunlap wrote: > calling param_sysfs_init+0x0/0x1e7 > ------------[ cut here ]------------ > WARNING: at fs/sysfs/dir.c:463 sysfs_add_one+0x35/0x3d() > sysfs: duplicate filename 'acpi' can not be created > Modules linked in: > Pid: 1, comm: swapper Not tainted 2.6.27-rc3-next-20080814 #1 > > Call Trace: > [<ffffffff802358cb>] warn_slowpath+0xae/0xdd > [<ffffffff8036a6be>] ? number+0x115/0x21f > [<ffffffff8036574d>] ? __next_cpu+0x19/0x26 > [<ffffffff8022d575>] ? find_busiest_group+0x25b/0x6ee > [<ffffffff8036aefc>] ? string+0x3d/0xa2 > [<ffffffff80365e02>] ? idr_get_empty_slot+0x161/0x24e > [<ffffffff8036b2ea>] ? vsnprintf+0x389/0x678 > [<ffffffff802def96>] ? sysfs_ilookup_test+0x0/0x14 > [<ffffffff802aa5bf>] ? ifind+0x3d/0xac > [<ffffffff802df1bd>] ? sysfs_find_dirent+0x1c/0x31 > [<ffffffff802df1f1>] ? __sysfs_add_one+0x1f/0x7c > [<ffffffff802df283>] sysfs_add_one+0x35/0x3d > [<ffffffff802df7d2>] create_dir+0x58/0x93 > [<ffffffff802df845>] sysfs_create_dir+0x38/0x4f > [<ffffffff80366b8a>] kobject_add_internal+0xce/0x18f > [<ffffffff80366d17>] kobject_add_varg+0x41/0x4d > [<ffffffff80366d91>] kobject_init_and_add+0x6e/0x7c > [<ffffffff803676e5>] ? kobject_uevent_env+0x350/0x37f > [<ffffffff802455bf>] ? param_sysfs_setup+0xe1/0x104 > [<ffffffff80764a30>] kernel_param_sysfs_setup+0x6b/0xc6 > [<ffffffff80764bee>] param_sysfs_init+0x163/0x1e7 > [<ffffffff80249b00>] ? ktime_get_ts+0x14/0x4e > [<ffffffff80764a8b>] ? param_sysfs_init+0x0/0x1e7 > [<ffffffff80209047>] _stext+0x47/0x13f > [<ffffffff80269f25>] ? register_irq_proc+0xb7/0xd3 > [<ffffffff807508e5>] kernel_init+0x11b/0x171 > [<ffffffff802311ef>] ? schedule_tail+0x28/0x60 > [<ffffffff8020ce49>] child_rip+0xa/0x11 > [<ffffffff807507ca>] ? kernel_init+0x0/0x171 > [<ffffffff8020ce3f>] ? child_rip+0x0/0x11 > > ---[ end trace 4eaa2a86a8e2da22 ]--- > kobject_add_internal failed for acpi with -EEXIST, don't try to register things with the same name in the same directory. > Pid: 1, comm: swapper Tainted: G W 2.6.27-rc3-next-20080814 #1 > > Call Trace: > [<ffffffff8036698f>] ? kobject_put+0x47/0x4b > [<ffffffff80366c08>] kobject_add_internal+0x14c/0x18f > [<ffffffff80366d17>] kobject_add_varg+0x41/0x4d > [<ffffffff80366d91>] kobject_init_and_add+0x6e/0x7c > [<ffffffff803676e5>] ? kobject_uevent_env+0x350/0x37f > [<ffffffff802455bf>] ? param_sysfs_setup+0xe1/0x104 > [<ffffffff80764a30>] kernel_param_sysfs_setup+0x6b/0xc6 > [<ffffffff80764bee>] param_sysfs_init+0x163/0x1e7 > [<ffffffff80249b00>] ? ktime_get_ts+0x14/0x4e > [<ffffffff80764a8b>] ? param_sysfs_init+0x0/0x1e7 > [<ffffffff80209047>] _stext+0x47/0x13f > [<ffffffff80269f25>] ? register_irq_proc+0xb7/0xd3 > [<ffffffff807508e5>] kernel_init+0x11b/0x171 > [<ffffffff802311ef>] ? schedule_tail+0x28/0x60 > [<ffffffff8020ce49>] child_rip+0xa/0x11 > [<ffffffff807507ca>] ? kernel_init+0x0/0x171 > [<ffffffff8020ce3f>] ? child_rip+0x0/0x11 > > Module 'acpi' failed to be added to sysfs, error number -17 > The system will be unstable now. > initcall param_sysfs_init+0x0/0x1e7 returned 0 after 19 msecs > > > --- > ~Randy > Linux Plumbers Conference, 17-19 September 2008, Portland, Oregon USA > http://linuxplumbersconf.org/ > -- > 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 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-next" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html