If sym_attach() gets an error at or before request_irq(), then sym_free_resources() will call free_irq() for an unregistered interrupt handler. Signed-off-by: Tony Battersby <tonyb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- --- linux-2.6.28/drivers/scsi/sym53c8xx_2/sym_glue.c.orig 2009-01-07 17:32:33.000000000 -0500 +++ linux-2.6.28/drivers/scsi/sym53c8xx_2/sym_glue.c 2009-01-07 17:35:27.000000000 -0500 @@ -1238,12 +1238,13 @@ static int sym53c8xx_proc_info(struct Sc /* * Free controller resources. */ -static void sym_free_resources(struct sym_hcb *np, struct pci_dev *pdev) +static void sym_free_resources(struct sym_hcb *np, struct pci_dev *pdev, + int do_free_irq) { /* * Free O/S specific resources. */ - if (pdev->irq) + if (do_free_irq) free_irq(pdev->irq, np->s.host); if (np->s.ioaddr) pci_iounmap(pdev, np->s.ioaddr); @@ -1275,6 +1276,7 @@ static struct Scsi_Host * __devinit sym_ struct pci_dev *pdev = dev->pdev; unsigned long flags; struct sym_fw *fw; + int do_free_irq = 0; printk(KERN_INFO "sym%d: <%s> rev 0x%x at pci %s irq %u\n", unit, dev->chip.name, pdev->revision, pci_name(pdev), @@ -1364,6 +1366,7 @@ static struct Scsi_Host * __devinit sym_ sym_name(np), pdev->irq); goto attach_failed; } + do_free_irq = 1; /* * After SCSI devices have been opened, we cannot @@ -1420,7 +1423,7 @@ static struct Scsi_Host * __devinit sym_ return NULL; printf_info("sym%d: giving up ...\n", unit); if (np) - sym_free_resources(np, pdev); + sym_free_resources(np, pdev, do_free_irq); scsi_host_put(shost); return NULL; @@ -1659,7 +1662,7 @@ static int sym_detach(struct Scsi_Host * udelay(10); OUTB(np, nc_istat, 0); - sym_free_resources(np, pdev); + sym_free_resources(np, pdev, 1); scsi_host_put(shost); return 1; -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-scsi" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html