> On Thu, Jan 12, 2012 at 02:40:18PM -0600, Greg W wrote: > > > > Hi, > > > > I just installed Linux on my HP 6200 PC using UEFI. The Ubuntu lucid kernel caused my computer to freeze during shutdown and reboots. So I downloaded 3.1.6 from kernel.org and compiled my own kernel and it works fine except for the following messages in my dmesg: > > > > [2.295957] ------------[ cut here ]------------ > > [2.295962] WARNING: at fs/sysfs/dir.c:455 sysfs_add_one+0xc1/0xf0() > > [2.295964] Hardware name: HP Compaq 6200 Pro Small Form Factor > > [2.295966] sysfs: cannot create duplicate filename '/firmware/efi/vars/SlotPresent-ec87d643-eba4-4bb5-a1e5-3f3e36b20da9' > > This is a BIOS problem, with EFI, go complain to your manufacturer that > they are creating multiple slots with the same name. > > > [2.296043] kobject_add_internal failed for > > SlotPresent-ec87d643-eba4-4bb5-a1e5-3f3e36b20da9 with -EEXIST, don't try to register things with the same name in the same directory. > > See, the kernel told you this :) > > best of luck, > > greg k-h Thank you for the clarification. When I see WARNING: at fs/sysfs/dir.c:455 sysfs_add_one+0xc1/0xf0() I think kernel problem. If I saw WARNING: BIOS is trying to register things with the same name in the same directory, I would have thought BIOS issue. Maybe you could make the warning a little more clear the problem is in the BIOS and not the kernel? I already have an open service request with HP to fix three other bugs in their BIOS. I will add this to the list. Now if I could just get someone from HP to contact me and fix the problems..... Thanks, Greg -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-usb" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
