The patch titled driver-core-fixes-sysfs_create_link-retval-checks-in-debug has been added to the -mm tree. Its filename is driver-core-fixes-sysfs_create_link-retval-checks-in-debug.patch See http://www.zip.com.au/~akpm/linux/patches/stuff/added-to-mm.txt to find out what to do about this ------------------------------------------------------ Subject: driver-core-fixes-sysfs_create_link-retval-checks-in-debug From: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxx> Cc: Cornelia Huck <cornelia.huck@xxxxxxxxxx> Cc: Greg KH <greg@xxxxxxxxx> Cc: Mike Galbraith <efault@xxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxx> --- drivers/base/core.c | 28 ++++++++++++++++++++++------ 1 file changed, 22 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff -puN drivers/base/core.c~driver-core-fixes-sysfs_create_link-retval-checks-in-debug drivers/base/core.c --- a/drivers/base/core.c~driver-core-fixes-sysfs_create_link-retval-checks-in-debug +++ a/drivers/base/core.c @@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ #include "base.h" #include "power/power.h" +#define DB() printk(KERN_ERR "sysfs failure at %s:%d\n", __FILE__, __LINE__) + int (*platform_notify)(struct device * dev) = NULL; int (*platform_notify_remove)(struct device * dev) = NULL; @@ -373,30 +375,39 @@ static int device_add_class_symlinks(str return 0; error = sysfs_create_link(&dev->kobj, &dev->class->subsys.kset.kobj, "subsystem"); - if (error) + if (error) { + DB(); goto out; + } error = sysfs_create_link(&dev->class->subsys.kset.kobj, &dev->kobj, dev->bus_id); - if (error) + if (error) { + DB(); goto out_subsys; + } #ifdef CONFIG_SYSFS_DEPRECATED if (dev->parent) { char *class_name; error = sysfs_create_link(&dev->kobj, &dev->parent->kobj, "device"); - if (error) + if (error) { + DB(); goto out_busid; + } class_name = make_class_name(dev->class->name, &dev->kobj); if (!class_name) { + DB(); error = -ENOMEM; goto out_busid; } error = sysfs_create_link(&dev->parent->kobj, &dev->kobj, class_name); kfree(class_name); - if (error) + if (error) { + DB(); goto out_device; + } } #endif return 0; @@ -574,8 +585,10 @@ int device_add(struct device *dev) dev->devt_attr = attr; } - if ((error = device_add_class_symlinks(dev))) + if ((error = device_add_class_symlinks(dev))) { + DB(); goto SymlinkError; + } if ((error = device_add_attrs(dev))) goto AttrsError; if ((error = device_add_groups(dev))) @@ -941,6 +954,7 @@ int device_rename(struct device *dev, ch error = kobject_rename(&dev->kobj, new_name); if (error) { + DB(); strlcpy(dev->bus_id, old_device_name, BUS_ID_SIZE); goto out; } @@ -951,8 +965,10 @@ int device_rename(struct device *dev, ch if (new_class_name) { error = sysfs_create_link(&dev->parent->kobj, &dev->kobj, new_class_name); - if (error) + if (error) { + DB(); goto out; + } sysfs_remove_link(&dev->parent->kobj, old_class_name); } } _ Patches currently in -mm which might be from akpm@xxxxxxxx are origin.patch md-check-bio-address-after-mapping-through-partitions-tidy.patch printk-timed-ratelimit.patch schedule-removal-of-futex_fd.patch acpi_noirq-section-fix.patch revert-pci-quirk-for-ibm-dock-ii-cardbus-controllers.patch revert-generic_file_buffered_write-handle-zero-length-iovec-segments.patch revert-generic_file_buffered_write-deadlock-on-vectored-write.patch generic_file_buffered_write-cleanup.patch mm-fix-pagecache-write-deadlocks.patch fs-prepare_write-fixes-fuse-fix.patch fs-prepare_write-fixes-fat-fix.patch acpi-asus-s3-resume-fix.patch sony_apci-resume.patch git-cpufreq.patch driver-core-fixes-sysfs_create_link-retval-checks-in-debug.patch nozomi-warning-fixes.patch nozomi-irq-flags-fixes.patch git-dvb.patch git-ia64.patch git-input-fixup.patch lifebook-learn-about-tabs.patch git-libata-all.patch git-mtd.patch git-netdev-all.patch libphy-dont-do-that.patch git-net-configh-got-removed.patch update-smc91x-driver-with-arm-versatile-board-info.patch netxen-build-fix.patch netxen-more-build-fixes.patch drivers-net-ns83820c-add-paramter-to-disable-auto.patch ioat-warning-fix.patch revert-scsi-ips-soft-lockup-during-reset-initialization.patch scsi-ips-soft-lockup-during-reset-initialization-2.patch git-scsi-target-fixup.patch git-scsi-target-vs-git-block.patch git-watchdog.patch revert-x86_64-mm-cpa-clflush.patch prep-for-paravirt-be-careful-about-touching-bios-warning-fix.patch prep-for-paravirt-desch-clearer-parameter-names-fix.patch xfs-rename-uio_read.patch touchkit-ps-2-touchscreen-driver.patch get-rid-of-zone_table.patch new-scheme-to-preempt-swap-token-tidy.patch balance_pdgat-cleanup.patch vmalloc-optimization-cleanup-bugfixes-tweak.patch radix-tree-rcu-lockless-readside.patch acx1xx-wireless-driver.patch swsusp-add-resume_offset-command-line-parameter-rev-2.patch add-include-linux-freezerh-and-move-definitions-from-ueagle-fix.patch deprecate-smbfs-in-favour-of-cifs.patch edac-new-opteron-athlon64-memory-controller-driver.patch kbuild-dont-put-temp-files-in-the-source-tree.patch lockdep-annotate-nfs-nfsd-in-kernel-sockets-tidy.patch drivers-add-lcd-support-3-Kconfig-fix.patch setup_irq-better-mismatch-debugging.patch probe_kernel_address-needs-to-do-set_fs.patch slab-use-probe_kernel_address.patch lockdep-spin_lock_irqsave_nested-fix.patch lockdep-spin_lock_irqsave_nested-fix-2.patch aio-use-prepare_to_wait.patch spi-section-fix.patch pktcdvd-bio-write-congestion-using-blk_congestion_wait-fix.patch bug-test-1.patch fsstack-introduce-fsstack_copy_attrinode_-tidy.patch log2-implement-a-general-integer-log2-facility-in-the-kernel-fix.patch log2-implement-a-general-integer-log2-facility-in-the-kernel-vs-git-cryptodev.patch add-process_session-helper-routine-deprecate-old-field-tidy.patch add-process_session-helper-routine-deprecate-old-field-fix-warnings.patch add-process_session-helper-routine-deprecate-old-field-fix-warnings-2.patch fs-cache-provide-a-filesystem-specific-syncable-page-bit-ext4.patch fs-cache-make-kafs-use-fs-cache-fix.patch fs-cache-make-kafs-use-fs-cache-vs-streamline-generic_file_-interfaces-and-filemap.patch nfs-use-local-caching-12-fix.patch fs-cache-cachefiles-a-cache-that-backs-onto-a-mounted-filesystem-log2-fix.patch mxser-session-warning-fix.patch tty-switch-to-ktermios-and-new-framework-warning-fix.patch tty-switch-to-ktermios-bluetooth-fix.patch drivers-isdn-handcrafted-min-max-macro-removal-fix.patch swap_prefetch-vs-zoned-counters.patch add-include-linux-freezerh-and-move-definitions-from-prefetch.patch readahead-sysctl-parameters.patch make-copy_from_user_inatomic-not-zero-the-tail-on-i386-vs-reiser4.patch resier4-add-include-linux-freezerh-and-move-definitions-from.patch make-kmem_cache_destroy-return-void-reiser4.patch reiser4-hardirq-include-fix.patch reiser4-run-truncate_inode_pages-in-reiser4_delete_inode.patch reiser4-get_sb_dev-fix.patch reiser4-vs-zoned-allocator.patch hpt3xx-rework-rate-filtering-tidy.patch statistics-infrastructure-fix-buffer-overflow-in-histogram-with-linear-tidy.patch gtod-persistent-clock-support-i386.patch hrtimers-state-tracking.patch clockevents-drivers-for-i386.patch gtod-mark-tsc-unusable-for-highres-timers.patch round_jiffies-infrastructure-fix.patch kevent-core-files-fix.patch kevent-core-files-s390-hack.patch kevent-socket-notifications-fix-2.patch kevent-socket-notifications-fix-4.patch kevent-timer-notifications-fix.patch nr_blockdev_pages-in_interrupt-warning.patch device-suspend-debug.patch mutex-subsystem-synchro-test-module-fix.patch slab-leaks3-default-y.patch x86-kmap_atomic-debugging.patch restore-rogue-readahead-printk.patch put_bh-debug.patch acpi_format_exception-debug.patch jmicron-warning-fix.patch squash-ipc-warnings.patch squash-udf-warnings.patch - 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