The patch titled dz: don't panic() when request_irq() fails has been added to the -mm tree. Its filename is dz-dont-panic-when-request_irq-fails.patch *** Remember to use Documentation/SubmitChecklist when testing your code *** See http://www.zip.com.au/~akpm/linux/patches/stuff/added-to-mm.txt to find out what to do about this ------------------------------------------------------ Subject: dz: don't panic() when request_irq() fails From: "Maciej W. Rozycki" <macro@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Well, panic() is a little bit undue if request_irq() fails; there is probably no need to justify it any further. Handle the case gracefully, by unregistering the driver. Signed-off-by: Maciej W. Rozycki <macro@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Cc: Jiri Slaby <jirislaby@xxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/serial/dz.c | 20 +++++++++++++++----- 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff -puN drivers/serial/dz.c~dz-dont-panic-when-request_irq-fails drivers/serial/dz.c --- a/drivers/serial/dz.c~dz-dont-panic-when-request_irq-fails +++ a/drivers/serial/dz.c @@ -794,18 +794,28 @@ static int __init dz_init(void) dz_reset(&dz_ports[0]); #endif - if (request_irq(dz_ports[0].port.irq, dz_interrupt, - IRQF_DISABLED, "DZ", &dz_ports[0])) - panic("Unable to register DZ interrupt"); - ret = uart_register_driver(&dz_reg); if (ret != 0) - return ret; + goto out; + + ret = request_irq(dz_ports[0].port.irq, dz_interrupt, IRQF_DISABLED, + "DZ", &dz_ports[0]); + if (ret != 0) { + printk(KERN_ERR "dz: Cannot get IRQ %d!\n", + dz_ports[0].port.irq); + goto out_unregister; + } for (i = 0; i < DZ_NB_PORT; i++) uart_add_one_port(&dz_reg, &dz_ports[i].port); return ret; + +out_unregister: + uart_unregister_driver(&dz_reg); + +out: + return ret; } module_init(dz_init); _ Patches currently in -mm which might be from macro@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx are origin.patch kernel-printkc-concerns-about-the-console-handover.patch dzh-remove-useless-unused-module-junk.patch dz-always-check-if-it-is-safe-to-console_putchar.patch dz-dont-panic-when-request_irq-fails.patch dz-add-and-reorder-inclusions-remove-unneeded-ones.patch dz-update-kconfig-description.patch dz-rename-the-serial-console-structure.patch dz-fix-locking-issues.patch dz-handle-special-conditions-on-reception-correctly.patch maintainers-add-self-for-the-dz-serial-driver.patch - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe mm-commits" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html