The patch titled viafb: fix releasing of /proc/viafb/ subtree has been removed from the -mm tree. Its filename was viafb-fix-releasing-of-proc-viafb-subtree.patch This patch was dropped because it was merged into mainline or a subsystem tree The current -mm tree may be found at http://userweb.kernel.org/~akpm/mmotm/ ------------------------------------------------------ Subject: viafb: fix releasing of /proc/viafb/ subtree From: Bruno Prémont <bonbons@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> When unloading viafb module it does not remove it's /proc/viafb/ subtree which causes multiple viafb directories to appear below proc when mobprobing viafb and also lets kernel WARN() on duplicate proc entries: [ 145.458387] WARNING: at /usr/src/linux-2.6.28-rc3-git6/fs/proc/generic.c:551 proc_register+0xe6/0x160() [ 145.458945] proc_dir_entry '/proc/viafb' already registered [ 145.459278] Modules linked in: viafb(+) i2c_algo_bit cfbcopyarea cfbimgblt cfbfillrect snd_hda_intel snd_pcm snd_timer snd soundcore snd_page_alloc sg via_agp agpgart [last unloaded: drm] [ 145.460647] Pid: 1904, comm: modprobe Tainted: G W 2.6.28-rc3-git6 #4 [ 145.461064] Call Trace: [ 145.461248] [<c01066f1>] ? dump_stack+0x1/0x80 [ 145.461533] [<c01228a3>] warn_slowpath+0x63/0x80 [ 145.461851] [<c0253ec9>] ? idr_get_empty_slot+0xe9/0x250 [ 145.462186] [<c0254120>] ? ida_get_new_above+0xf0/0x150 [ 145.462528] [<c019fb86>] proc_register+0xe6/0x160 [ 145.462827] [<c019fdc6>] proc_mkdir_mode+0x36/0x50 [ 145.463135] [<c019fdef>] proc_mkdir+0xf/0x20 [ 145.463457] [<f807173c>] viafb_init+0x73c/0xc86 [viafb] [ 145.463823] [<f8071000>] ? viafb_init+0x0/0xc86 [viafb] [ 145.464147] [<c010111d>] do_one_initcall+0x2d/0x160 [ 145.464460] [<c01a6543>] ? sysfs_add_file+0x13/0x20 [ 145.464786] [<c015f031>] ? vfree+0x21/0x30 [ 145.465049] [<c01433b5>] ? load_module+0x1215/0x1500 [ 145.465381] [<c014e455>] ? __alloc_pages_internal+0x95/0x400 [ 145.465755] [<c0143723>] sys_init_module+0x83/0x1a0 [ 145.466065] [<c016ceed>] ? sys_read+0x3d/0x70 [ 145.466354] [<c0103bc1>] sysenter_do_call+0x12/0x25 [ 145.466653] ---[ end trace c84b37826e16748c ]--- Signed-off-by: Bruno Prémont <bonbons@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Cc: <JosephChan@xxxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/video/via/viafbdev.c | 17 +++++++++-------- 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-) diff -puN drivers/video/via/viafbdev.c~viafb-fix-releasing-of-proc-viafb-subtree drivers/video/via/viafbdev.c --- a/drivers/video/via/viafbdev.c~viafb-fix-releasing-of-proc-viafb-subtree +++ a/drivers/video/via/viafbdev.c @@ -2036,30 +2036,30 @@ static int viafb_vt1636_proc_write(struc return count; } -static void viafb_init_proc(struct proc_dir_entry *viafb_entry) +static void viafb_init_proc(struct proc_dir_entry **viafb_entry) { struct proc_dir_entry *entry; - viafb_entry = proc_mkdir("viafb", NULL); + *viafb_entry = proc_mkdir("viafb", NULL); if (viafb_entry) { - entry = create_proc_entry("dvp0", 0, viafb_entry); + entry = create_proc_entry("dvp0", 0, *viafb_entry); if (entry) { entry->owner = THIS_MODULE; entry->read_proc = viafb_dvp0_proc_read; entry->write_proc = viafb_dvp0_proc_write; } - entry = create_proc_entry("dvp1", 0, viafb_entry); + entry = create_proc_entry("dvp1", 0, *viafb_entry); if (entry) { entry->owner = THIS_MODULE; entry->read_proc = viafb_dvp1_proc_read; entry->write_proc = viafb_dvp1_proc_write; } - entry = create_proc_entry("dfph", 0, viafb_entry); + entry = create_proc_entry("dfph", 0, *viafb_entry); if (entry) { entry->owner = THIS_MODULE; entry->read_proc = viafb_dfph_proc_read; entry->write_proc = viafb_dfph_proc_write; } - entry = create_proc_entry("dfpl", 0, viafb_entry); + entry = create_proc_entry("dfpl", 0, *viafb_entry); if (entry) { entry->owner = THIS_MODULE; entry->read_proc = viafb_dfpl_proc_read; @@ -2068,7 +2068,7 @@ static void viafb_init_proc(struct proc_ if (VT1636_LVDS == viaparinfo->chip_info->lvds_chip_info. lvds_chip_name || VT1636_LVDS == viaparinfo->chip_info->lvds_chip_info2.lvds_chip_name) { - entry = create_proc_entry("vt1636", 0, viafb_entry); + entry = create_proc_entry("vt1636", 0, *viafb_entry); if (entry) { entry->owner = THIS_MODULE; entry->read_proc = viafb_vt1636_proc_read; @@ -2087,6 +2087,7 @@ static void viafb_remove_proc(struct pro remove_proc_entry("dfpl", viafb_entry); remove_proc_entry("vt1636", viafb_entry); remove_proc_entry("vt1625", viafb_entry); + remove_proc_entry("viafb", NULL); } static int __devinit via_pci_probe(void) @@ -2348,7 +2349,7 @@ static int __devinit via_pci_probe(void) viafbinfo->node, viafbinfo->fix.id, default_var.xres, default_var.yres, default_var.bits_per_pixel); - viafb_init_proc(viaparinfo->proc_entry); + viafb_init_proc(&viaparinfo->proc_entry); viafb_init_dac(IGA2); return 0; } _ Patches currently in -mm which might be from bonbons@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx are origin.patch viafb-fix-crashes-due-to-4k-stack-overflow.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