On Wed, Mar 22, 2006 at 08:32:18PM +0530, pradeep singh wrote: > On 3/22/06, pradeep singh <2500.pradeep@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > Use the proper DEV_ATTR() macro intead of trying to roll your own. And, > > > I bet you get a compiler warning when the code above compiles, do not > > > ignore it, it is pointing out your error... > > > > > > thanks, > > > > > > greg k-h > > It works greg. Thanks a lot greg. > Atleast kernel doesnot panics even though cat still gives me nothing :(. > But can i ask what is wrong if we try initialising the attribute > traditional way without using the DEVICE_ATTR macro? "Traditionally" you should not be creating dynamic attributes on the fly. It's hard to do correctly, and easy to get wrong, as you proved :) > Why am i getting a kernel panic on rmmod? :( Without your whole kernel module source, and the exact error you are getting, it's very hard to determine this. good luck, greg k-h -- Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ FAQ: http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/
