On Wed, Dec 29, 2021 at 12:51:59PM +0800, Lu Baolu wrote: > The driver_sysfs_remove() should always be called after successful > driver_sysfs_add(). Otherwise, NULL pointers will be passed to the > sysfs_remove_link(), where it is decoded as searching sysfs root. What null pointer is being sent to sysfs_remove_link()? For which link? How are you triggering this failure path and how was it tested? > > Fixes: 1901fb2604fbc ("Driver core: fix "driver" symlink timing") > Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Signed-off-by: Lu Baolu <baolu.lu@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > --- > drivers/base/dd.c | 7 ++++--- > 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) > > diff --git a/drivers/base/dd.c b/drivers/base/dd.c > index 68ea1f949daa..9eaaff2f556c 100644 > --- a/drivers/base/dd.c > +++ b/drivers/base/dd.c > @@ -577,14 +577,14 @@ static int really_probe(struct device *dev, struct device_driver *drv) > if (dev->bus->dma_configure) { > ret = dev->bus->dma_configure(dev); > if (ret) > - goto probe_failed; > + goto pinctrl_bind_failed; Why not call the notifier chain here? Did you verify that this change still works properly? thanks, greg k-h