> > int mei_register(struct mei_device *dev) {
> > + struct device *device = &dev->pdev->dev;
> > int ret;
> > - mei_misc_device.parent = &dev->pdev->dev;
> > +
> > + mei_misc_device.parent = device;
> > ret = misc_register(&mei_misc_device);
> > if (ret)
> > return ret;
> >
> > + ret = sysfs_create_group(&device->kobj, &mei_attr_group);
> > + if (ret)
> > + return ret;
>
> And you just lost the race with userspace (you told it you had a device, it
> went and scanned your attributes and saved them, then you registered
> more...)
>
> Please use the dev_groups field for your class to properly have the driver
> core register these before userspace is told about the device, that's the
> correct way to do this.
Just to make sure, is this what you're suggesting ?
device->groups = mei_attr_groups
mei_misc_device.parent = device;
ret = misc_register(&mei_misc_device);
Thanks
Tomas
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