The patch titled
driver-core-check-return-code-of-sysfs_create_link fix
has been added to the -mm tree. Its filename is
driver-core-check-return-code-of-sysfs_create_link-fix.patch
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Subject: driver-core-check-return-code-of-sysfs_create_link fix
From: Cornelia Huck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Fix check when to create certain symlinks (the device link and some
compatible links).
Signed-off-by: Cornelia Huck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: Greg KH <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
---
drivers/base/core.c | 18 ++++++++++--------
1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
diff -puN
drivers/base/core.c~driver-core-check-return-code-of-sysfs_create_link-fix
drivers/base/core.c
--- a/drivers/base/core.c~driver-core-check-return-code-of-sysfs_create_link-fix
+++ a/drivers/base/core.c
@@ -657,12 +657,12 @@ static int device_add_class_symlinks(str
* If this is not a "fake" compatible device, then create the
* symlink from the class to the device.
*/
- if (dev->kobj.parent == &dev->class->subsys.kobj)
- return 0;
- error = sysfs_create_link(&dev->class->subsys.kobj, &dev->kobj,
- dev->bus_id);
- if (error)
- goto out_subsys;
+ if (dev->kobj.parent != &dev->class->subsys.kobj) {
+ error = sysfs_create_link(&dev->class->subsys.kobj, &dev->kobj,
+ dev->bus_id);
+ if (error)
+ goto out_subsys;
+ }
if (dev->parent) {
error = sysfs_create_link(&dev->kobj, &dev->parent->kobj,
"device");
@@ -689,7 +689,8 @@ out_device:
sysfs_remove_link(&dev->kobj, "device");
#endif
out_busid:
- sysfs_remove_link(&dev->class->subsys.kobj, dev->bus_id);
+ if (dev->kobj.parent != &dev->class->subsys.kobj)
+ sysfs_remove_link(&dev->class->subsys.kobj, dev->bus_id);
out_subsys:
sysfs_remove_link(&dev->kobj, "subsystem");
out:
@@ -712,7 +713,8 @@ static void device_remove_class_symlinks
#endif
sysfs_remove_link(&dev->kobj, "device");
}
- sysfs_remove_link(&dev->class->subsys.kobj, dev->bus_id);
+ if (dev->kobj.parent != &dev->class->subsys.kobj)
+ sysfs_remove_link(&dev->class->subsys.kobj, dev->bus_id);
sysfs_remove_link(&dev->kobj, "subsystem");
}
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Patches currently in -mm which might be from [EMAIL PROTECTED] are
driver-core-check-return-code-of-sysfs_create_link.patch
driver-core-check-return-code-of-sysfs_create_link-fix.patch
driver-core-coding-style-cleanup.patch
partitions-check-the-return-value-of-kobject_add-etc.patch
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