I have a Sony VGN-TZ21VN and I guess I have the same problem since Intrepid Ibex. See attached demsg output. So I guess it should really be disabled.
[ 37.010445] sonypi: Sony Programmable I/O Controller Driver v1.26. [ 37.011890] sonypi: please try the sony-laptop module instead and report failures, see also http://www.linux.it/~malattia/wiki/index.php/Sony_drivers [ 37.011975] ------------[ cut here ]------------ [ 37.011983] WARNING: at /build/buildd/linux-2.6.27/fs/sysfs/dir.c:463 sysfs_add_one+0x4e/0x50() [ 37.011994] sysfs: duplicate filename 'sonypi' can not be created [ 37.012025] Modules linked in: sonypi(+) ppdev ipv6 acpi_cpufreq cpufreq_powersave cpufreq_conservative cpufreq_userspace cpufreq_stats cpufreq_ondemand freq_table pci_slot container wmi sbs sbshc iptable_filter ip_tables sr_mod cdrom x_tables sbp2 parport_pc lp parport joydev pcmcia snd_hda_intel snd_pcm_oss snd_mixer_oss yenta_socket serio_raw rsrc_nonstatic uvcvideo psmouse arc4 snd_pcm iTCO_wdt evdev pcmcia_core pcspkr usb_storage ecb crypto_blkcipher iTCO_vendor_support compat_ioctl32 videodev snd_seq_dummy v4l1_compat libusual snd_seq_oss iwl3945 snd_seq_midi ac battery rfkill snd_rawmidi snd_seq_midi_event mac80211 sony_laptop tpm_infineon snd_seq led_class tpm tpm_bios video output snd_timer snd_seq_device cfg80211 snd button soundcore intel_agp agpgart snd_page_alloc shpchp pci_hotplug ext3 jbd mbcache sd_mod crc_t10dif sg ata_generic ata_piix ohci1394 pata_acpi ieee1394 libata ehci_hcd uhci_hcd scsi_mod usbcore sky2 dock thermal processor fan fbcon tileblit font bitblit softcursor fuse [ 37.012225] Pid: 5128, comm: modprobe Not tainted 2.6.27-7-generic #1 [ 37.012236] [<c0131d65>] warn_slowpath+0x65/0x90 [ 37.012248] [<c0253600>] ? vsnprintf+0x400/0x7b0 [ 37.012258] [<c037dfae>] ? account_scheduler_latency+0xe/0x220 [ 37.012269] [<c024d9ca>] ? idr_get_empty_slot+0xda/0x250 [ 37.012278] [<c024dbc4>] ? ida_get_new_above+0x84/0x1c0 [ 37.012286] [<c01ffc38>] ? sysfs_ilookup_test+0x8/0x20 [ 37.012295] [<c01c7286>] ? find_inode+0x46/0x70 [ 37.012306] [<c01ffc30>] ? sysfs_ilookup_test+0x0/0x20 [ 37.012315] [<c01ffc30>] ? sysfs_ilookup_test+0x0/0x20 [ 37.012324] [<c01c6a59>] ? __iget+0x9/0x60 [ 37.012331] [<c02541f2>] ? strcmp+0x12/0x40 [ 37.012340] [<c01fff59>] ? sysfs_find_dirent+0x29/0x40 [ 37.012352] [<c0200018>] ? __sysfs_add_one+0x18/0x90 [ 37.012361] [<c02001ee>] sysfs_add_one+0x4e/0x50 [ 37.012368] [<c0200cde>] create_dir+0x4e/0x90 [ 37.012376] [<c0200d50>] sysfs_create_dir+0x30/0x50 [ 37.012382] [<c024e833>] kobject_add_internal+0xc3/0x1b0 [ 37.012391] [<c024e9f1>] kobject_add_varg+0x31/0x50 [ 37.012397] [<c024ea6c>] kobject_add+0x2c/0x60 [ 37.012403] [<c02c1a54>] device_add+0xb4/0x400 [ 37.012412] [<c02c1db7>] device_register+0x17/0x20 [ 37.012420] [<c02c1e6a>] device_create_vargs+0xaa/0xc0 [ 37.012431] [<c02c1ead>] device_create+0x2d/0x30 [ 37.012439] [<c02a8b26>] misc_register+0xc6/0x180 [ 37.012449] [<f8e34bca>] sonypi_probe+0x252/0x4ee [sonypi] [ 37.012463] [<f8e345d0>] ? sonypi_irq+0x0/0x1b8 [sonypi] [ 37.012478] [<c02c4bb4>] platform_drv_probe+0x14/0x20 [ 37.012487] [<c02c3d4e>] really_probe+0xee/0x190 [ 37.012499] [<c02c3e33>] driver_probe_device+0x43/0x60 [ 37.012506] [<c02c3edd>] __device_attach+0xd/0x10 [ 37.012512] [<c02c32ab>] bus_for_each_drv+0x5b/0x80 [ 37.012522] [<c02c3f96>] device_attach+0x76/0x80 [ 37.012531] [<c02c3ed0>] ? __device_attach+0x0/0x10 [ 37.012539] [<c02c30b7>] bus_attach_device+0x47/0x70 [ 37.012547] [<c02c1cdb>] device_add+0x33b/0x400 [ 37.012554] [<c0254299>] ? strlen+0x9/0x20 [ 37.012561] [<c025231d>] ? strlcpy+0x1d/0x60 [ 37.012569] [<c02c54dd>] platform_device_add+0x13d/0x180 [ 37.012580] [<c02c1454>] ? device_initialize+0x34/0xb0 [ 37.012589] [<c02c5664>] ? platform_device_alloc+0x54/0x70 [ 37.012597] [<f8876000>] ? sonypi_init+0x0/0xa3 [sonypi] [ 37.012608] [<f887606d>] sonypi_init+0x6d/0xa3 [sonypi] [ 37.012619] [<c0101120>] _stext+0x30/0x160 [ 37.012630] [<c014c604>] ? __blocking_notifier_call_chain+0x14/0x70 [ 37.012642] [<c015c208>] sys_init_module+0x88/0x1b0 [ 37.012652] [<c0103f7b>] sysenter_do_call+0x12/0x2f [ 37.012659] ======================= [ 37.012666] ---[ end trace 2026f83a875a72c4 ]--- [ 37.012676] kobject_add_internal failed for sonypi with -EEXIST, don't try to register things with the same name in the same directory. [ 37.012693] Pid: 5128, comm: modprobe Tainted: G W 2.6.27-7-generic #1 [ 37.012703] [<c037c406>] ? printk+0x1d/0x1f [ 37.012712] [<c024e877>] kobject_add_internal+0x107/0x1b0 [ 37.012721] [<c024e9f1>] kobject_add_varg+0x31/0x50 [ 37.012729] [<c024ea6c>] kobject_add+0x2c/0x60 [ 37.012735] [<c02c1a54>] device_add+0xb4/0x400 [ 37.012742] [<c02c1db7>] device_register+0x17/0x20 [ 37.012751] [<c02c1e6a>] device_create_vargs+0xaa/0xc0 [ 37.012761] [<c02c1ead>] device_create+0x2d/0x30 [ 37.012770] [<c02a8b26>] misc_register+0xc6/0x180 [ 37.012781] [<f8e34bca>] sonypi_probe+0x252/0x4ee [sonypi] [ 37.012792] [<f8e345d0>] ? sonypi_irq+0x0/0x1b8 [sonypi] [ 37.012807] [<c02c4bb4>] platform_drv_probe+0x14/0x20 [ 37.012819] [<c02c3d4e>] really_probe+0xee/0x190 [ 37.012828] [<c02c3e33>] driver_probe_device+0x43/0x60 [ 37.012836] [<c02c3edd>] __device_attach+0xd/0x10 [ 37.012842] [<c02c32ab>] bus_for_each_drv+0x5b/0x80 [ 37.012849] [<c02c3f96>] device_attach+0x76/0x80 [ 37.012857] [<c02c3ed0>] ? __device_attach+0x0/0x10 [ 37.012864] [<c02c30b7>] bus_attach_device+0x47/0x70 [ 37.012874] [<c02c1cdb>] device_add+0x33b/0x400 [ 37.012881] [<c0254299>] ? strlen+0x9/0x20 [ 37.012888] [<c025231d>] ? strlcpy+0x1d/0x60 [ 37.012898] [<c02c54dd>] platform_device_add+0x13d/0x180 [ 37.012909] [<c02c1454>] ? device_initialize+0x34/0xb0 [ 37.012919] [<c02c5664>] ? platform_device_alloc+0x54/0x70 [ 37.012927] [<f8876000>] ? sonypi_init+0x0/0xa3 [sonypi] [ 37.012937] [<f887606d>] sonypi_init+0x6d/0xa3 [sonypi] [ 37.012949] [<c0101120>] _stext+0x30/0x160 [ 37.012957] [<c014c604>] ? __blocking_notifier_call_chain+0x14/0x70 [ 37.012970] [<c015c208>] sys_init_module+0x88/0x1b0 [ 37.012979] [<c0103f7b>] sysenter_do_call+0x12/0x2f [ 37.012989] ======================= [ 37.012996] sonypi: misc_register failed [ 37.013021] sonypi: probe of sonypi failed with error -17 -- Stop using obsolete sonypi for Sony Vaio laptops https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/274147 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
