linux-kernel - [patch] detect duplicate drivers

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Date:	Sat, 26 Apr 2008 19:52:35 +0400
From:	Stas Sergeev <stsp@...et.ru>
To:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
CC:	Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>,
	Linux kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Takashi Iwai <tiwai@...e.de>
Subject: [patch] detect duplicate drivers

Hello.

Currently an attempt to register multiple
drivers with the same name causes the
stack trace with some cryptic error message.
The attached patch adds the necessary check
and the clear error message.

Signed-off-by: Stas Sergeev <stsp@...et.ru>

View attachment "drv_dup.diff" of type "text/x-patch" (739 bytes)