linux-kernel - Re: Regression in module wmi since 2.6.32 (bisected to commit 1caab3c)

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Date:	Fri, 25 Dec 2009 20:56:08 +0000
From:	Carlos Corbacho <carlos@...angeworlds.co.uk>
To:	Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@...inger.net>
Cc:	Matthew Garrett <mjg@...hat.com>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Linux ACPI <linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: Regression in module wmi since 2.6.32 (bisected to commit 1caab3c)

On Friday 25 December 2009 20:48:19 Larry Finger wrote:
> If I modprobe wmi after the system is booted, the specific messages are as
>  follows:
> 
> ------------[ cut here ]------------
> WARNING: at fs/sysfs/dir.c:477 sysfs_add_one+0xd6/0xee()
> Hardware name: System Product Name
> sysfs: cannot create duplicate filename
> '/devices/virtual/wmi/05901221-D566-11D1-B2F0-00A0C9062910'

Interesting - what hardware is this? And can you post the DSDT?

-Carlos
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