linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] driver core: move uevent call to driver

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Date:	Mon, 16 Jul 2012 18:45:58 -0700
From:	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:	Ming Lei <ming.lei@...onical.com>
Cc:	Sebastian Ott <sebott@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] driver core: move uevent call to driver_register

On Tue, Jul 17, 2012 at 09:35:02AM +0800, Ming Lei wrote:
> On Tue, Jul 3, 2012 at 1:08 AM, Sebastian Ott <sebott@...ux.vnet.ibm.com> wrote:
> 
> > --- a/drivers/base/driver.c
> > +++ b/drivers/base/driver.c
> > @@ -187,6 +187,9 @@ int driver_register(struct device_driver
> >         ret = driver_add_groups(drv, drv->groups);
> >         if (ret)
> >                 bus_remove_driver(drv);
> > +
> > +       kobject_uevent(&drv->p->kobj, KOBJ_ADD);
> 
> You should just send the uevent if 'ret' equals to zero., otherwise
> OOPS may be triggered by kobject_uevent() after the 'drv' has been
> removed.

Ugh, just missed that.

Sebastian, care to send a follow-on patch for this?

thanks,

greg k-h
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