linux-kernel - Re: [RETRY] [PATCH] load_module: no BUG if module

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Message-ID: <20060922201637.GA17547@kroah.com>
Date:	Fri, 22 Sep 2006 13:16:37 -0700
From:	Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>
To:	Ed Swierk <eswierk@...stra.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, rusty@...tcorp.com.au
Subject: Re: [RETRY] [PATCH] load_module: no BUG if module_subsys uninitialized

On Fri, Sep 22, 2006 at 12:48:48PM -0700, Ed Swierk wrote:
> [I discovered after sending my previous message that Gmail helpfully
> line-wrapped and de-tabified my patch. I'm resending it as an
> attachment; apologies for the error.]
> 
> Invoking load_module() before param_sysfs_init() is called crashes in
> mod_sysfs_setup(), since the kset in module_subsys is not initialized
> yet.

How are you calling load_module before this init call is made?

thanks,

greg k-h
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