linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2.6.19-git] Fix error handling in create

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Date:	Mon, 9 Oct 2006 19:22:01 +0200
From:	Cornelia Huck <cornelia.huck@...ibm.com>
To:	Luca Tettamanti <kronos.it@...il.com>
Cc:	Greg KH <gregkh@...e.de>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2.6.19-git] Fix error handling in create_files()

On Mon, 9 Oct 2006 19:03:57 +0200,
Luca Tettamanti <kronos.it@...il.com> wrote:

> While we are at it: is it safe to always call sysfs_remove_group even if
> the preceding sysfs_create_group failed?

No, it will oops in remove_dir(). (See also the recent discussion in
"drivers/base: error handling fixes" - drivers/base/topology.c has
problems in that area as well...)

-- 
Cornelia Huck
Linux for zSeries Developer
Tel.: +49-7031-16-4837, Mail: cornelia.huck@...ibm.com
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