linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH V3 1/3] driver core: Prevent warning when removing a device link from unregistered consumer

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Message-ID: <CAJZ5v0iPXYvmOPv-kQnzMbkqNZtaZ9TMgJht5=VNnx0t3gi1Dw@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Wed, 14 Jul 2021 20:22:06 +0200
From:   "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rafael@...nel.org>
To:     Adrian Hunter <adrian.hunter@...el.com>
Cc:     "Rafael J . Wysocki" <rafael@...nel.org>,
        Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        Saravana Kannan <saravanak@...gle.com>,
        "Martin K . Petersen" <martin.petersen@...cle.com>,
        "James E . J . Bottomley" <jejb@...ux.ibm.com>,
        "open list:TARGET SUBSYSTEM" <linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org>,
        Avri Altman <avri.altman@....com>,
        Bean Huo <huobean@...il.com>, Can Guo <cang@...eaurora.org>,
        Asutosh Das <asutoshd@...eaurora.org>,
        Bart Van Assche <bvanassche@....org>,
        Linux PM <linux-pm@...r.kernel.org>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH V3 1/3] driver core: Prevent warning when removing a
 device link from unregistered consumer

On Sat, Jul 10, 2021 at 12:38 PM Adrian Hunter <adrian.hunter@...el.com> wrote:
>
> sysfs_remove_link() causes a warning if the parent directory does not
> exist. That can happen if the device link consumer has not been registered.
> So do not attempt sysfs_remove_link() in that case.
>
> Fixes: 287905e68dd29 ("driver core: Expose device link details in sysfs")
> Signed-off-by: Adrian Hunter <adrian.hunter@...el.com>

Reviewed-by: Rafael J. Wysocki <rafael@...nel.org>

> ---
>  drivers/base/core.c | 6 ++++--
>  1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/base/core.c b/drivers/base/core.c
> index ea5b85354526..2de8f7d8cf54 100644
> --- a/drivers/base/core.c
> +++ b/drivers/base/core.c
> @@ -575,8 +575,10 @@ static void devlink_remove_symlinks(struct device *dev,
>                 return;
>         }
>
> -       snprintf(buf, len, "supplier:%s:%s", dev_bus_name(sup), dev_name(sup));
> -       sysfs_remove_link(&con->kobj, buf);
> +       if (device_is_registered(con)) {
> +               snprintf(buf, len, "supplier:%s:%s", dev_bus_name(sup), dev_name(sup));
> +               sysfs_remove_link(&con->kobj, buf);
> +       }
>         snprintf(buf, len, "consumer:%s:%s", dev_bus_name(con), dev_name(con));
>         sysfs_remove_link(&sup->kobj, buf);
>         kfree(buf);
> --
> 2.17.1
>