From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S265067AbUEKXrk (ORCPT ); Tue, 11 May 2004 19:47:40 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S265070AbUEKXpt (ORCPT ); Tue, 11 May 2004 19:45:49 -0400 Received: from mail.kroah.org ([65.200.24.183]:6627 "EHLO perch.kroah.org") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S265060AbUEKXpg (ORCPT ); Tue, 11 May 2004 19:45:36 -0400 Date: Tue, 11 May 2004 16:32:07 -0700 From: Greg KH To: Maneesh Soni Cc: Dmitry Torokhov , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, viro@parcelfarce.linux.theplanet.co.uk, Jeff Garzik Subject: Re: [RFC 1/2] kobject_set_name - error handling Message-ID: <20040511233207.GB27069@kroah.com> References: <20040417082206.GM24997@parcelfarce.linux.theplanet.co.uk> <20040430101333.GB25296@in.ibm.com> <20040430101401.GC25296@in.ibm.com> <200404300748.14151.dtor_core@ameritech.net> <20040504053908.GA2900@in.ibm.com> <20040507222549.GB14660@kroah.com> <20030509153523.A20357@in.ibm.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20030509153523.A20357@in.ibm.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.6i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Fri, May 09, 2003 at 03:35:23PM +0530, Maneesh Soni wrote: > On Fri, May 07, 2004 at 03:25:49PM -0700, Greg KH wrote: > > On Tue, May 04, 2004 at 11:09:08AM +0530, Maneesh Soni wrote: > > > > > > Greg, Are the patches fit for inclusion? I need to know this as my sysfs backing > > > store patches are taking back seats because of these changes, particulary the > > > one in second patch :-(. > > > > I'm awash in different patches from you. Can you try sending me the > > ones you think are good enough for inclusion right now? We can work > > from there. > > > > Sorry Greg, for confusing you by sending multiple copies. Here we are talking > about two patches which cleans up the kobject_set_name() usuage in the routines > as mentioned below. The first one is appended here and the second one in the > next mail. I have complied and tested (booting) both the patches and hope they > are good for inclusion. > > > 1) kobject_set_name-cleanup-01.patch > > This patch corrects the following by checking the reutrn code from > kobject_set_name(). > > bus_add_driver() > bus_register() > sys_dev_register() Ok, I applied this patch (it needed some manual messing with due to some other patches in this area by others.) thanks, greg k-h