From: Jason Dravet <dravet@hotmail.com>
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Cc: <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: RE: [PATCH] clarify WARNING: at fs/sysfs/dir.c:481 sysfs_add
Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2012 15:28:22 -0600 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <SNT144-W1F7026BA077AA0D46B5E3DF830@phx.gbl> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <SNT144-W477468478D64073A33B390DF830@phx.gbl>
> > This patch makes it clear that the problem is in the BIOS of
the computer and not the kernel. This patch applies to kernel 3.2.1.
> >
> > --- dir.orig 2012-01-14 18:58:20.026745884 -0600
> > +++ dir.c 2012-01-14 19:52:33.011444581 -0600
> > @@ -479,6 +479,8 @@ int sysfs_add_one(struct sysfs_addrm_cxt
> > (path == NULL) ? sd->s_name :
> > strcat(strcat(sysfs_pathname(acxt->parent_sd, path), "/"),
> > sd->s_name));
> > + WARN(1, KERN_WARNING
> > + "Your BIOS is broken. Please contact your computer manufacturer.");
> > kfree(path);
> > }
>
> That certainly isn't always the case. Incorrectly written drivers
> have also taken this codepath before now.
>
> Dave
Then how do you tell when the problem is the BIOS or a driver?
Jason
prev parent reply other threads:[~2012-01-16 21:28 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2012-01-15 15:16 Jason Dravet
2012-01-15 15:30 ` Dave Jones
[not found] ` <SNT144-W477468478D64073A33B390DF830@phx.gbl>
2012-01-16 21:28 ` Jason Dravet [this message]
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