Re: [patch] 2.6.10-rc1-mm4: bttv-driver.c compile error

[Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org>]

Gerd Knorr <kraxel@bytesex.org> wrote:
>
> > kobject_register failed for <NULL> (-17)
> 
>  IIRC there was a bug in the driver base and a patch from Gred fixing
>  that floating around, maybe that one helps?

err, yes.  Without that patch the kobject layer will scribble on memory and
all bets are off.

Try this:

--- a/lib/kobject.c	2004-11-09 12:09:33 -08:00
+++ b/lib/kobject.c	2004-11-09 12:09:33 -08:00
@@ -180,10 +180,10 @@
 
 	error = create_dir(kobj);
 	if (error) {
+		/* unlink does the kobject_put() for us */
 		unlink(kobj);
 		if (parent)
 			kobject_put(parent);
-		kobject_put(kobj);
 	} else {
 		kobject_hotplug(kobj, KOBJ_ADD);
 	}