Re: Oops calling sysfs_create_link() from pci_probe()

[Greg KH <greg@kroah.com>]

On Thu, Jun 16, 2005 at 03:57:34PM -0400, Luben Tuikov wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I'm calling
> 
> sysfs_create_link(&class->kobj,
> 		  &pcidev->driver->driver.kobj, "driver");
> 
> To create a link from a syfs directory of an object which I've
> created with class_device_regsiter(), to point to the
> driver directory of the pci driver.

Ick, why?  Shouldn't something like this be done in the driver core, and
not in the individual drivers?

> This is effectively called at the bottom of the pci_driver->probe
> function.
> 
> But I get this oops:
>  printing eip:
> c0229e7b
> *pde = 00000000
> Oops: 0000 [#1]
> PREEMPT SMP 
> Modules linked in: aic94xx sas_class
> CPU:    0
> EIP:    0060:[<c0229e7b>]    Not tainted VLI
> EFLAGS: 00010296   (2.6.12-rc6) 
> EIP is at kref_get+0xb/0x50

Looks like one of the kobjects that you are wanting to link is not fully
initialized and registered with sysfs.  Where are you getting that
"&class->kobj" from?

Have a pointer to your patch anywhere?

Also, try turning on kobject and driver core debugging, you should get a
lot of helpful information in your syslog right before this oops.

thanks,

greg k-h