Re: [PATCH] kernel/params.c: print failure information instead of 'KOBJ_ADD' to user space, when sysfs_create_file() fails.

[Chen Gang <gang.chen@asianux.com>]

On 07/10/2013 11:01 AM, Chen Gang F T wrote:
> 
>> > Hmm..., do we need call kobject_get() before kobject_put() in failure
>> > processing block ?
>> > 
> Oh, sorry for what I said for kobject_get/put() items above, it is
> incorrect.
> 
> What about the diff below for kobject_get() ?
> 
> -------------------------------diff begin-------------------------------
> 
> diff --git a/kernel/params.c b/kernel/params.c
> index 440e65d..ef8d720 100644
> --- a/kernel/params.c
> +++ b/kernel/params.c
> @@ -754,11 +754,11 @@ static struct module_kobject * __init locate_module_kobject(const char *name)
>  				name, err);
>  			return NULL;
>  		}
> -
> -		/* So that we hold reference in both cases. */
> -		kobject_get(&mk->kobj);
>  	}
>  
> +	/* So that we hold reference in both cases. */
> +	kobject_get(&mk->kobj);
> +
>  	return mk;
>  }
> 
> -------------------------------diff end---------------------------------
> 

Sorry again, this diff is incorrect, the original implementation has no
issues.


> And it also need add additional kobject_put(), if we really need
> process the failure in version_sysfs_builtin().

If need process failure, we really need it, but now, we only use
BUG_ON() is enough.


Thanks.
-- 
Chen Gang