Re: [Bug #16161] [2.6.35-rc1 regression] sysfs: cannot create duplicate filename ... XVR-600 related?

David Miller
2010-06-18T20:26:55Z

From: Jesse Barnes <jbarnes@virtuousgeek.org>
Date: Fri, 18 Jun 2010 13:10:49 -0700

> I reverted the symlink patch that was causing the trouble. The root
> cause is elsewhere though; it seems some firmwares report duplicate PCI
> slot numbers...

Instead of postulating, you can confirm or deny such a theory
by taking a look at the repository of sparc openfirmware tree
dumps maintained at:

master.kernel.org:/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/prtconfs.git