From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Henrique de Moraes Holschuh Subject: Re: [2.6.30] Kernel bug with dock driver Date: Thu, 18 Jun 2009 19:10:20 -0300 Message-ID: <20090618221020.GA2979@khazad-dum.debian.net> References: <200906142100.48621.jplatte@naasa.net> <200906161125.00685.jplatte@naasa.net> <20090617123440.GA400@khazad-dum.debian.net> <200906182322.54566.jplatte@naasa.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Return-path: Received: from out1.smtp.messagingengine.com ([66.111.4.25]:44938 "EHLO out1.smtp.messagingengine.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1752691AbZFRWKW (ORCPT ); Thu, 18 Jun 2009 18:10:22 -0400 Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <200906182322.54566.jplatte@naasa.net> Sender: linux-acpi-owner@vger.kernel.org List-Id: linux-acpi@vger.kernel.org To: Joerg Platte Cc: linux-acpi@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Thu, 18 Jun 2009, Joerg Platte wrote: > Am Wednesday, 17. June 2009 schrieb Henrique de Moraes Holschuh: > > If it causes a NULL derreference, it means someone has changed API and did > > NOT change all callsites. It is that simple. > > > thinkpad_acpi: dev_name() is returning NULL There it is. "Someone set us up the bomb." > Hope it helps... Yes, it does. Thank you. Now at least I know what to look for. -- "One disk to rule them all, One disk to find them. One disk to bring them all and in the darkness grind them. In the Land of Redmond where the shadows lie." -- The Silicon Valley Tarot Henrique Holschuh