From: Michael Reed <mdr@sgi.com>
To: linux-scsi <linux-scsi@vger.kernel.org>, dougg@torque.net
Cc: Jeremy Higdon <jeremy@sgi.com>
Subject: panic in sg_add when class_device_create() fails
Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2008 14:11:36 -0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <478BDE18.2010600@sgi.com> (raw)
We're seeing an occasional panic in sg_add() when class_device_create()
fails. It's obvious in the code that it uses the pointer to sg_class_member
even though it's invalid. We do see the "class_device_create failed" message.
class_set_devdata(cl_dev, sdp);
error = cdev_add(cdev, MKDEV(SCSI_GENERIC_MAJOR, sdp->index), 1);
if (error)
goto cdev_add_err;
if (sg_sysfs_valid) {
struct class_device * sg_class_member;
sg_class_member = class_device_create(sg_sysfs_class, NULL,
MKDEV(SCSI_GENERIC_MAJOR, sdp->index),
cl_dev->dev, "%s",
disk->disk_name);
if (IS_ERR(sg_class_member))
printk(KERN_WARNING "sg_add: "
"class_device_create failed\n");
class_set_devdata(sg_class_member, sdp);
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
error = sysfs_create_link(&scsidp->sdev_gendev.kobj,
&sg_class_member->kobj, "generic");
if (error)
printk(KERN_ERR "sg_add: unable to make symlink "
"'generic' back to sg%d\n", sdp->index);
} else
printk(KERN_WARNING "sg_add: sg_sys Invalid\n");
I'm uncertain of the correct fix. Perhaps it involves a call to cdev_unmap()?
I don't have a good way to test a fix as this problem is not easily reproduced.
Mike
next reply other threads:[~2008-01-14 22:11 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2008-01-14 22:11 Michael Reed [this message]
2008-01-14 22:28 ` panic in sg_add when class_device_create() fails James Bottomley
2008-01-15 4:36 ` FUJITA Tomonori
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