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Date: Fri, 9 Dec 2005 09:55:55 -0800
From: Greg KH <greg@kroah.com>
To: Blaisorblade <blaisorblade@yahoo.it>
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Subject: Re: 2.6.14.3 - sysfs duplicated dentry bug
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On Fri, Dec 09, 2005 at 06:48:41PM +0100, Blaisorblade wrote:
> Q: Since when is a directory entry allowed to be duplicate?
> A: Since Linux 2.6.14!
> 
> $ uname -r
> 2.6.14.3-bs2-mroute
> 
> The only sysfs-related change is the use of a custom DSDT, which is new to 
> this kernel.

Known bug, fixed in the 2.6.15-rc kernel tree.  It was a timer
registering with the same name in two places :(

And yes, we should have more sysfs checks for stuff like this, any
patches in this area would be greatly appreciated.

thanks,

greg k-h