Re: [bug] fixed_init(): BUG: at drivers/base/core.c:120 device_release(), was: "2.6.21-rc5: known regressions"

[Greg KH <gregkh@suse.de>]

On Fri, Mar 30, 2007 at 02:06:57PM +0200, Ingo Molnar wrote:
> 
> there's a new type of message in allyesconfig-bzImage bootup test:
> 
> Calling initcall 0xc1b6d692: fixed_init+0x0/0x33()
> Fixed PHY: Registered new driver
> Device 'fixed@100:1' does not have a release() function, it is broken and must be fixed.
> BUG: at drivers/base/core.c:120 device_release()
>  [<c0105ff9>] show_trace_log_lvl+0x19/0x2e
>  [<c01063e2>] show_trace+0x12/0x14
>  [<c01063f8>] dump_stack+0x14/0x16
>  [<c063cddf>] device_release+0x7c/0x7e
>  [<c0476c32>] kobject_cleanup+0x44/0x5e
>  [<c0476c57>] kobject_release+0xb/0xd
>  [<c04773ef>] kref_put+0x63/0x71
>  [<c0476757>] kobject_put+0x14/0x16
>  [<c063ceef>] put_device+0x11/0x13
>  [<c063d943>] device_unregister+0x12/0x15
>  [<c07337d1>] fixed_mdio_register_device+0x210/0x23b
>  [<c1b6d6b0>] fixed_init+0x1e/0x33
>  [<c1b31a2d>] init+0x15d/0x2bd
>  [<c0105bc3>] kernel_thread_helper+0x7/0x10
>  =======================
> Device 'fixed@10:1' does not have a release() function, it is broken and must be fixed.
> BUG: at drivers/base/core.c:120 device_release()
>  [<c0105ff9>] show_trace_log_lvl+0x19/0x2e
>  [<c01063e2>] show_trace+0x12/0x14
>  [<c01063f8>] dump_stack+0x14/0x16
>  [<c063cddf>] device_release+0x7c/0x7e
>  [<c0476c32>] kobject_cleanup+0x44/0x5e
>  [<c0476c57>] kobject_release+0xb/0xd
>  [<c04773ef>] kref_put+0x63/0x71
>  [<c0476757>] kobject_put+0x14/0x16
>  [<c063ceef>] put_device+0x11/0x13
>  [<c063d943>] device_unregister+0x12/0x15
>  [<c07337d1>] fixed_mdio_register_device+0x210/0x23b
>  [<c1b6d6c1>] fixed_init+0x2f/0x33
>  [<c1b31a2d>] init+0x15d/0x2bd
>  [<c0105bc3>] kernel_thread_helper+0x7/0x10

That means that whatever driver has fixed_mdio_register_device() in it
is broken and needs to be fixed.

It is independant from your previous question about unregistering the
device from within module_init().

thanks,

greg k-h