Re: [linux-usb-devel] usb+sysfs: duplicate filename 'bInterfaceNumber'

[Greg KH <greg@kroah.com>]

On Mon, Oct 15, 2007 at 02:38:25PM -0400, Alan Stern wrote:
> On Mon, 15 Oct 2007, Dave Young wrote:
> 
> > On 10/14/07, Borislav Petkov <bbpetkov@yahoo.de> wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > i get the following warning on yesterday's git tree (v2.6.23-2840-g752097c):
> > >
> > > Oct 14 09:07:15 zmei kernel: [   49.368030] sysfs: duplicate filename 'bInterfaceNumber' can not be created
> > > Oct 14 09:07:15 zmei kernel: [   49.368086] WARNING: at fs/sysfs/dir.c:425 sysfs_add_one()
> > > Oct 14 09:07:15 zmei kernel: [   49.368134]  [<c010527c>] show_trace_log_lvl+0x1a/0x2f
> > > Oct 14 09:07:15 zmei kernel: [   49.368220]  [<c0105da0>] show_trace+0x12/0x14
> > > Oct 14 09:07:15 zmei kernel: [   49.368300]  [<c0105db8>] dump_stack+0x16/0x18
> > > Oct 14 09:07:15 zmei kernel: [   49.368379]  [<c019f2ee>] sysfs_add_one+0x57/0xbc
> > > Oct 14 09:07:15 zmei kernel: [   49.368461]  [<c019edeb>] sysfs_add_file+0x49/0x71
> > > Oct 14 09:07:15 zmei kernel: [   49.368541]  [<c01a05c2>] sysfs_create_group+0x86/0xe8
> > > Oct 14 09:07:15 zmei kernel: [   49.368621]  [<c024f5da>] usb_create_sysfs_intf_files+0x27/0x9b
> > > Oct 14 09:07:15 zmei kernel: [   49.368704]  [<c024c28b>] usb_set_configuration+0x454/0x466
> > > Oct 14 09:07:15 zmei kernel: [   49.368787]  [<c0252b97>] generic_probe+0x53/0x94
> > > Oct 14 09:07:15 zmei kernel: [   49.368867]  [<c024d4f7>] usb_probe_device+0x35/0x3b
> > > Oct 14 09:07:15 zmei kernel: [   49.368947]  [<c022a46c>] driver_probe_device+0xcb/0x14f
> > > Oct 14 09:07:15 zmei kernel: [   49.369039]  [<c022a4f8>] __device_attach+0x8/0xa
> > > Oct 14 09:07:15 zmei kernel: [   49.369119]  [<c02298d5>] bus_for_each_drv+0x3b/0x63
> > > Oct 14 09:07:15 zmei kernel: [   49.369199]  [<c022a589>] device_attach+0x70/0x85
> > > Oct 14 09:07:15 zmei kernel: [   49.369279]  [<c022984c>] bus_attach_device+0x29/0x77
> > > Oct 14 09:07:15 zmei kernel: [   49.369359]  [<c0228abc>] device_add+0x28c/0x445
> > > Oct 14 09:07:15 zmei kernel: [   49.369439]  [<c0247c7a>] usb_new_device+0x44/0x82
> > > Oct 14 09:07:15 zmei kernel: [   49.369519]  [<c02486ec>] hub_thread+0x666/0x9c2
> > > Oct 14 09:07:15 zmei kernel: [   49.369598]  [<c01370e9>] kthread+0x3b/0x62
> > > Oct 14 09:07:15 zmei kernel: [   49.369679]  [<c0104eaf>] kernel_thread_helper+0x7/0x10
> > > Oct 14 09:07:15 zmei kernel: [   49.369759]  =======================
> > >
> > > The usb hub in question is named 4-1:1.0 and it has an extension connected to it
> > > which is used to activate the 2 usb connectors at the side of the pc's monitor.
> > > Correct me if i'm wrong but from what i've understood so far from reading the code,
> > > i think, it adds the bInterfaceNumber-file after calling usb_create_sysfs_intf_files(intf).
> > > However, the currently active usbhost interface alternate setting is the only one active
> > > so the bInterfaceNumber exists already and therefore the warning, but this is
> > > just a guess since i'm not that fluent in the usb internals.
> > Hi,
> > I have encountered the same problem which was  reported in
> > http://lkml.org/lkml/2007/9/29/45
> > 
> > For the first one "usbcore duplicated sysfs filename" , I have submit
> > a patch to fix it.
> > 
> > For the "bInterfaceNumber" one, I have no idea, the same problem still
> > exist in the latest 23-mm1 tree.
> 
> I have tried several times to duplicate this, most recently under 
> 2.6.23-mm1.  But nothing goes wrong; the error messages don't appear.
> 
> You may have to do your own debugging.  Try adding printk statements to
> usb_create_sysfs_intf_files() and usb_remove_sysfs_intf_files() so you
> can tell when they get called.

I finally duplicated this on one of my machines here at boot time, with
USB built into the kernel.  I'll work tomorrow on tracking this down
further...

thanks,

greg k-h