On Wed, Jan 18, 2006 at 12:53:54PM +0100, Blaisorblade wrote:
> On Wednesday 18 January 2006 02:12, Greg KH wrote:
> > > From: Jeff Dike <[email protected]>, Paolo 'Blaisorblade' Giarrusso
> > > <[email protected]>
> > >
> > > Define a release method for the ubd and network driver so that sysfs
> > > doesn't complain when one is removed via:
>
> > What? No. The kernel is complaining for a reason, don't try to
> > out-smart it.
>
> I'm not trying to ignore the warning.
By providing a release function that does nothing, all you are doing is
shutting the kernel up. You are not doing anything to "fix" the real
problem at all.
> > > host $ uml_mconsole <umid> remove <dev>
>
> > > Done by Jeff around January for ubd only, later lost, then restored in
> > > his tree - however I'm merging it now since there's no reason to leave
> > > this here.
>
> > > We don't need to do any cleanup in the new added method, because when
> > > hot-unplug is done by uml_mconsole we already handle cleanup in mconsole
> > > infrastructure, i.e. mc_device->remove (net_remove/ubd_remove), which is
> > > also the calling method.
>
> > Huh? You have 2 different release functions for the same object?
>
> Not sure which ones you refer. net_remove and ubd_remove are for different
> devices; mc_device->remove and the sysfs release are in different layers and
> for different things.
Ok, but you are still adding 2 empty release functions.
Please do not do that, if you think you need this, your code logic is
wrong.
As for your specific bug report, sorry, I really don't know.
good luck,
greg k-h
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