Re: [BUG 2.6.17-git] kmem_cache_create: duplicate cache scsi_cmd_cache

[Al Viro <viro@ftp.linux.org.uk>]

On Fri, May 12, 2006 at 11:48:04PM +0100, Al Viro wrote:
> On Fri, May 12, 2006 at 11:28:16PM +0100, Al Viro wrote:
> > Ah, right - there was another uevent mess in fs/super.c.  Sorry, got them
> > confused... and that FPOS _is_ back.
> 
> Actually...
> 
> What happens is that turd in fs/super.c (one that should not have been
> resurrected) triggers call of block_uevent().  Which uses ->driverfs_dev.
> Which is a bug.
> 
> So IMO we should simply kill that animal _again_, and see if block_uevent()
> is actually need for anything on its own.

PS: it _is_ OK to trigger than puppy from add_disk()/del_gendisk() and in
between.  I'm not sure if anyone needs it for anything, though.  Triggering
it from bdev_uevent() is definitely bogus.
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