Jiri Slaby <[email protected]> writes:
>> -------------------- Start of forwarded message --------------------
>> From: Ferenc Wagner <[email protected]>
>> To: [email protected]
>> Subject: RocketPort Linux driver errors on module reload
>> Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2007 00:22:17 +0200
>> Message-ID: <[email protected]>
>>
>> [...]
>> However, if I remove the module from the kernel, and then insert it
>> again, lots of error messages result:
>>
>> RocketPort device driver module, version 2.09, 12-June-2003
>> Comtrol PCI controller #0 ID 0x802 found in bus:slot:fn 0000:01:08.0 at address d800, 1 AIOP(s) (RocketPort UPCI 8 port w/external I/F)
>> Installing RocketPort UPCI 8 port w/external I/F, creating /dev/ttyR0 - 7
>> kobject_add failed for ttyR0 with -EEXIST, don't try to register things with the same name in the same directory.
>> [<c01ccdb4>] kobject_shadow_add+0x156/0x188
>> [<c01cd095>] kobject_set_name+0x2b/0x92
>> [<c022d022>] device_add+0x87/0x50f
>> [<c01cce24>] kobject_init+0x2f/0x3f
>> [<c022da2c>] device_create+0x77/0x97
>> [<c02154cb>] tty_register_device+0xb5/0xbd
>> [<f8a130d3>] init_r_port+0x5f1/0x623 [rocket]
>> [<c02409a9>] pci_read+0x29/0x2e
>> [<f8b74ff7>] rp_init+0xff7/0x111a [rocket]
>> [<c013fd38>] __link_module+0x0/0x1f
>> [<c01421de>] sys_init_module+0x1470/0x15a9
>> [<c01296a7>] __request_region+0x0/0x80
>> [<c0103e12>] sysenter_past_esp+0x6b/0xa1
>> =======================
>> And so on for each device.
>>
>> However, the card seems to operate all right. Still, the messages
>> suggest something isn't quite right and could use some fixing. Hope
>> you can find the problem.
>
> Could you try the attached patch below?
> [...]
You are the man, Jiri! That indeed fixes the problem.
Thank you very much. What a turnaround...
Shouldn't Documentation/rocket.txt also be changed? I'm not sure
whether that support email is still valid.
--
Regards,
Feri.
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