Re: [PATCH] kernel/params.c: print failure information instead of 'KOBJ_ADD' to user space, when sysfs_create_file() fails.

From: Rusty Russell
Date: Tue Jul 09 2013 - 21:49:48 EST


Chen Gang <gang.chen@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> When sysfs_create_file() fails, recommend to print the related failure
> information. And it is useless to still 'KOBJ_ADD' to user space.
>
> Signed-off-by: Chen Gang <gang.chen@xxxxxxxxxxx>

sysfs_create_file() should not fail during boot, should it?

Cheers,
Rusty.

> ---
> kernel/params.c | 8 +++++++-
> 1 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/kernel/params.c b/kernel/params.c
> index 440e65d..f5299c1 100644
> --- a/kernel/params.c
> +++ b/kernel/params.c
> @@ -845,7 +845,13 @@ static void __init version_sysfs_builtin(void)
> mk = locate_module_kobject(vattr->module_name);
> if (mk) {
> err = sysfs_create_file(&mk->kobj, &vattr->mattr.attr);
> - kobject_uevent(&mk->kobj, KOBJ_ADD);
> + if (err)
> + printk(KERN_WARNING
> + "%s (%d): sysfs_create_file fail for %s, err: %d\n",
> + __FILE__, __LINE__,
> + vattr->module_name, err);
> + else
> + kobject_uevent(&mk->kobj, KOBJ_ADD);
> kobject_put(&mk->kobj);
> }
> }
> --
> 1.7.7.6
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