Re: [PATCH V4 1/2] driver core: Prevent warning when removing a device link from unregistered consumer

[Greg Kroah-Hartman]

On Fri, Jul 16, 2021 at 02:44:07PM +0300, Adrian Hunter wrote:
> sysfs_remove_link() causes a warning if the parent directory does not
> exist. That can happen if the device link consumer has not been registered.
> So do not attempt sysfs_remove_link() in that case.
> 
> Fixes: 287905e68dd29 ("driver core: Expose device link details in sysfs")
> Signed-off-by: Adrian Hunter <adrian.hunter@xxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx # 5.9+
> Reviewed-by: Rafael J. Wysocki <rafael@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  drivers/base/core.c | 6 ++++--
>  1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/base/core.c b/drivers/base/core.c
> index ea5b85354526..2de8f7d8cf54 100644
> --- a/drivers/base/core.c
> +++ b/drivers/base/core.c
> @@ -575,8 +575,10 @@ static void devlink_remove_symlinks(struct device *dev,
>  		return;
>  	}
>  
> -	snprintf(buf, len, "supplier:%s:%s", dev_bus_name(sup), dev_name(sup));
> -	sysfs_remove_link(&con->kobj, buf);
> +	if (device_is_registered(con)) {
> +		snprintf(buf, len, "supplier:%s:%s", dev_bus_name(sup), dev_name(sup));
> +		sysfs_remove_link(&con->kobj, buf);
> +	}
>  	snprintf(buf, len, "consumer:%s:%s", dev_bus_name(con), dev_name(con));
>  	sysfs_remove_link(&sup->kobj, buf);
>  	kfree(buf);
> -- 
> 2.17.1
> 

I've applied this patch to my tree now.

thanks,

greg k-h