Keeps sysfs from creating link if device is already bound to driver.
Similar behavior was before the rework; now without this patch fixed
PHY will complain about not been able to create file in sysfs.

Signed-off-by: Vitaly Bordug <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
---

 drivers/base/dd.c |    8 +++++---
 1 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/base/dd.c b/drivers/base/dd.c
index 510e788..6da3d01 100644
--- a/drivers/base/dd.c
+++ b/drivers/base/dd.c
@@ -26,12 +26,12 @@
 #define to_drv(node) container_of(node, struct device_driver, kobj.entry)
 
 
-static void driver_bound(struct device *dev)
+static int driver_bound(struct device *dev)
 {
        if (klist_node_attached(&dev->knode_driver)) {
                printk(KERN_WARNING "%s: device %s already bound\n",
                        __FUNCTION__, kobject_name(&dev->kobj));
-               return;
+               return 0;
        }
 
        pr_debug("bound device '%s' to driver '%s'\n",
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ static void driver_bound(struct device *dev)
                                             BUS_NOTIFY_BOUND_DRIVER, dev);
 
        klist_add_tail(&dev->knode_driver, &dev->driver->klist_devices);
+       return 1;
 }
 
 static int driver_sysfs_add(struct device *dev)
@@ -86,7 +87,8 @@ static void driver_sysfs_remove(struct device *dev)
  */
 int device_bind_driver(struct device *dev)
 {
-       driver_bound(dev);
+       if (!driver_bound(dev))
+               return 0;
        return driver_sysfs_add(dev);
 }
 

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