Cornelia Huck wrote: > On Thu, 22 Mar 2007 07:23:06 -0500, > > This would indicate that dev_uevent had been called. But how could > kobject_uevent then return an error without moaning about an uevent() > error code? Maybe the following debug patch could shed some light on > this (all moaning is prefixed with kobject_uevent_env, so it should be > easy to spot)...
I applied the debug patch, but I don't see any error codes being returned. This time I also got the General Protection Faults. An excerpt of the log is attached. Thanks, Larry
Mar 22 13:01:21 larrylap2 kernel: kobject 0000:01:00.0: registering. parent: firmware, set: devices Mar 22 13:01:21 larrylap2 kernel: kobject_uevent_env: 0000:01:00.0 Mar 22 13:01:21 larrylap2 kernel: fill_kobj_path: path = '/class/firmware/0000:01:00.0' Mar 22 13:01:21 larrylap2 kernel: fill_kobj_path: path = '/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:02.0/0000:01:00.0' Mar 22 13:01:21 larrylap2 kernel: kobject_uevent_env: returning 0 Mar 22 13:01:21 larrylap2 kernel: kobject_uevent_env: 0000:01:00.0 Mar 22 13:01:21 larrylap2 kernel: fill_kobj_path: path = '/class/firmware/0000:01:00.0' Mar 22 13:01:21 larrylap2 kernel: fill_kobj_path: path = '/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:02.0/0000:01:00.0' Mar 22 13:01:21 larrylap2 kernel: kobject_uevent_env: returning 0 Mar 22 13:01:21 larrylap2 kernel: firmware_loading_store: unexpected value (0) Mar 22 13:01:21 larrylap2 kernel: kobject_uevent_env: 0000:01:00.0 Mar 22 13:01:21 larrylap2 kernel: fill_kobj_path: path = '/class/firmware/0000:01:00.0' Mar 22 13:01:21 larrylap2 kernel: fill_kobj_path: path = '/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:02.0/0000:01:00.0' Mar 22 13:01:21 larrylap2 kernel: kobject_uevent_env: returning 0 Mar 22 13:01:21 larrylap2 kernel: kobject 0000:01:00.0: cleaning up Mar 22 13:01:21 larrylap2 kernel: bcm43xx: Error: PCM "bcm43xx_pcm5.fw" not available or load failed. Mar 22 13:01:21 larrylap2 kernel: bcm43xx: core_up for active 802.11 core failed (-2) Mar 22 13:01:45 larrylap2 kernel: kobject 0000:01:00.0: registering. parent: firmware, set: devices Mar 22 13:01:45 larrylap2 kernel: kobject_uevent_env: 0000:01:00.0 Mar 22 13:01:45 larrylap2 kernel: fill_kobj_path: path = '/class/firmware/0000:01:00.0' Mar 22 13:01:45 larrylap2 kernel: fill_kobj_path: path = '/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:02.0/0000:01:00.0' Mar 22 13:01:45 larrylap2 kernel: kobject_uevent_env: returning 0 Mar 22 13:01:45 larrylap2 kernel: kobject_uevent_env: 0000:01:00.0 Mar 22 13:01:45 larrylap2 kernel: fill_kobj_path: path = '/class/firmware/0000:01:00.0' Mar 22 13:01:45 larrylap2 kernel: fill_kobj_path: path = '/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:02.0/0000:01:00.0' Mar 22 13:01:45 larrylap2 kernel: kobject_uevent_env: returning 0 Mar 22 13:01:46 larrylap2 kernel: kobject_uevent_env: 0000:01:00.0 Mar 22 13:01:46 larrylap2 kernel: fill_kobj_path: path = '/class/firmware/0000:01:00.0' Mar 22 13:01:46 larrylap2 kernel: fill_kobj_path: path = '/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:02.0/0000:01:00.0' Mar 22 13:01:46 larrylap2 kernel: kobject_uevent_env: returning 0 Mar 22 13:01:46 larrylap2 kernel: kobject 0000:01:00.0: registering. parent: firmware, set: devices Mar 22 13:01:46 larrylap2 kernel: firmware_loading_store: unexpected value (0) Mar 22 13:01:46 larrylap2 kernel: kobject 0000:01:00.0: cleaning up Mar 22 13:01:46 larrylap2 kernel: kobject_uevent_env: 0000:01:00.0 Mar 22 13:01:46 larrylap2 kernel: fill_kobj_path: path = '/class/firmware/0000:01:00.0' Mar 22 13:01:46 larrylap2 kernel: fill_kobj_path: path = '/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:02.0/0000:01:00.0' Mar 22 13:01:46 larrylap2 kernel: kobject_uevent_env: returning 0 Mar 22 13:01:46 larrylap2 kernel: kobject_uevent_env: 0000:01:00.0 Mar 22 13:01:46 larrylap2 kernel: fill_kobj_path: path = '/class/firmware/0000:01:00.0' Mar 22 13:01:46 larrylap2 kernel: fill_kobj_path: path = '/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:02.0/0000:01:00.0' Mar 22 13:01:46 larrylap2 kernel: kobject_uevent_env: returning 0 Mar 22 13:01:46 larrylap2 kernel: kobject_uevent_env: 0000:01:00.0 Mar 22 13:01:46 larrylap2 kernel: fill_kobj_path: path = '/class/firmware/0000:01:00.0' Mar 22 13:01:46 larrylap2 kernel: fill_kobj_path: path = '/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:02.0/0000:01:00.0' Mar 22 13:01:46 larrylap2 kernel: kobject_uevent_env: returning 0 Mar 22 13:01:46 larrylap2 kernel: kobject 0000:01:00.0: cleaning up Mar 22 13:01:46 larrylap2 kernel: bcm43xx: Error: PCM "bcm43xx_pcm5.fw" not available or load failed. Mar 22 13:01:46 larrylap2 kernel: bcm43xx: core_up for active 802.11 core failed (-2) Mar 22 13:02:10 larrylap2 kernel: kobject 0000:01:00.0: registering. parent: firmware, set: devices Mar 22 13:02:10 larrylap2 kernel: kobject_uevent_env: 0000:01:00.0 Mar 22 13:02:10 larrylap2 kernel: fill_kobj_path: path = '/class/firmware/0000:01:00.0' Mar 22 13:02:10 larrylap2 kernel: fill_kobj_path: path = '/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:02.0/0000:01:00.0' Mar 22 13:02:10 larrylap2 kernel: kobject_uevent_env: returning 0 Mar 22 13:02:10 larrylap2 kernel: kobject_uevent_env: 0000:01:00.0 Mar 22 13:02:10 larrylap2 kernel: fill_kobj_path: path = '/class/firmware/0000:01:00.0' Mar 22 13:02:10 larrylap2 kernel: fill_kobj_path: path = '/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:02.0/0000:01:00.0' Mar 22 13:02:10 larrylap2 kernel: kobject_uevent_env: returning 0 Mar 22 13:02:10 larrylap2 kernel: kobject_uevent_env: 0000:01:00.0 Mar 22 13:02:10 larrylap2 kernel: fill_kobj_path: path = '/class/firmware/0000:01:00.0' Mar 22 13:02:10 larrylap2 kernel: fill_kobj_path: path = '/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:02.0/0000:01:00.0' Mar 22 13:02:10 larrylap2 kernel: kobject_uevent_env: returning 0 Mar 22 13:02:10 larrylap2 kernel: kobject 0000:01:00.0: registering. parent: firmware, set: devices Mar 22 13:02:10 larrylap2 kernel: kobject_uevent_env: 0000:01:00.0 Mar 22 13:02:10 larrylap2 kernel: fill_kobj_path: path = '/class/firmware/0000:01:00.0' Mar 22 13:02:10 larrylap2 kernel: fill_kobj_path: path = '/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:02.0/0000:01:00.0' Mar 22 13:02:10 larrylap2 kernel: kobject_uevent_env: returning 0 Mar 22 13:02:10 larrylap2 kernel: kobject_uevent_env: 0000:01:00.0 Mar 22 13:02:10 larrylap2 kernel: fill_kobj_path: path = '/class/firmware/0000:01:00.0' Mar 22 13:02:10 larrylap2 kernel: fill_kobj_path: path = '/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:02.0/0000:01:00.0' Mar 22 13:02:10 larrylap2 kernel: kobject_uevent_env: returning 0 Mar 22 13:02:10 larrylap2 kernel: kobject 0000:01:00.0: cleaning up Mar 22 13:02:10 larrylap2 kernel: general protection fault: 0000 [2] SMP Mar 22 13:02:10 larrylap2 kernel: last sysfs file: class/firmware/0000:01:00.0/loading Mar 22 13:02:10 larrylap2 kernel: CPU 0 Mar 22 13:02:10 larrylap2 kernel: Modules linked in: snd_pcm_oss snd_mixer_oss snd_seq snd_seq_device cpufreq_conservative cpufreq_ondemand cpufreq_userspace cpufreq_powersave powernow_k8 freq_table button battery ac nls_utf8 ntfs loop nfsd exportfs nfs lockd nfs_acl sunrpc sr_mod usb_storage libusual snd_hda_intel snd_hda_codec snd_pcm snd_timer snd ohci1394 sdhci ieee1394 soundcore mmc_core snd_page_alloc forcedeth ehci_hcd ide_cd cdrom ohci_hcd usbcore i2c_nforce2 bcm43xx firmware_class ieee80211softmac ieee80211 ieee80211_crypt ext3 mbcache jbd edd sg fan sata_nv libata amd74xx thermal processor sd_mod scsi_mod ide_disk ide_core Mar 22 13:02:10 larrylap2 kernel: Pid: 4178, comm: cat Not tainted 2.6.21-rc4-mm1-mm1 #14 Mar 22 13:02:10 larrylap2 kernel: RIP: 0010:[<ffffffff80251f99>] [<ffffffff80251f99>] module_put+0x1f/0x35 Mar 22 13:02:10 larrylap2 kernel: RSP: 0018:ffff810009161ea8 EFLAGS: 00010256 Mar 22 13:02:10 larrylap2 kernel: RAX: 6b6b6b6b6b6b6dab RBX: ffff810005e0c420 RCX: ffffffff803f6183 Mar 22 13:02:10 larrylap2 kernel: RDX: 0000000000000001 RSI: ffffffff802ec409 RDI: 6b6b6b6b6b6b6b6b Mar 22 13:02:10 larrylap2 kernel: RBP: ffff810009161ea8 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: ffff81000879a888 Mar 22 13:02:10 larrylap2 kernel: R10: 0000000000000000 R11: ffffffff8811b020 R12: ffff810007c7d000 Mar 22 13:02:10 larrylap2 kernel: R13: ffff8100089c86f8 R14: ffff8100082ba048 R15: ffff8100034017c0 Mar 22 13:02:10 larrylap2 kernel: FS: 00002adf2d6ee6f0(0000) GS:ffffffff8051e000(0000) knlGS:00000000f70776d0 Mar 22 13:02:10 larrylap2 kernel: CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 000000008005003b Mar 22 13:02:10 larrylap2 kernel: CR2: 00002adf2d4133c0 CR3: 0000000009146000 CR4: 00000000000006e0 Mar 22 13:02:10 larrylap2 kernel: Process cat (pid: 4178, threadinfo ffff810009160000, task ffff810004d94080) Mar 22 13:02:10 larrylap2 kernel: Stack: ffff810009161ec8 ffffffff802cf4ba 0000000000000008 ffff8100082ba048 Mar 22 13:02:10 larrylap2 kernel: ffff810009161f08 ffffffff80290a44 ffff8100086c2390 ffff8100089c86f8 Mar 22 13:02:10 larrylap2 kernel: ffff810003590368 0000000000000000 ffff8100089c86f8 00007fff7d91b2d0 Mar 22 13:02:10 larrylap2 kernel: Call Trace: Mar 22 13:02:10 larrylap2 kernel: [<ffffffff802cf4ba>] release+0x3a/0x49 Mar 22 13:02:10 larrylap2 kernel: [<ffffffff80290a44>] __fput+0xca/0x180 Mar 22 13:02:10 larrylap2 kernel: [<ffffffff80290b0e>] fput+0x14/0x16 Mar 22 13:02:10 larrylap2 kernel: [<ffffffff8028e1aa>] filp_close+0x66/0x71 Mar 22 13:02:10 larrylap2 kernel: [<ffffffff8028f3c2>] sys_close+0x98/0xdd Mar 22 13:02:10 larrylap2 kernel: [<ffffffff80209f6e>] system_call+0x7e/0x83 Mar 22 13:02:10 larrylap2 kernel: Mar 22 13:02:10 larrylap2 kernel: Mar 22 13:02:10 larrylap2 kernel: Code: 48 ff 08 83 3f 02 75 0c 48 8b bf 50 22 00 00 e8 08 9d fd ff Mar 22 13:02:10 larrylap2 kernel: RIP [<ffffffff80251f99>] module_put+0x1f/0x35 Mar 22 13:02:10 larrylap2 kernel: RSP <ffff810009161ea8> Mar 22 13:02:10 larrylap2 kernel: kobject_uevent_env: 0000:01:00.0 Mar 22 13:02:10 larrylap2 kernel: fill_kobj_path: path = '/class/firmware/0000:01:00.0' Mar 22 13:02:10 larrylap2 kernel: fill_kobj_path: path = '/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:02.0/0000:01:00.0' Mar 22 13:02:10 larrylap2 kernel: kobject_uevent_env: returning 0 Mar 22 13:02:10 larrylap2 kernel: kobject 0000:01:00.0: cleaning up Mar 22 13:02:10 larrylap2 kernel: kobject 0000:01:00.0: registering. parent: firmware, set: devices Mar 22 13:02:10 larrylap2 kernel: kobject_uevent_env: 0000:01:00.0 Mar 22 13:02:10 larrylap2 kernel: fill_kobj_path: path = '/class/firmware/0000:01:00.0' Mar 22 13:02:10 larrylap2 kernel: fill_kobj_path: path = '/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:02.0/0000:01:00.0' Mar 22 13:02:10 larrylap2 kernel: kobject_uevent_env: returning 0 Mar 22 13:02:10 larrylap2 kernel: kobject_uevent_env: 0000:01:00.0 Mar 22 13:02:10 larrylap2 kernel: fill_kobj_path: path = '/class/firmware/0000:01:00.0' Mar 22 13:02:10 larrylap2 kernel: fill_kobj_path: path = '/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:02.0/0000:01:00.0' Mar 22 13:02:10 larrylap2 kernel: kobject_uevent_env: returning 0 Mar 22 13:02:10 larrylap2 kernel: kobject_uevent_env: 0000:01:00.0 Mar 22 13:02:10 larrylap2 kernel: fill_kobj_path: path = '/class/firmware/0000:01:00.0' Mar 22 13:02:10 larrylap2 kernel: fill_kobj_path: path = '/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:02.0/0000:01:00.0' Mar 22 13:02:10 larrylap2 kernel: kobject_uevent_env: returning 0 Mar 22 13:02:10 larrylap2 kernel: firmware_loading_store: unexpected value (0) Mar 22 13:02:10 larrylap2 kernel: kobject 0000:01:00.0: cleaning up Mar 22 13:02:10 larrylap2 kernel: kobject 0000:01:00.0: registering. parent: firmware, set: devices Mar 22 13:02:10 larrylap2 kernel: kobject_uevent_env: 0000:01:00.0 Mar 22 13:02:10 larrylap2 kernel: fill_kobj_path: path = '/class/firmware/0000:01:00.0' Mar 22 13:02:10 larrylap2 kernel: fill_kobj_path: path = '/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:02.0/0000:01:00.0' Mar 22 13:02:10 larrylap2 kernel: kobject_uevent_env: returning 0 Mar 22 13:02:10 larrylap2 kernel: kobject_uevent_env: 0000:01:00.0 Mar 22 13:02:10 larrylap2 kernel: fill_kobj_path: path = '/class/firmware/0000:01:00.0' Mar 22 13:02:10 larrylap2 kernel: fill_kobj_path: path = '/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:02.0/0000:01:00.0' Mar 22 13:02:10 larrylap2 kernel: kobject_uevent_env: returning 0 Mar 22 13:02:10 larrylap2 kernel: kobject_uevent_env: 0000:01:00.0 Mar 22 13:02:10 larrylap2 kernel: fill_kobj_path: path = '/class/firmware/0000:01:00.0' Mar 22 13:02:10 larrylap2 kernel: fill_kobj_path: path = '/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:02.0/0000:01:00.0' Mar 22 13:02:10 larrylap2 kernel: kobject_uevent_env: returning 0 Mar 22 13:02:10 larrylap2 kernel: bcm43xx: Error: InitVals "bcm43xx_initval06.fw" not available or load failed. Mar 22 13:02:10 larrylap2 kernel: bcm43xx: core_up for active 802.11 core failed (-2) Mar 22 13:02:10 larrylap2 kernel: kobject 0000:01:00.0: cleaning up Mar 22 13:02:10 larrylap2 kernel: general protection fault: 0000 [3] SMP Mar 22 13:02:10 larrylap2 kernel: last sysfs file: class/firmware/0000:01:00.0/loading Mar 22 13:02:10 larrylap2 kernel: CPU 0 Mar 22 13:02:10 larrylap2 kernel: Modules linked in: snd_pcm_oss snd_mixer_oss snd_seq snd_seq_device cpufreq_conservative cpufreq_ondemand cpufreq_userspace cpufreq_powersave powernow_k8 freq_table button battery ac nls_utf8 ntfs loop nfsd exportfs nfs lockd nfs_acl sunrpc sr_mod usb_storage libusual snd_hda_intel snd_hda_codec snd_pcm snd_timer snd ohci1394 sdhci ieee1394 soundcore mmc_core snd_page_alloc forcedeth ehci_hcd ide_cd cdrom ohci_hcd usbcore i2c_nforce2 bcm43xx firmware_class ieee80211softmac ieee80211 ieee80211_crypt ext3 mbcache jbd edd sg fan sata_nv libata amd74xx thermal processor sd_mod scsi_mod ide_disk ide_core Mar 22 13:02:10 larrylap2 kernel: Pid: 4199, comm: cat Not tainted 2.6.21-rc4-mm1-mm1 #14 Mar 22 13:02:10 larrylap2 kernel: RIP: 0010:[<ffffffff80251f99>] [<ffffffff80251f99>] module_put+0x1f/0x35 Mar 22 13:02:10 larrylap2 kernel: RSP: 0018:ffff810008bfdea8 EFLAGS: 00010256 Mar 22 13:02:10 larrylap2 kernel: RAX: 6b6b6b6b6b6b6dab RBX: ffff8100070eb308 RCX: ffffffff803f6183 Mar 22 13:02:10 larrylap2 kernel: RDX: 0000000000000001 RSI: ffffffff802ec409 RDI: 6b6b6b6b6b6b6b6b Mar 22 13:02:10 larrylap2 kernel: RBP: ffff810008bfdea8 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: ffff810008745338 Mar 22 13:02:10 larrylap2 kernel: R10: 0000000000000000 R11: ffffffff8811b020 R12: ffff81000999c000 Mar 22 13:02:10 larrylap2 kernel: R13: ffff8100089945a8 R14: ffff81000883e828 R15: ffff8100034017c0 Mar 22 13:02:10 larrylap2 kernel: FS: 00002b325c21c6f0(0000) GS:ffffffff8051e000(0000) knlGS:00000000f70776d0 Mar 22 13:02:10 larrylap2 kernel: CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 000000008005003b Mar 22 13:02:10 larrylap2 kernel: CR2: 00002b325bf413c0 CR3: 0000000005a02000 CR4: 00000000000006e0 Mar 22 13:02:10 larrylap2 kernel: Process cat (pid: 4199, threadinfo ffff810008bfc000, task ffff810006b78140) Mar 22 13:02:10 larrylap2 kernel: Stack: ffff810008bfdec8 ffffffff802cf4ba 0000000000000008 ffff81000883e828 Mar 22 13:02:10 larrylap2 kernel: ffff810008bfdf08 ffffffff80290a44 ffff8100086c26a8 ffff8100089945a8 Mar 22 13:02:10 larrylap2 kernel: ffff810009010050 0000000000000000 ffff8100089945a8 00007fff4edeb7a0 Mar 22 13:02:10 larrylap2 kernel: Call Trace: Mar 22 13:02:10 larrylap2 kernel: [<ffffffff802cf4ba>] release+0x3a/0x49 Mar 22 13:02:10 larrylap2 kernel: [<ffffffff80290a44>] __fput+0xca/0x180 Mar 22 13:02:10 larrylap2 kernel: [<ffffffff80290b0e>] fput+0x14/0x16 Mar 22 13:02:10 larrylap2 kernel: [<ffffffff8028e1aa>] filp_close+0x66/0x71 Mar 22 13:02:10 larrylap2 kernel: [<ffffffff8028f3c2>] sys_close+0x98/0xdd Mar 22 13:02:10 larrylap2 kernel: [<ffffffff80209f6e>] system_call+0x7e/0x83 Mar 22 13:02:10 larrylap2 kernel: Mar 22 13:02:10 larrylap2 kernel: Mar 22 13:02:10 larrylap2 kernel: Code: 48 ff 08 83 3f 02 75 0c 48 8b bf 50 22 00 00 e8 08 9d fd ff Mar 22 13:02:10 larrylap2 kernel: RIP [<ffffffff80251f99>] module_put+0x1f/0x35 Mar 22 13:02:10 larrylap2 kernel: RSP <ffff810008bfdea8>
