On Thu, Mar 10, 2005 at 03:08:56PM +0300, JustMan wrote: > fix: drivers/base/class.c
"fix" how? What are you fixing? > diff -uNrp linux/drivers/base/class.orig.c linux/drivers/base/class.c > --- linux/drivers/base/class.orig.c 2005-03-10 12:19:00.000000000 +0300 > +++ linux/drivers/base/class.c 2005-03-10 13:59:27.000000000 +0300 > @@ -307,12 +307,14 @@ static int class_hotplug(struct kset *ks > if (class_dev->dev) { > /* add physical device, backing this device */ > struct device *dev = class_dev->dev; Your email client ate all of the tabs, this patch can't be applied :( > - char *path = kobject_get_path(&dev->kobj, GFP_KERNEL); > > - add_hotplug_env_var(envp, num_envp, &i, buffer, buffer_size, > - &length, "PHYSDEVPATH=%s", path); > - kfree(path); > + if(kobject_name(&dev->kobj)) { > + char *path = kobject_get_path(&dev->kobj, GFP_KERNEL); > > + add_hotplug_env_var(envp, num_envp, &i, buffer, buffer_size, > + &length, "PHYSDEVPATH=%s", path); > + kfree(path); > + } Let me guess, you are using an out-of-tree driver that incorrectly sets up the kobject and the hotplug userspace code doesn't like the <NULL> in the strings? Fix the driver, the kobject should have a name. thanks, greg k-h - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/