From: Randy Dunlap Check and handle kset_register() and kobject_register() init errors. Signed-off-by: Randy Dunlap Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton --- drivers/acpi/scan.c | 12 ++++++++++-- 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff -puN drivers/acpi/scan.c~acpi-scan-handle-kset-kobject-errors drivers/acpi/scan.c --- a/drivers/acpi/scan.c~acpi-scan-handle-kset-kobject-errors +++ a/drivers/acpi/scan.c @@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ #include #include +#include #include #include @@ -113,6 +114,8 @@ static struct kset acpi_namespace_kset = static void acpi_device_register(struct acpi_device *device, struct acpi_device *parent) { + int err; + /* * Linkage * ------- @@ -138,7 +141,10 @@ static void acpi_device_register(struct device->kobj.parent = &parent->kobj; device->kobj.ktype = &ktype_acpi_ns; device->kobj.kset = &acpi_namespace_kset; - kobject_register(&device->kobj); + err = kobject_register(&device->kobj); + if (err < 0) + printk(KERN_WARNING "%s: kobject_register error: %d\n", + __FUNCTION__, err); create_sysfs_device_files(device); } @@ -1450,7 +1456,9 @@ static int __init acpi_scan_init(void) if (acpi_disabled) return 0; - kset_register(&acpi_namespace_kset); + result = kset_register(&acpi_namespace_kset); + if (result < 0) + printk(KERN_ERR PREFIX "kset_register error: %d\n", result); result = bus_register(&acpi_bus_type); if (result) { _