Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1760372AbXJEQhk (ORCPT ); Fri, 5 Oct 2007 12:37:40 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1753675AbXJEQhb (ORCPT ); Fri, 5 Oct 2007 12:37:31 -0400 Received: from mga11.intel.com ([192.55.52.93]:17151 "EHLO mga11.intel.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1753115AbXJEQha (ORCPT ); Fri, 5 Oct 2007 12:37:30 -0400 X-ExtLoop1: 1 X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="4.21,236,1188802800"; d="scan'208";a="163552319" Message-ID: <47066838.7030209@intel.com> Date: Fri, 05 Oct 2007 09:37:12 -0700 From: "Kok, Auke" User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.6 (X11/20070911) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: maximilian attems CC: netdev@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, Greg KH Subject: Re: e1000e oops, sysfs related? References: <20071005131115.GA31453@stro.at> In-Reply-To: <20071005131115.GA31453@stro.at> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-OriginalArrivalTime: 05 Oct 2007 16:37:29.0571 (UTC) FILETIME=[053C8B30:01C8076E] Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 2381 Lines: 58 maximilian attems wrote: > Linux tau 2.6.23-rc8-mm2-686 #1 SMP Wed Oct 3 23:56:32 CEST 2007 i686 > GNU/Linux > > eth0 renamed to eth1 > sysfs: duplicate filename 'eth1' can not be created > WARNING: at fs/sysfs/dir.c:433 sysfs_add_one() > [] dump_trace+0x68/0x1d5 > [] show_trace_log_lvl+0x18/0x2c > [] show_trace+0xf/0x11 > [] dump_stack+0x12/0x14 > [] sysfs_add_one+0x54/0xb8 > [] sysfs_create_link+0xb3/0x125 > [] device_rename+0x13d/0x196 > [] dev_change_name+0x137/0x205 > [] dev_ioctl+0x357/0x44f > [] do_ioctl+0x1f/0x62 > [] vfs_ioctl+0x237/0x249 > [] sys_ioctl+0x45/0x5d > [] syscall_call+0x7/0xb > [] 0xb7edbde4 > ======================= > net eth1: device_rename: sysfs_create_symlink failed (-17) > > 00:19.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) Gigabit Ethernet Controller [8086:294c] (rev 02) > Subsystem: Intel Corporation Unknown device [8086:0001] > Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 218 > Memory at 50380000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=128K] > Memory at 503a4000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K] > I/O ports at 20e0 [size=32] > Capabilities: [c8] Power Management version 2 > Capabilities: [d0] Message Signalled Interrupts: Mask- 64bit+ Queue=0/0 Enable+ > Capabilities: [e0] Vendor Specific Information > > > no idea if aboves belongs to netdev or sysfs dep. I'm seeing the same when removing/inserting network drivers frequently, ixgbe does the same thing: (git://davem/net-2.6.24) ixgbe 0000:01:00.0: (PCI Express:2.5Gb/s:Width x8) 00:1a:64:3b:81:c3 ixgbe 0000:01:00.0: MAC: 0, PHY: 0, PBA No: d95854-003 ixgbe 0000:01:00.0: Intel(R) 10 Gigabit Network Connection net eth2: device_rename: sysfs_create_symlink failed (-17) but I can't make it throw a stack trace. perhaps one of the sysfs knowledgeable people can take a look at this. We might be doing something wrong in e1000e / ixgbe at setup time, but I have no idea what. Auke > - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/