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    modules: proper cleanup of kobject without CONFIG_SYSFS · 34e4e2fe
    Denis V. Lunev authored
    
    
    kobject: '<NULL>' (ffffffffa0104050): is not initialized, yet kobject_put() is being called.
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    WARNING: at /home/den/src/linux-netns26/lib/kobject.c:583 kobject_put+0x53/0x55()
    Modules linked in: ipv6 nfsd lockd nfs_acl auth_rpcgss sunrpc exportfs ide_cd_mod cdrom button [last unloaded: pktgen]
    comm: rmmod Tainted: G        W 2.6.26-rc3 #585
    Call Trace:
      [<ffffffff802359ab>] warn_on_slowpath+0x58/0x7a
      [<ffffffff80236aca>] ? printk+0x67/0x69
      [<ffffffff80236aca>] ? printk+0x67/0x69
      [<ffffffff80324289>] kobject_put+0x53/0x55
      [<ffffffff8025e2ee>] free_module+0x87/0xfa
      [<ffffffff8025fee5>] sys_delete_module+0x178/0x1e1
      [<ffffffff804b1e70>] ? lockdep_sys_exit_thunk+0x35/0x67
      [<ffffffff804b1dff>] ? trace_hardirqs_on_thunk+0x35/0x3a
      [<ffffffff8020c0bb>] system_call_after_swapgs+0x7b/0x80
    ---[ end trace 8f5aafa7f6406cf8 ]---
    
    mod->mkobj.kobj is not initialized without CONFIG_SYSFS. Do not call
    kobject_put in this case.
    
    Signed-off-by: default avatarDenis V. Lunev <den@openvz.org>
    Cc: Rusty Russell <rusty@rustcorp.com.au>
    Cc: Kay Sievers <kay.sievers@vrfy.org>
    Signed-off-by: default avatarRusty Russell <rusty@rustcorp.com.au>
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