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SubjectRe: Kobject_uevent in cpufreq.c
On Mon, May 13, 2013 at 11:31:57AM +0000, R, Durgadoss wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I am observing an UEvent issue in cpufreq.c.
> The cpufreq_add_dev() function is called whenever a core is 'onlined'.
> we expect the kobject_uevent() method in cpufreq_add_dev() to
> send an UEvent with KOBJ_ADD as the action parameter.
>
> But this call fails because of the 'filter function' inside kobject_uevent_env
> inside lib/kobject_uevent.c. The ->filter points to 'dev_uevent_filter' in
> drivers/base/core.c, where the check for 'device_ktype' fails.
>
> Error message:
> kobject: 'cpufreq' (e5bbf290): kobject_uevent_env:
> filter function caused the event to drop!
>
> As far as I can see, we need a kset, and associated filter function
> inside cpufreq.c to get this working. Is this the right way to go ?
> Any other easy/correct ways to get it working ? Please advise.

What exactly are you trying to do, and want the kernel to do? You
already get on/offline events for CPUs, why do you want them for cpufreq
devices as well?

thanks,

greg k-h


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