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The function device_add_software_node() was meant to
register the node supplied to it, but only if that node
wasn't already registered. Right now the function attempts
to always register the node. That will cause a failure with
nodes that are already registered.
Fixing that by incrementing the reference count of the nodes
that have already been registered, and only registering the
new nodes. Also, clarifying the behaviour in the function
documentation.
Fixes: e68d0119e328 ("software node: Introduce device_add_software_node()")
Signed-off-by: Heikki Krogerus <heikki.krogerus@linux.intel.com>
Reviewed-by: Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@linux.intel.com>
Tested-by: Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@linux.intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Rafael J. Wysocki <rafael.j.wysocki@intel.com>
Linux kernel
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There are several guides for kernel developers and users. These guides can
be rendered in a number of formats, like HTML and PDF. Please read
Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst first.
In order to build the documentation, use ``make htmldocs`` or
``make pdfdocs``. The formatted documentation can also be read online at:
https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/
There are various text files in the Documentation/ subdirectory,
several of them using the Restructured Text markup notation.
Please read the Documentation/process/changes.rst file, as it contains the
requirements for building and running the kernel, and information about
the problems which may result by upgrading your kernel.