From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1756205Ab2ALXvM (ORCPT ); Thu, 12 Jan 2012 18:51:12 -0500 Received: from snt0-omc1-s27.snt0.hotmail.com ([65.55.90.38]:6180 "EHLO snt0-omc1-s27.snt0.hotmail.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1755124Ab2ALXvL (ORCPT ); Thu, 12 Jan 2012 18:51:11 -0500 Message-ID: X-Originating-IP: [173.161.69.124] From: Greg White To: CC: , Subject: =?windows-1256?Q?RE:_MULTIP?= =?windows-1256?Q?LE_WARNING?= =?windows-1256?Q?:_at_fs/sy?= =?windows-1256?Q?sfs/dir.c:?= =?windows-1256?Q?455_sysfs=5F?= =?windows-1256?B?YWRkX29uZf7+?= Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2012 17:51:10 -0600 Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: <20120112213702.GA17405@kroah.com> References: ,<20120112213702.GA17405@kroah.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1256" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit MIME-Version: 1.0 X-OriginalArrivalTime: 12 Jan 2012 23:51:10.0973 (UTC) FILETIME=[0F9D62D0:01CCD185] Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org > On Thu, Jan 12, 2012 at 02:40:18PM -0600, Greg W wrote: > > > > Hi, > > > > I just installed Linux on my HP 6200 PC using UEFI. The Ubuntu lucid kernel caused my computer to freeze during shutdown and reboots. So I downloaded 3.1.6 from kernel.org and compiled my own kernel and it works fine except for the following messages in my dmesg: > > > > [2.295957] ------------[ cut here ]------------ > > [2.295962] WARNING: at fs/sysfs/dir.c:455 sysfs_add_one+0xc1/0xf0() > > [2.295964] Hardware name: HP Compaq 6200 Pro Small Form Factor > > [2.295966] sysfs: cannot create duplicate filename '/firmware/efi/vars/SlotPresent-ec87d643-eba4-4bb5-a1e5-3f3e36b20da9' > > This is a BIOS problem, with EFI, go complain to your manufacturer that > they are creating multiple slots with the same name. > > > [2.296043] kobject_add_internal failed for > > SlotPresent-ec87d643-eba4-4bb5-a1e5-3f3e36b20da9 with -EEXIST, don't try to register things with the same name in the same directory. > > See, the kernel told you this :) > > best of luck, > > greg k-h Thank you for the clarification.  When I see WARNING: at fs/sysfs/dir.c:455 sysfs_add_one+0xc1/0xf0() I think kernel problem.  If I saw WARNING: BIOS is trying to register things with the same name in the same directory, I would have thought BIOS issue.  Maybe you could make the warning a little more clear the problem is in the BIOS and not the kernel? I already have an open service request with HP to fix three other bugs in their BIOS.  I will add this to the list.  Now if I could just get someone from HP to contact me and fix the problems..... Thanks, Greg