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-rw-r--r--drivers/uio/uio.c9
1 files changed, 9 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/uio/uio.c b/drivers/uio/uio.c
index 70a7981b94b3..9916edda5271 100644
--- a/drivers/uio/uio.c
+++ b/drivers/uio/uio.c
@@ -274,6 +274,8 @@ static struct class uio_class = {
.dev_groups = uio_groups,
};
+bool uio_class_registered;
+
/*
* device functions
*/
@@ -876,6 +878,9 @@ static int init_uio_class(void)
printk(KERN_ERR "class_register failed for uio\n");
goto err_class_register;
}
+
+ uio_class_registered = true;
+
return 0;
err_class_register:
@@ -886,6 +891,7 @@ exit:
static void release_uio_class(void)
{
+ uio_class_registered = false;
class_unregister(&uio_class);
uio_major_cleanup();
}
@@ -912,6 +918,9 @@ int __uio_register_device(struct module *owner,
struct uio_device *idev;
int ret = 0;
+ if (!uio_class_registered)
+ return -EPROBE_DEFER;
+
if (!parent || !info || !info->name || !info->version)
return -EINVAL;