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> The initialization routine in
> linux-2.4.10-pre14/drivers/sound/maestro.c ignores the return value
> from pci_module_init, and allows module initialization to succeed
> even if pci_module_init failed. pci_module_init fails and unloads
> the driver if the caller is a module and there is no matching hardware.
> Because maestro.c ignored this failure, loading maestro.o on a system
> where the corresponding alsa driver was already loaded or on a system
> without matchin hardware would result in a kernel null pointer dereference
> in pci_unregister_driver when the module is unloaded or when one
> attempts to reboot the system (i.e., when the module attempt to
> unregister a PCI driver that is not registered).
Why and where does it Oops? The code for pci_unregister_driver in
drivers/pci/pci.c looks correct and should not Oops.
The reboot notifier might be problematic, but I have not checked it.
Ciao, Marcus
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