@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@ extern struct acpi_device *acpi_root;
#define ACPI_IS_ROOT_DEVICE(device) (!(device)->parent)
+/* Should be const */
+static char* dummy_hid = "device";
+
static LIST_HEAD(acpi_device_list);
static LIST_HEAD(acpi_bus_id_list);
DEFINE_MUTEX(acpi_device_lock);
@@ -49,6 +52,9 @@ static int create_modalias(struct acpi_device *acpi_dev, char *modalias,
int count;
struct acpi_hardware_id *id;
+ if (list_empty(&acpi_dev->pnp.ids))
+ return 0;
+
len = snprintf(modalias, size, "acpi:");
size -= len;
@@ -202,13 +208,15 @@ static int acpi_device_setup_files(struct acpi_device *dev)
goto end;
}
- result = device_create_file(&dev->dev, &dev_attr_hid);
- if (result)
- goto end;
+ if (!list_empty(&dev->pnp.ids)) {
+ result = device_create_file(&dev->dev, &dev_attr_hid);
+ if (result)
+ goto end;
- result = device_create_file(&dev->dev, &dev_attr_modalias);
- if (result)
- goto end;
+ result = device_create_file(&dev->dev, &dev_attr_modalias);
+ if (result)
+ goto end;
+ }
/*
* If device has _EJ0, 'eject' file is created that is used to trigger
@@ -316,6 +324,9 @@ static int acpi_device_uevent(struct device *dev, struct kobj_uevent_env *env)
struct acpi_device *acpi_dev = to_acpi_device(dev);
int len;
+ if (list_empty(&acpi_dev->pnp.ids))
+ return 0;
+
if (add_uevent_var(env, "MODALIAS="))
return -ENOMEM;
len = create_modalias(acpi_dev, &env->buf[env->buflen - 1],
@@ -1013,6 +1024,9 @@ static int acpi_dock_match(struct acpi_device *device)
char *acpi_device_hid(struct acpi_device *device)
{
struct acpi_hardware_id *hid;
+
+ if (list_empty(&device->pnp.ids))
+ return dummy_hid;
hid = list_first_entry(&device->pnp.ids, struct acpi_hardware_id, list);
return hid->id;
@@ -1142,16 +1156,6 @@ static void acpi_device_set_id(struct acpi_device *device)
acpi_add_id(device, ACPI_BUTTON_HID_SLEEPF);
break;
}
-
- /*
- * We build acpi_devices for some objects that don't have _HID or _CID,
- * e.g., PCI bridges and slots. Drivers can't bind to these objects,
- * but we do use them indirectly by traversing the acpi_device tree.
- * This generic ID isn't useful for driver binding, but it provides
- * the useful property that "every acpi_device has an ID."
- */
- if (list_empty(&device->pnp.ids))
- acpi_add_id(device, "device");
}
static int acpi_device_set_context(struct acpi_device *device)