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-rw-r--r--drivers/base/driver.c10
1 files changed, 10 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/base/driver.c b/drivers/base/driver.c
index 9a6537f14401..2ef5acf4368b 100644
--- a/drivers/base/driver.c
+++ b/drivers/base/driver.c
@@ -217,12 +217,22 @@ static void driver_remove_groups(struct device_driver *drv,
int driver_register(struct device_driver *drv)
{
int ret;
+ struct device_driver *other;
if ((drv->bus->probe && drv->probe) ||
(drv->bus->remove && drv->remove) ||
(drv->bus->shutdown && drv->shutdown))
printk(KERN_WARNING "Driver '%s' needs updating - please use "
"bus_type methods\n", drv->name);
+
+ other = driver_find(drv->name, drv->bus);
+ if (other) {
+ put_driver(other);
+ printk(KERN_ERR "Error: Driver '%s' is already registered, "
+ "aborting...\n", drv->name);
+ return -EEXIST;
+ }
+
ret = bus_add_driver(drv);
if (ret)
return ret;