[CentOS] Latest kernel produces kernel error on Dell R200 on boot-up

[Ljubomir Ljubojevic]

Kai Schaetzl wrote:
> I accidentally noticed this error written to the warn log on my Dell 
> R200's when the machines booted up after latest kernel update. Google 
> doesn't have this exact error, only a few with differently named devices, 
> but all seem to have to do with USB. 
> Could this be a bug?
> Didn't see this error on other machines with more than one USB port, 
> though.
> 
> Jun 26 22:59:07 c4 kernel: kobject_add failed for usbdev1.2_ep81 with -
> EEXIST, don't try to register things with the same name in the same 
> directory.
> Jun 26 22:59:07 c4 kernel:
> Jun 26 22:59:07 c4 kernel: Call Trace:
> Jun 26 22:59:07 c4 kernel:  [<ffffffff803457a0>] kobject_add+0x166/0x191
> Jun 26 22:59:07 c4 kernel:  [<ffffffff803af893>] device_add+0x85/0x372
> Jun 26 22:59:07 c4 kernel:  [<ffffffff803f03f6>] 
> usb_create_ep_files+0x137/0x19a
> Jun 26 22:59:07 c4 kernel:  [<ffffffff80478406>] klist_add_tail+0x35/0x42
> Jun 26 22:59:07 c4 kernel:  [<ffffffff803efe92>] 
> usb_create_sysfs_intf_files+0x80/0x93
> Jun 26 22:59:07 c4 kernel:  [<ffffffff803ed710>] 
> usb_set_configuration+0x3aa/0x3d9
> Jun 26 22:59:07 c4 kernel:  [<ffffffff803e9408>] 
> usb_new_device+0x253/0x2c4
> Jun 26 22:59:07 c4 kernel:  [<ffffffff803ea554>] hub_thread+0x74e/0xb11
> Jun 26 22:59:07 c4 kernel:  [<ffffffff8029e04c>] 
> autoremove_wake_function+0x0/0x2e
> Jun 26 22:59:07 c4 kernel:  [<ffffffff803e9e06>] hub_thread+0x0/0xb11
> Jun 26 22:59:07 c4 kernel:  [<ffffffff8029de34>] 
> keventd_create_kthread+0x0/0xc4
> Jun 26 22:59:07 c4 kernel:  [<ffffffff80233dee>] kthread+0xfe/0x132
> Jun 26 22:59:07 c4 kernel:  [<ffffffff80260b2c>] child_rip+0xa/0x12
> Jun 26 22:59:07 c4 kernel:  [<ffffffff8029de34>] 
> keventd_create_kthread+0x0/0xc4
> Jun 26 22:59:07 c4 kernel:  [<ffffffff80233cf0>] kthread+0x0/0x132
> Jun 26 22:59:07 c4 kernel:  [<ffffffff80260b22>] child_rip+0x0/0x12
> 
> 
> Kai
> 
You failed to mention that this is CentOS 4 kernel, am I correct it is 
C4? Adding as much info as possible is always advised.

Ljubomir