1 files changed, 3 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/base/core.c b/drivers/base/core.c
index 72c6ee57471b..f69305c7269d 100644
--- a/drivers/base/core.c
+++ b/drivers/base/core.c
@@ -296,6 +296,9 @@ out:
 static ssize_t store_uevent(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
                             const char *buf, size_t count)
 {
+        if (memcmp(buf, "add", 3) != 0)
+                dev_err(dev, "uevent: unsupported action-string; this will "
+                        "be ignored in a future kernel version");
         kobject_uevent(&dev->kobj, KOBJ_ADD);
         return count;
 }