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Subject[PATCH v2] ssb: use put_device() if device_register fail
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Never directly free @dev after calling device_register(), even
if it returned an error! Always use put_device() to give up the
reference initialized.

Signed-off-by: Arvind Yadav <arvind.yadav.cs@gmail.com>
---
changes in v2:
Removed kfree() call for @dev.

drivers/ssb/main.c | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/ssb/main.c b/drivers/ssb/main.c
index 65420a9..a7a062b 100644
--- a/drivers/ssb/main.c
+++ b/drivers/ssb/main.c
@@ -521,8 +521,8 @@ static int ssb_devices_register(struct ssb_bus *bus)
ssb_err("Could not register %s\n", dev_name(dev));
/* Set dev to NULL to not unregister
* dev on error unwinding. */
+ put_device(dev);
sdev->dev = NULL;
- kfree(devwrap);
goto error;
}
dev_idx++;
--
1.9.1
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