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SubjectRe: [PATCH v2] ssb: use put_device() if device_register fail
On Thu,  8 Mar 2018 10:39:49 +0530
Arvind Yadav <arvind.yadav.cs@gmail.com> wrote:

> 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++;


Would you please put the put_device where the kfree was?
So that the comment still matches.
Thanks.


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Michael
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