linux-kernel - Re: [RESEND/PATCH] usb: gadget: goku

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Date:	Mon, 4 Oct 2010 14:22:14 +0200
From:	Dan Carpenter <error27@...il.com>
To:	Rahul Ruikar <rahul.ruikar@...il.com>
Cc:	David Brownell <dbrownell@...rs.sourceforge.net>,
	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...e.de>, nm127@...email.hu,
	linux-usb@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RESEND/PATCH] usb: gadget: goku_udc: Fix error path

On Mon, Oct 04, 2010 at 01:29:00AM +0530, Rahul Ruikar wrote:
> call put_device() when device_register() fails.
> 

Sorry I didn't realize what you were trying to do here.  This is not
correct at all.

The right thing is to fix device_register() to call put_device() itself.
It's a bit involved, because all the callers will need to be audited but
someone is working on this I think.

regards,
dan carpenter

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