linux-kernel - [PATCH 4.4 14/91] Staging: comedi: comedi

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Date:   Fri,  4 Aug 2017 16:15:10 -0700
From:   Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        stable@...r.kernel.org, Cheah Kok Cheong <thrust73@...il.com>,
        Ian Abbott <abbotti@....co.uk>
Subject: [PATCH 4.4 14/91] Staging: comedi: comedi_fops: Avoid orphaned proc entry

4.4-stable review patch.  If anyone has any objections, please let me know.

------------------

From: Cheah Kok Cheong <thrust73@...il.com>

commit bf279ece37d2a3eaaa9813fcd7a1d8a81eb29c20 upstream.

Move comedi_proc_init to the end to avoid orphaned proc entry
if module loading failed.

Signed-off-by: Cheah Kok Cheong <thrust73@...il.com>
Reviewed-by: Ian Abbott <abbotti@....co.uk>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>

---
 drivers/staging/comedi/comedi_fops.c |    6 +++---
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

--- a/drivers/staging/comedi/comedi_fops.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/comedi_fops.c
@@ -2901,9 +2901,6 @@ static int __init comedi_init(void)
 
 	comedi_class->dev_groups = comedi_dev_groups;
 
-	/* XXX requires /proc interface */
-	comedi_proc_init();
-
 	/* create devices files for legacy/manual use */
 	for (i = 0; i < comedi_num_legacy_minors; i++) {
 		struct comedi_device *dev;
@@ -2921,6 +2918,9 @@ static int __init comedi_init(void)
 		mutex_unlock(&dev->mutex);
 	}
 
+	/* XXX requires /proc interface */
+	comedi_proc_init();
+
 	return 0;
 }
 module_init(comedi_init);