linux-kernel - [PATCH 44/45] rtc: tx4939: fix possible race condition

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Date:   Mon, 12 Feb 2018 23:47:58 +0100
From:   Alexandre Belloni <alexandre.belloni@...tlin.com>
To:     linux-rtc@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Alexandre Belloni <alexandre.belloni@...tlin.com>
Subject: [PATCH 44/45] rtc: tx4939: fix possible race condition

The probe function is not allowed to fail after registering the RTC. Call
rtc_register_device() at the end.

Signed-off-by: Alexandre Belloni <alexandre.belloni@...tlin.com>
---
 drivers/rtc/rtc-tx4939.c | 5 +++--
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-tx4939.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-tx4939.c
index 75c3887fbc6c..5a3a6b457b8f 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-tx4939.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-tx4939.c
@@ -289,12 +289,13 @@ static int __init tx4939_rtc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	rtc->ops = &tx4939_rtc_ops;
 
-	ret = rtc_register_device(rtc);
+	ret = sysfs_create_bin_file(&pdev->dev.kobj, &tx4939_rtc_nvram_attr);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
 	pdata->rtc = rtc;
-	ret = sysfs_create_bin_file(&pdev->dev.kobj, &tx4939_rtc_nvram_attr);
+
+	ret = rtc_register_device(rtc);
 
 	return ret;
 }
-- 
2.16.1