linux-kernel - [Patch 2/2] Driver core: Fix cleanup in device_create

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Date:	Wed, 3 Sep 2008 18:26:41 +0200
From:	Cornelia Huck <cornelia.huck@...ibm.com>
To:	Greg K-H <greg@...ah.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: [Patch 2/2] Driver core: Fix cleanup in device_create_vargs().

If device_register() in device_create_vargs() fails, the device
must be cleaned up with put_device() (which is also fine on NULL)
instead of kfree().

Signed-off-by: Cornelia Huck <cornelia.huck@...ibm.com>

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

Index: linux-2.6/drivers/base/core.c
===================================================================
--- linux-2.6.orig/drivers/base/core.c
+++ linux-2.6/drivers/base/core.c
@@ -1248,7 +1248,7 @@ struct device *device_create_vargs(struc
 	return dev;

 error:
-	kfree(dev);
+	put_device(dev);
 	return ERR_PTR(retval);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(device_create_vargs);
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