linux-kernel - [PATCH 2/7] x86, microcode: Correct sysdev

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Date:	Mon, 24 Jan 2011 16:28:58 +0100
From:	Borislav Petkov <bp@...64.org>
To:	<x86@...nel.org>
Cc:	<linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Borislav Petkov <borislav.petkov@....com>,
	Tigran Aivazian <tigran@...azian.fsnet.co.uk>
Subject: [PATCH 2/7] x86, microcode: Correct sysdev_add error path

From: Borislav Petkov <borislav.petkov@....com>

When we encounter an error while initting the microcode driver on a CPU,
we must undo the previously added sysfs group.

Cc: Tigran Aivazian <tigran@...azian.fsnet.co.uk>
Signed-off-by: Borislav Petkov <borislav.petkov@....com>
Acked-by: Andreas Herrmann <Andreas.Herrmann3@....com>
---
 arch/x86/kernel/microcode_core.c |    6 ++++--
 1 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/microcode_core.c b/arch/x86/kernel/microcode_core.c
index 1cca374..87af68e 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/microcode_core.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/microcode_core.c
@@ -417,8 +417,10 @@ static int mc_sysdev_add(struct sys_device *sys_dev)
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 
-	if (microcode_init_cpu(cpu) == UCODE_ERROR)
-		err = -EINVAL;
+	if (microcode_init_cpu(cpu) == UCODE_ERROR) {
+		sysfs_remove_group(&sys_dev->kobj, &mc_attr_group);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
 
 	return err;
 }
-- 
1.7.4.rc2

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