linux-kernel - [PATCH 35/38] media: bt8xx: add missing put

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Date:	Thu, 19 Dec 2013 16:06:49 +0100
From:	Levente Kurusa <levex@...ux.com>
To:	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Cc:	Levente Kurusa <levex@...ux.com>,
	Mauro Carvalho Chehab <m.chehab@...sung.com>,
	linux-media@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH 35/38] media: bt8xx: add missing put_device call

This is required so that we give up the last reference to the device.
Remove the kfree() because the put_device() call will actually call
release_sub_device which in turn kfrees the device.

Signed-off-by: Levente Kurusa <levex@...ux.com>
---
 drivers/media/pci/bt8xx/bttv-gpio.c | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/media/pci/bt8xx/bttv-gpio.c b/drivers/media/pci/bt8xx/bttv-gpio.c
index 922e823..3f364b7 100644
--- a/drivers/media/pci/bt8xx/bttv-gpio.c
+++ b/drivers/media/pci/bt8xx/bttv-gpio.c
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ int bttv_sub_add_device(struct bttv_core *core, char *name)
 
 	err = device_register(&sub->dev);
 	if (0 != err) {
-		kfree(sub);
+		put_device(&sub->dev);
 		return err;
 	}
 	pr_info("%d: add subdevice \"%s\"\n", core->nr, dev_name(&sub->dev));
-- 
1.8.3.1

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