linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 5/8] phy: core: Fix error path in phy

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Date:	Mon, 7 Jul 2014 18:45:06 -0700
From:	Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:	Kishon Vijay Abraham I <kishon@...com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 5/8] phy: core: Fix error path in phy_create()

On Mon, Jul 07, 2014 at 12:18:22PM +0530, Kishon Vijay Abraham I wrote:
> From: Roger Quadros <rogerq@...com>
> 
> Prevent resources from being freed twice in case device_add() call
> fails within phy_create(). Also use ida_simple_remove() instead of
> ida_remove() as we had used ida_simple_get() to allocate the ida.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Roger Quadros <rogerq@...com>
> Signed-off-by: Kishon Vijay Abraham I <kishon@...com>
> ---
>  drivers/phy/phy-core.c |    7 ++++---
>  1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

Is this a problem in older kernels as well?

thanks,

greg k-h
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