linux-kernel - [PATCH V4] char: pcmcia: scr24x_cs: Fix failure handling of device

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Date:   Fri, 28 May 2021 01:04:29 +0530
From:   nizamhaider786@...il.com
To:     lkundrak@...sk
Cc:     arnd@...db.de, gregkh@...uxfoundation.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Nijam Haider <nizamhaider786@...il.com>
Subject: [PATCH V4] char: pcmcia: scr24x_cs: Fix failure handling of device_create()

From: Nijam Haider <nizamhaider786@...il.com>

Ignored error in device_create() and pcmcia_enable_device()
this patch implements proper error handling.

Signed-off-by: Nijam Haider <nizamhaider786@...il.com>
---
V3 -> V4: Added label and moved the cleanup code
V2 -> V3: Added description, Changelog and removed whitespace error
V1 -> V2: Split the patch into two parts and addressed review comments
---
 drivers/char/pcmcia/scr24x_cs.c | 19 +++++++++++++------
 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/char/pcmcia/scr24x_cs.c b/drivers/char/pcmcia/scr24x_cs.c
index 47feb39af34c..ba84b4dd13d3 100644
--- a/drivers/char/pcmcia/scr24x_cs.c
+++ b/drivers/char/pcmcia/scr24x_cs.c
@@ -233,6 +233,7 @@ static int scr24x_probe(struct pcmcia_device *link)
 {
 	struct scr24x_dev *dev;
 	int ret;
+	struct device *dev_ret;
 
 	dev = kzalloc(sizeof(*dev), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!dev)
@@ -271,22 +272,28 @@ static int scr24x_probe(struct pcmcia_device *link)
 		goto err;
 
 	ret = pcmcia_enable_device(link);
-	if (ret < 0) {
-		pcmcia_disable_device(link);
-		goto err;
-	}
+	if (ret < 0)
+		goto err_device;
 
-	device_create(scr24x_class, NULL, MKDEV(MAJOR(scr24x_devt), dev->devno),
+	dev_ret = device_create(scr24x_class, NULL, MKDEV(MAJOR(scr24x_devt), dev->devno),
 		      NULL, "scr24x%d", dev->devno);
+	if (IS_ERR(dev_ret)) {
+		dev_err(&link->dev, "device_create failed for %d\n",
+			dev->devno);
+		goto err_device;
+	}
 
 	dev_info(&link->dev, "SCR24x Chip Card Interface\n");
 	return 0;
 
+err_device:
+	pcmcia_disable_device(link);
+	cdev_del(&dev->c_dev);
 err:
 	if (dev->devno < SCR24X_DEVS)
 		clear_bit(dev->devno, scr24x_minors);
 	kfree (dev);
-	return ret;
+	return -ENODEV;
 }
 
 static void scr24x_remove(struct pcmcia_device *link)
-- 
2.17.1