If device_register() fails in snd_ac97_dev_register(), it should
call put_device() to give up reference, or the name allocated in
dev_set_name() is leaked.
Fixes: 0ca06a00e206 ("[ALSA] AC97 bus interface for ad-hoc drivers")
Signed-off-by: Yang Yingliang <yangyingliang@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
sound/pci/ac97/ac97_codec.c | 1 +
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
diff --git a/sound/pci/ac97/ac97_codec.c b/sound/pci/ac97/ac97_codec.c
index cb60a07d39a8..ceead55f13ab 100644
--- a/sound/pci/ac97/ac97_codec.c
+++ b/sound/pci/ac97/ac97_codec.c
@@ -2009,6 +2009,7 @@ static int snd_ac97_dev_register(struct snd_device *device)
err = device_register(&ac97->dev);
if (err < 0) {
ac97_err(ac97, "Can't register ac97 bus\n");
+ put_device(&ac97->dev);
ac97->dev.bus = NULL;
return err;
}
--
2.25.1
