Hoist the struct pnp_dev alloc up into the function where it's used. Signed-off-by: Bjorn Helgaas <bjorn.helgaas@xxxxxx> Index: w/drivers/pnp/pnpbios/core.c =================================================================== --- w.orig/drivers/pnp/pnpbios/core.c 2007-09-18 10:09:04.000000000 -0600 +++ w/drivers/pnp/pnpbios/core.c 2007-09-18 10:15:51.000000000 -0600 @@ -315,25 +315,31 @@ .disable = pnpbios_disable_resources, }; -static int insert_device(struct pnp_dev *dev, struct pnp_bios_node *node) +static int insert_device(struct pnp_bios_node *node) { struct list_head *pos; - struct pnp_dev *pnp_dev; + struct pnp_dev *dev; struct pnp_id *dev_id; char id[8]; /* check if the device is already added */ - dev->number = node->handle; list_for_each(pos, &pnpbios_protocol.devices) { - pnp_dev = list_entry(pos, struct pnp_dev, protocol_list); - if (dev->number == pnp_dev->number) + dev = list_entry(pos, struct pnp_dev, protocol_list); + if (dev->number == node->handle) return -1; } - /* set the initial values for the PnP device */ + dev = kzalloc(sizeof(struct pnp_dev), GFP_KERNEL); + if (!dev) + return -1; + dev_id = kzalloc(sizeof(struct pnp_id), GFP_KERNEL); - if (!dev_id) + if (!dev_id) { + kfree(dev); return -1; + } + + dev->number = node->handle; pnpid32_to_pnpid(node->eisa_id, id); memcpy(dev_id->id, id, 7); pnp_add_id(dev_id, dev); @@ -367,7 +373,6 @@ unsigned int nodes_got = 0; unsigned int devs = 0; struct pnp_bios_node *node; - struct pnp_dev *dev; node = kzalloc(node_info.max_node_size, GFP_KERNEL); if (!node) @@ -388,12 +393,7 @@ break; } nodes_got++; - dev = kzalloc(sizeof(struct pnp_dev), GFP_KERNEL); - if (!dev) - break; - if (insert_device(dev, node) < 0) - kfree(dev); - else + if (insert_device(node) == 0) devs++; if (nodenum <= thisnodenum) { printk(KERN_ERR -- - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-acpi" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html