Most drivers set driver_data during .add() callback, but usually they don't set it back to NULL in case of a failure. Set driver_data to NULL in acpi_device_probe() to avoid code duplication. Signed-off-by: Michal Wilczynski <michal.wilczynski@xxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/acpi/bus.c | 4 +++- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/drivers/acpi/bus.c b/drivers/acpi/bus.c index 22468589c551..c1cb570c8d8c 100644 --- a/drivers/acpi/bus.c +++ b/drivers/acpi/bus.c @@ -1017,8 +1017,10 @@ static int acpi_device_probe(struct device *dev) return -ENOSYS; ret = acpi_drv->ops.add(acpi_dev); - if (ret) + if (ret) { + acpi_dev->driver_data = NULL; return ret; + } pr_debug("Driver [%s] successfully bound to device [%s]\n", acpi_drv->name, acpi_dev->pnp.bus_id); -- 2.41.0