hvc_alloc() may fail, if so exit from init() with error. Signed-off-by: Vasiliy Kulikov <segooon@xxxxxxxxx> --- I cannot compile this driver at all, so it is not tested. drivers/char/hvc_tile.c | 5 +++-- 1 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/char/hvc_tile.c b/drivers/char/hvc_tile.c index c4efb55..7a84a05 100644 --- a/drivers/char/hvc_tile.c +++ b/drivers/char/hvc_tile.c @@ -61,7 +61,8 @@ console_initcall(hvc_tile_console_init); static int __init hvc_tile_init(void) { - hvc_alloc(0, 0, &hvc_tile_get_put_ops, 128); - return 0; + struct hvc_struct *s; + s = hvc_alloc(0, 0, &hvc_tile_get_put_ops, 128); + return IS_ERR(s) ? PTR_ERR(s) : 0; } device_initcall(hvc_tile_init); -- 1.7.0.4 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe kernel-janitors" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html