If device_register() fails then call put_device(). See comment to device_register. Signed-off-by: Vasiliy Kulikov <segooon@xxxxxxxxx> --- compile tested. drivers/staging/hv/vmbus_drv.c | 1 + 1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/staging/hv/vmbus_drv.c b/drivers/staging/hv/vmbus_drv.c index ad29887..255e4b2 100644 --- a/drivers/staging/hv/vmbus_drv.c +++ b/drivers/staging/hv/vmbus_drv.c @@ -345,6 +345,7 @@ static int vmbus_bus_init(int (*drv_init)(struct hv_driver *drv)) DPRINT_ERR(VMBUS_DRV, "ERROR - Unable to register vmbus root device"); + put_device(&dev_ctx->device); free_irq(vmbus_irq, NULL); bus_unregister(&vmbus_drv_ctx->bus); -- 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