If device_register() fails then call put_device(). See comment to device_register. Signed-off-by: Vasiliy Kulikov <segooon@xxxxxxxxx> --- compile tested. drivers/regulator/core.c | 4 +++- 1 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/regulator/core.c b/drivers/regulator/core.c index 422a709..a43eedb 100644 --- a/drivers/regulator/core.c +++ b/drivers/regulator/core.c @@ -2302,8 +2302,10 @@ struct regulator_dev *regulator_register(struct regulator_desc *regulator_desc, dev_set_name(&rdev->dev, "regulator.%d", atomic_inc_return(®ulator_no) - 1); ret = device_register(&rdev->dev); - if (ret != 0) + if (ret != 0) { + put_device(&rdev->dev); goto clean; + } dev_set_drvdata(&rdev->dev, rdev); -- 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