If device_register() fails then call put_device(). See comment to device_register. Signed-off-by: Vasiliy Kulikov <segooon@xxxxxxxxx> --- I cannot compile this driver, so it is not tested at all. drivers/mca/mca-bus.c | 5 ++++- 1 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/mca/mca-bus.c b/drivers/mca/mca-bus.c index ada5ebb..7162f08 100644 --- a/drivers/mca/mca-bus.c +++ b/drivers/mca/mca-bus.c @@ -116,8 +116,10 @@ int __init mca_register_device(int bus, struct mca_device *mca_dev) mca_dev->dev.coherent_dma_mask = mca_dev->dma_mask; rc = device_register(&mca_dev->dev); - if (rc) + if (rc) { + put_device(&mca_dev->dev); goto err_out; + } rc = device_create_file(&mca_dev->dev, &dev_attr_id); if (rc) goto err_out_devreg; @@ -154,6 +156,7 @@ struct mca_bus * __devinit mca_attach_bus(int bus) dev_set_name(&mca_bus->dev, "mca%d", bus); sprintf(mca_bus->name,"Host %s MCA Bridge", bus ? "Secondary" : "Primary"); if (device_register(&mca_bus->dev)) { + put_device(&mca_bus->dev); kfree(mca_bus); return NULL; } -- 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