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/dio/dio.c | 2 ++ 1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/dio/dio.c b/drivers/dio/dio.c index 55dd88d..d2ede72 100644 --- a/drivers/dio/dio.c +++ b/drivers/dio/dio.c @@ -186,6 +186,7 @@ static int __init dio_init(void) error = device_register(&dio_bus.dev); if (error) { pr_err("DIO: Error registering dio_bus\n"); + put_device(&dio_bus.dev); return error; } @@ -261,6 +262,7 @@ static int __init dio_init(void) if (error) { pr_err("DIO: Error registering device %s\n", dev->name); + put_device(&dev->dev); continue; } error = dio_create_sysfs_dev_files(dev); -- 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