From: Markus Elfring <elfring@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Sun, 15 May 2016 19:20:28 +0200 The platform_device_put() function was called in one case by the add_numbered_child() function during error handling even if the passed variable "pdev" contained a null pointer. * Change an error message. * Return directly in this case. This issue was detected by using the Coccinelle software. Signed-off-by: Markus Elfring <elfring@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/mfd/twl-core.c | 7 ++++--- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/mfd/twl-core.c b/drivers/mfd/twl-core.c index 831696e..dc34e69 100644 --- a/drivers/mfd/twl-core.c +++ b/drivers/mfd/twl-core.c @@ -623,9 +623,10 @@ add_numbered_child(unsigned mod_no, const char *name, int num, pdev = platform_device_alloc(name, num); if (!pdev) { - dev_dbg(&twl->client->dev, "can't alloc dev\n"); - status = -ENOMEM; - goto err; + dev_err(&twl->client->dev, + "Allocation failed for device: %s\n", + name); + return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM); } pdev->dev.parent = &twl->client->dev; -- 2.8.2 -- 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