From: Markus Elfring <elfring@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Sun, 26 Jun 2016 13:40:35 +0200 The platform_device_put() function was called in one case by the add_child() function during error handling even if the passed variable "pdev" contained a null pointer. Return directly in this case. This issue was detected by using the Coccinelle software. Signed-off-by: Markus Elfring <elfring@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/mfd/dm355evm_msp.c | 7 ++----- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/mfd/dm355evm_msp.c b/drivers/mfd/dm355evm_msp.c index 14661ec..270e19c 100644 --- a/drivers/mfd/dm355evm_msp.c +++ b/drivers/mfd/dm355evm_msp.c @@ -199,11 +199,8 @@ static struct device *add_child(struct i2c_client *client, const char *name, int status; pdev = platform_device_alloc(name, -1); - if (!pdev) { - dev_dbg(&client->dev, "can't alloc dev\n"); - status = -ENOMEM; - goto err; - } + if (!pdev) + return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM); device_init_wakeup(&pdev->dev, can_wakeup); pdev->dev.parent = &client->dev; -- 2.9.0 -- 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