> If smscore_register_device() succeeds then mdev is freed when we call > smsusb_term_device(intf); The call tree is: Thanks for your constructive information. How do you think about another implementation detail in this function then? May the statement “kfree(mdev);” be executed before “smsusb_term_device(intf);” in one if branch? Regards, Markus -- 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