If kobject_init_and_add()fails, kobject_put() needs to be called. Add the missing call which is already there a few lines below in another error handling path. Fixes: f19180056ea0 ("[IA64] Export cpu cache info by sysfs") Signed-off-by: Christophe JAILLET <christophe.jaillet@xxxxxxxxxx> --- This patch is provided as-is and is not even compile tested. I don't have the cross-building toolchain for that. --- arch/ia64/kernel/topology.c | 1 + 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+) diff --git a/arch/ia64/kernel/topology.c b/arch/ia64/kernel/topology.c index 94a848b06f15..6adb84f05cbb 100644 --- a/arch/ia64/kernel/topology.c +++ b/arch/ia64/kernel/topology.c @@ -354,6 +354,7 @@ static int cache_add_dev(unsigned int cpu) &cache_ktype_percpu_entry, &sys_dev->kobj, "%s", "cache"); if (unlikely(retval < 0)) { + kobject_put(&all_cpu_cache_info[cpu].kobj); cpu_cache_sysfs_exit(cpu); return retval; } -- 2.32.0