When device_add(&mc_dev->dev) failed, calling put_device() to let 'mc_dev->dev.release' free the resource rather than goto label error_cleanup_dev. Otherwise, it can cause double free problem. Reported-by: Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@xxxxxxxxxx> Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/all/b767348e-d89c-416e-acea-1ebbff3bea20@stanley.mountain/ Fixes: 95b3523b723e ("staging: fsl-mc: add device release callback") Signed-off-by: Su Hui <suhui@xxxxxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/bus/fsl-mc/fsl-mc-bus.c | 3 ++- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/drivers/bus/fsl-mc/fsl-mc-bus.c b/drivers/bus/fsl-mc/fsl-mc-bus.c index 319a081a29ef..09f8772fed8f 100644 --- a/drivers/bus/fsl-mc/fsl-mc-bus.c +++ b/drivers/bus/fsl-mc/fsl-mc-bus.c @@ -895,7 +895,8 @@ int fsl_mc_device_add(struct fsl_mc_obj_desc *obj_desc, dev_err(parent_dev, "device_add() failed for device %s: %d\n", dev_name(&mc_dev->dev), error); - goto error_cleanup_dev; + put_device(&mc_dev->dev); + return error; } dev_dbg(parent_dev, "added %s\n", dev_name(&mc_dev->dev)); -- 2.30.2