Use usb_get_dev() to increment the reference count of the usb device structure in order to avoid releasing the structure while it is still in use. And use usb_put_dev() to decrement the reference count and thus, when it will be equal to 0 the structure will be released. Reported-by: Salah Triki <salah.triki@xxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Cai Huoqing <caihuoqing@xxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/media/usb/siano/smsusb.c | 3 ++- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/drivers/media/usb/siano/smsusb.c b/drivers/media/usb/siano/smsusb.c index df4c5dcba39c..86e0a25f8dba 100644 --- a/drivers/media/usb/siano/smsusb.c +++ b/drivers/media/usb/siano/smsusb.c @@ -351,6 +351,7 @@ static void smsusb_term_device(struct usb_interface *intf) } usb_set_intfdata(intf, NULL); + usb_put_dev(dev->udev); } static void *siano_media_device_register(struct smsusb_device_t *dev, @@ -398,7 +399,7 @@ static int smsusb_init_device(struct usb_interface *intf, int board_id) memset(¶ms, 0, sizeof(params)); usb_set_intfdata(intf, dev); - dev->udev = interface_to_usbdev(intf); + dev->udev = usb_get_dev(interface_to_usbdev(intf)); dev->state = SMSUSB_DISCONNECTED; for (i = 0; i < intf->cur_altsetting->desc.bNumEndpoints; i++) { -- 2.25.1