When cdev_device_add() failed, calling put_device() to explicitly
release dev->lirc_dev. Otherwise, it could cause the fault of the
reference count.
Found by code review.
Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Fixes: a6ddd4fecbb0 ("media: lirc: remove last remnants of lirc kapi")
Signed-off-by: Ma Ke <make24@xxxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/media/rc/lirc_dev.c | 1 +
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
diff --git a/drivers/media/rc/lirc_dev.c b/drivers/media/rc/lirc_dev.c
index a2257dc2f25d..ed839e15fa16 100644
--- a/drivers/media/rc/lirc_dev.c
+++ b/drivers/media/rc/lirc_dev.c
@@ -765,6 +765,7 @@ int lirc_register(struct rc_dev *dev)
return 0;
out_ida:
+ put_device(&dev->lirc_dev);
ida_free(&lirc_ida, minor);
return err;
}
--
2.25.1
