vch will be free in virtio_rpmsg_release_device() when rpmsg_ns_register_device() fails. There is no need to call kfree() again. Fix this by changing error path from free_vch to free_ctrldev. Fixes: c486682ae1e2 ("rpmsg: virtio: Register the rpmsg_char device") Signed-off-by: Hangyu Hua <hbh25y@xxxxxxxxx> Tested-by: Arnaud Pouliquen <arnaud.pouliquen@xxxxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/rpmsg/virtio_rpmsg_bus.c | 5 ++--- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/rpmsg/virtio_rpmsg_bus.c b/drivers/rpmsg/virtio_rpmsg_bus.c index 3ede25b1f2e4..0130d0ba548c 100644 --- a/drivers/rpmsg/virtio_rpmsg_bus.c +++ b/drivers/rpmsg/virtio_rpmsg_bus.c @@ -973,7 +973,8 @@ static int rpmsg_probe(struct virtio_device *vdev) err = rpmsg_ns_register_device(rpdev_ns); if (err) - goto free_vch; + /* vch will be free in virtio_rpmsg_release_device() */ + goto free_ctrldev; } /* @@ -997,8 +998,6 @@ static int rpmsg_probe(struct virtio_device *vdev) return 0; -free_vch: - kfree(vch); free_ctrldev: rpmsg_virtio_del_ctrl_dev(rpdev_ctrl); free_coherent: -- 2.25.1