In st_open, if STp->in_use is true, STp will be freed by scsi_tape_put(). However, STp is still used by DEBC_printk() after. It is better to DEBC_printk() before scsi_tape_put(). Signed-off-by: Lv Yunlong <lyl2019@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/scsi/st.c | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/drivers/scsi/st.c b/drivers/scsi/st.c index 841ad2fc369a..9ca536aae784 100644 --- a/drivers/scsi/st.c +++ b/drivers/scsi/st.c @@ -1269,8 +1269,8 @@ static int st_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp) spin_lock(&st_use_lock); if (STp->in_use) { spin_unlock(&st_use_lock); - scsi_tape_put(STp); DEBC_printk(STp, "Device already in use.\n"); + scsi_tape_put(STp); return (-EBUSY); } -- 2.25.1