We can't use "ctlr->dev" after it has been freed. Signed-off-by: Xiaohui Zhang <xiaohuizhang@xxxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/spi/spi.c | 3 ++- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi.c b/drivers/spi/spi.c index b9e2c7e7c580..dadfcdc6c38f 100644 --- a/drivers/spi/spi.c +++ b/drivers/spi/spi.c @@ -4198,14 +4198,15 @@ static int of_spi_notify(struct notifier_block *nb, unsigned long action, } spi = of_register_spi_device(ctlr, rd->dn); - put_device(&ctlr->dev); if (IS_ERR(spi)) { pr_err("%s: failed to create for '%pOF'\n", __func__, rd->dn); + put_device(&ctlr->dev); of_node_clear_flag(rd->dn, OF_POPULATED); return notifier_from_errno(PTR_ERR(spi)); } + put_device(&ctlr->dev); break; case OF_RECONFIG_CHANGE_REMOVE: -- 2.17.1