if device_register() returned an error! Always use put_device() to give up the reference initialized. Signed-off-by: Arvind Yadav <arvind.yadav.cs@xxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/ssb/main.c | 1 + 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+) diff --git a/drivers/ssb/main.c b/drivers/ssb/main.c index 65420a9..c4449e0 100644 --- a/drivers/ssb/main.c +++ b/drivers/ssb/main.c @@ -521,6 +521,7 @@ static int ssb_devices_register(struct ssb_bus *bus) ssb_err("Could not register %s\n", dev_name(dev)); /* Set dev to NULL to not unregister * dev on error unwinding. */ + put_device(dev); sdev->dev = NULL; kfree(devwrap); goto error; -- 1.9.1