This patch fixes the bug of devfreq_add_device(). The devfreq device must have the default governor. If find_devfreq_governor() returns error, devfreq_add_device() fail to add the devfreq instance. Fixes: 1b5c1be2c88e ("PM / devfreq: map devfreq drivers to governor using name") Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Signed-off-by: Chanwoo Choi <cw00.choi@xxxxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/devfreq/devfreq.c | 15 ++++++++++----- 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/devfreq/devfreq.c b/drivers/devfreq/devfreq.c index a324801d6a66..47206a21bb90 100644 --- a/drivers/devfreq/devfreq.c +++ b/drivers/devfreq/devfreq.c @@ -593,11 +593,16 @@ struct devfreq *devfreq_add_device(struct device *dev, list_add(&devfreq->node, &devfreq_list); governor = find_devfreq_governor(devfreq->governor_name); - if (!IS_ERR(governor)) - devfreq->governor = governor; - if (devfreq->governor) - err = devfreq->governor->event_handler(devfreq, - DEVFREQ_GOV_START, NULL); + if (IS_ERR(governor)) { + dev_err(dev, "%s: Unable to find governor for the device\n", + __func__); + err = PTR_ERR(governor); + goto err_init; + } + + devfreq->governor = governor; + err = devfreq->governor->event_handler(devfreq, DEVFREQ_GOV_START, + NULL); if (err) { dev_err(dev, "%s: Unable to start governor for the device\n", __func__); -- 1.9.1 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe stable" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html