3.16.83-rc1 review patch. If anyone has any objections, please let me know. ------------------ From: Shuah Khan <shuahkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> commit d40ec6fdb0b03b7be4c7923a3da0e46bf943740a upstream. Fix media_open() to clear filp->private_data when file open fails. Signed-off-by: Shuah Khan <shuahkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Acked-by: Sakari Ailus <sakari.ailus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Ben Hutchings <ben@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/media/media-devnode.c | 1 + 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+) --- a/drivers/media/media-devnode.c +++ b/drivers/media/media-devnode.c @@ -181,6 +181,7 @@ static int media_open(struct inode *inod ret = mdev->fops->open(filp); if (ret) { put_device(&mdev->dev); + filp->private_data = NULL; return ret; } }