From: Zhang Qilong <zhangqilong3@xxxxxxxxxx> [ Upstream commit 4d1be581ec6b92a338bb7ed23e1381f45ddf336f ] If softing_netdev_open() fails, we should call close_candev() to avoid reference leak. Fixes: 03fd3cf5a179d ("can: add driver for Softing card") Signed-off-by: Zhang Qilong <zhangqilong3@xxxxxxxxxx> Acked-by: Kurt Van Dijck <dev.kurt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20201202151632.1343786-1-zhangqilong3@xxxxxxxxxx Signed-off-by: Marc Kleine-Budde <mkl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20201204133508.742120-2-mkl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@xxxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <sashal@xxxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/net/can/softing/softing_main.c | 9 +++++++-- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/net/can/softing/softing_main.c b/drivers/net/can/softing/softing_main.c index e226961905830..bed5ffa75b276 100644 --- a/drivers/net/can/softing/softing_main.c +++ b/drivers/net/can/softing/softing_main.c @@ -393,8 +393,13 @@ static int softing_netdev_open(struct net_device *ndev) /* check or determine and set bittime */ ret = open_candev(ndev); - if (!ret) - ret = softing_startstop(ndev, 1); + if (ret) + return ret; + + ret = softing_startstop(ndev, 1); + if (ret < 0) + close_candev(ndev); + return ret; } -- 2.27.0