From: Alexander Sverdlin <alexander.sverdlin@xxxxxxxxx> commit 3b68b08885217abd9c57ff9b3bb3eb173eee02a9 upstream. arch/arm/mach-ep93xx/clock.c:154:2: warning: Use of memory after it is freed [clang-analyzer-unix.Malloc] arch/arm/mach-ep93xx/clock.c:151:2: note: Taking true branch if (IS_ERR(clk)) ^ arch/arm/mach-ep93xx/clock.c:152:3: note: Memory is released kfree(psc); ^~~~~~~~~~ arch/arm/mach-ep93xx/clock.c:154:2: note: Use of memory after it is freed return &psc->hw; ^ ~~~~~~~~ Fixes: 9645ccc7bd7a ("ep93xx: clock: convert in-place to COMMON_CLK") Reported-by: kernel test robot <lkp@xxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Alexander Sverdlin <alexander.sverdlin@xxxxxxxxx> Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Link: https://lists.01.org/hyperkitty/list/kbuild-all@xxxxxxxxxxxx/thread/B5YCO2NJEXINCYE26Y255LCVMO55BGWW/ Signed-off-by: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@xxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- arch/arm/mach-ep93xx/clock.c | 4 +++- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) --- a/arch/arm/mach-ep93xx/clock.c +++ b/arch/arm/mach-ep93xx/clock.c @@ -148,8 +148,10 @@ static struct clk_hw *ep93xx_clk_registe psc->lock = &clk_lock; clk = clk_register(NULL, &psc->hw); - if (IS_ERR(clk)) + if (IS_ERR(clk)) { kfree(psc); + return ERR_CAST(clk); + } return &psc->hw; }