Add missing error handling when registering the tty device at port
probe. This avoids trying to remove an uninitialised character device
when the port device is removed.
Fixes: 1da177e4c3f4 ("Linux-2.6.12-rc2")
Reported-by: Takashi Iwai <tiwai@xxxxxxx>
Cc: stable <stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> # v2.6.12
Signed-off-by: Johan Hovold <johan@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/usb/serial/bus.c | 11 ++++++++++-
1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/drivers/usb/serial/bus.c b/drivers/usb/serial/bus.c
index 5d8d86666b90..6f91eb9ae81a 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/serial/bus.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/serial/bus.c
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ static int usb_serial_device_probe(struct device *dev)
{
struct usb_serial_driver *driver;
struct usb_serial_port *port;
+ struct device *tty_dev;
int retval = 0;
int minor;
@@ -80,7 +81,15 @@ static int usb_serial_device_probe(struct device *dev)
}
minor = port->minor;
- tty_register_device(usb_serial_tty_driver, minor, dev);
+ tty_dev = tty_register_device(usb_serial_tty_driver, minor, dev);
+ if (IS_ERR(tty_dev)) {
+ retval = PTR_ERR(tty_dev);
+ device_remove_file(dev, &dev_attr_port_number);
+ if (driver->port_remove)
+ driver->port_remove(port);
+ goto exit_with_autopm;
+ }
+
dev_info(&port->serial->dev->dev,
"%s converter now attached to ttyUSB%d\n",
driver->description, minor);
--
2.0.5
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