> Once device_add(&dev->dev) failed, call put_device() to explicitly > release dev->dev. Or it could cause double free problem. https://elixir.bootlin.com/linux/v6.13-rc3/source/drivers/base/core.c#L3521 … > Found by code review. https://elixir.bootlin.com/linux/v6.13-rc3/source/drivers/virtio/virtio.c#L498 Will possibilities become interesting to improve automated source code analyses accordingly? … > +++ b/drivers/virtio/virtio.c > @@ -503,6 +503,7 @@ int register_virtio_device(struct virtio_device *dev) > > out_of_node_put: > of_node_put(dev->dev.of_node); > + put_device(&dev->dev); > out_ida_remove: > ida_free(&virtio_index_ida, dev->index); > out: How much can the ordering matter for such resource cleanup calls here? Regards, Markus