On Mon, Mar 03, 2025 at 03:27:39PM +0800, Ma Ke wrote:
> If device_add() fails, do not use device_unregister() for error
> handling. device_unregister() consists two functions: device_del() and
> put_device(). device_unregister() should only be called after
> device_add() succeeded because device_del() undoes what device_add()
> does if successful. Change device_unregister() to put_device() call
> before returning from the function.
>
> As comment of device_add() says, 'if device_add() succeeds, you should
> call device_del() when you want to get rid of it. If device_add() has
> not succeeded, use only put_device() to drop the reference count'.
>
> Found by code review.
>
> Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Fixes: 53d2a715c240 ("phy: Add Tegra XUSB pad controller support")
> Signed-off-by: Ma Ke <make24@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> Changes in v2:
> - modified the bug description as suggestions.
> ---
> drivers/phy/tegra/xusb.c | 8 ++++----
> 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
Acked-by: Thierry Reding <treding@xxxxxxxxxx>
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