It is required to call put_device() if device_register() fails,
so that we give up the last reference to the device. Calling put_device
allows for mdiobus_release to be executed, kfreeing the bus.
Cc: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gre...@linuxfoundation.org>
Cc: Grant Likely <grant.lik...@secretlab.ca>
Signed-off-by: Levente Kurusa <le...@linux.com>
---
drivers/net/phy/mdio_bus.c | 1 +
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/mdio_bus.c b/drivers/net/phy/mdio_bus.c
index 5617876..b071af7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/mdio_bus.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/mdio_bus.c
@@ -154,6 +154,7 @@ int mdiobus_register(struct mii_bus *bus)
err = device_register(&bus->dev);
if (err) {
pr_err("mii_bus %s failed to register\n", bus->id);
+ put_device(&bus->dev);
return -EINVAL;
}
--
1.8.3.1
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