Subject: [PATCH 1/4] net: phy: call put_device on device_register() failure

From: Levente Kurusa <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2013 20:22:34 +0100

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 <[email-masked]>
Cc: Grant Likely <[email-masked]>
Signed-off-by: Levente Kurusa <[email-masked]>
---
 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;
 	}
 
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1.8.3.1