Return-path: Received: from smtp.codeaurora.org ([198.145.29.96]:53468 "EHLO smtp.codeaurora.org" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S932448AbeCMQs5 (ORCPT ); Tue, 13 Mar 2018 12:48:57 -0400 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" MIME-Version: 1.0 Subject: Re: [v3] ssb: use put_device() if device_register fail From: Kalle Valo In-Reply-To: <1520490204-10411-1-git-send-email-arvind.yadav.cs@gmail.com> References: <1520490204-10411-1-git-send-email-arvind.yadav.cs@gmail.com> To: Arvind Yadav Cc: m@bues.ch, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org Message-Id: <20180313164856.C170F600C1@smtp.codeaurora.org> (sfid-20180313_174924_372983_C5DF8222) Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2018 16:48:56 +0000 (UTC) Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: Arvind Yadav wrote: > Never directly free @dev after calling device_register(), even > if it returned an error! Always use put_device() to give up the > reference initialized. > > Signed-off-by: Arvind Yadav Patch applied to wireless-drivers-next.git, thanks. a24853aab591 ssb: use put_device() if device_register fail -- https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/10266711/ https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/developers/documentation/submittingpatches