If device_register() returned an error! Always use put_device() to give up the reference initialized in device_register().
Signed-off-by: Arvind Yadav <[email protected]> --- drivers/w1/w1.c | 1 + 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+) diff --git a/drivers/w1/w1.c b/drivers/w1/w1.c index 0c2a5a8..80a778b 100644 --- a/drivers/w1/w1.c +++ b/drivers/w1/w1.c @@ -706,6 +706,7 @@ static int __w1_attach_slave_device(struct w1_slave *sl) dev_err(&sl->dev, "Device registration [%s] failed. err=%d\n", dev_name(&sl->dev), err); + put_device(&sl->dev); return err; } w1_family_notify(BUS_NOTIFY_ADD_DEVICE, sl); -- 1.9.1

