if device_register() returned an error! Always use put_device() to give up the reference initialized.
Signed-off-by: Arvind Yadav <arvind.yadav...@gmail.com> --- drivers/base/node.c | 4 +++- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/drivers/base/node.c b/drivers/base/node.c index ee090ab..c5f81fc 100644 --- a/drivers/base/node.c +++ b/drivers/base/node.c @@ -315,7 +315,9 @@ static int register_node(struct node *node, int num) node->dev.groups = node_dev_groups; error = device_register(&node->dev); - if (!error){ + if (error) + put_device(&node->dev); + else { hugetlb_register_node(node); compaction_register_node(node); -- 2.7.4