[PATCH] block: Fix an error handling in add_partition

From: Dinghao Liu
Date: Sat Jan 16 2021 - 02:36:07 EST


Once we have called device_initialize(), we should
use put_device() to give up the reference on error,
just like what we have done on failure of device_add().

Signed-off-by: Dinghao Liu <dinghao.liu@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
block/partitions/core.c | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/block/partitions/core.c b/block/partitions/core.c
index e7d776db803b..23460cee9de5 100644
--- a/block/partitions/core.c
+++ b/block/partitions/core.c
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ static struct block_device *add_partition(struct gendisk *disk, int partno,

err = blk_alloc_devt(bdev, &devt);
if (err)
- goto out_bdput;
+ goto out_put;
pdev->devt = devt;

/* delay uevent until 'holders' subdir is created */
--
2.17.1