[PATCH] virtio-mmio: fix missing put_device() when vm_cmdline_parent registration failed

From: chengkaitao
Date: Wed Jun 01 2022 - 21:12:15 EST


From: chengkaitao <pilgrimtao@xxxxxxxxx>

The reference must be released when device_register(&vm_cmdline_parent)
failed. Add the corresponding 'put_device()' in the error handling path.

Signed-off-by: chengkaitao <pilgrimtao@xxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/virtio/virtio_mmio.c | 1 +
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/drivers/virtio/virtio_mmio.c b/drivers/virtio/virtio_mmio.c
index 56128b9c46eb..1dd396d4bebb 100644
--- a/drivers/virtio/virtio_mmio.c
+++ b/drivers/virtio/virtio_mmio.c
@@ -688,6 +688,7 @@ static int vm_cmdline_set(const char *device,
if (!vm_cmdline_parent_registered) {
err = device_register(&vm_cmdline_parent);
if (err) {
+ put_device(&vm_cmdline_parent);
pr_err("Failed to register parent device!\n");
return err;
}
--
2.14.1