Re: [PATCH] phy: Fix error handling in tegra_xusb_pad_init

From: Jon Hunter
Date: Mon Nov 03 2025 - 06:34:16 EST



On 03/11/2025 10:30, Ma Ke wrote:
If device_add() fails, do not use device_unregister() for error
handling. device_unregister() consists two functions: device_del() and
put_device(). device_unregister() should only be called after
device_add() succeeded because device_del() undoes what device_add()
does if successful. Change device_unregister() to put_device() call
before returning from the function.

As comment of device_add() says, 'if device_add() succeeds, you should
call device_del() when you want to get rid of it. If device_add() has
not succeeded, use only put_device() to drop the reference count'.

Found by code review.

Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Fixes: 78876f71b3e9 ("media: pci: intel: ivsc: Add ACE submodule")

Fixes tag is incorrect.

Signed-off-by: Ma Ke <make24@xxxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/phy/tegra/xusb.c | 8 ++++----
1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/phy/tegra/xusb.c b/drivers/phy/tegra/xusb.c
index c89df95aa6ca..d89493d68699 100644
--- a/drivers/phy/tegra/xusb.c
+++ b/drivers/phy/tegra/xusb.c
@@ -171,16 +171,16 @@ int tegra_xusb_pad_init(struct tegra_xusb_pad *pad,
err = dev_set_name(&pad->dev, "%s", pad->soc->name);
if (err < 0)
- goto unregister;
+ goto put_device;

No mention in the commit message why we call put_device() here, but this does appear to be correct.

err = device_add(&pad->dev);
if (err < 0)
- goto unregister;
+ goto put_device;
return 0;
-unregister:
- device_unregister(&pad->dev);
+put_device:
+ put_device(&pad->dev);
return err;
}

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