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Merge tag 'for-linus-4.16a-rc5-tag' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/xen/tip

Pull xen fix from Juergen Gross:
 "Just one fix for the correct error handling after a failed
  device_register()"

* tag 'for-linus-4.16a-rc5-tag' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/xen/tip:
  xen: xenbus: use put_device() instead of kfree()
Linus Torvalds 7 years ago
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      drivers/xen/xenbus/xenbus_probe.c

+ 4 - 1
drivers/xen/xenbus/xenbus_probe.c

@@ -466,8 +466,11 @@ int xenbus_probe_node(struct xen_bus_type *bus,
 
 	/* Register with generic device framework. */
 	err = device_register(&xendev->dev);
-	if (err)
+	if (err) {
+		put_device(&xendev->dev);
+		xendev = NULL;
 		goto fail;
+	}
 
 	return 0;
 fail: