backlight: core: Replace kfree with put_device
As per the comments on device_register, we shouldn't call kfree()
right after a device_register() failure. Instead call put_device(),
which in turn will call bl_device_release resulting in a kfree to the
full structure.
Signed-off-by: Levente Kurusa <levex@linux.com>
Acked-by: Jingoo Han <jg1.han@samsung.com>
Signed-off-by: Lee Jones <lee.jones@linaro.org>
diff --git a/drivers/video/backlight/backlight.c b/drivers/video/backlight/backlight.c
index 5d05555..20b276e 100644
--- a/drivers/video/backlight/backlight.c
+++ b/drivers/video/backlight/backlight.c
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@
rc = device_register(&new_bd->dev);
if (rc) {
- kfree(new_bd);
+ put_device(&new_bd->dev);
return ERR_PTR(rc);
}