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Date: Sat, 14 Dec 2013 09:25:45 -0800
From: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
To: Levente Kurusa <levex@linux.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/4] net: phy: call put_device on device_register()
 failure
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On Fri, Dec 13, 2013 at 07:39:53PM +0100, Levente Kurusa wrote:
> It is required to call put_device() if device_register() fails,
> so that we give up the last reference to the device. Calling put_device
> allows for mdiobus_release to be executed, kfreeing the bus.
> 
> Cc: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
> Cc: Grant Likely <grant.likely@secretlab.ca>
> Signed-off-by: Levente Kurusa <levex@linux.com>

Acked-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>