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1 files changed, 10 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/block/genhd.c b/block/genhd.c
index febaaa55125a..ca2fbab1d425 100644
--- a/block/genhd.c
+++ b/block/genhd.c
@@ -213,7 +213,10 @@ void blkdev_show(struct seq_file *seqf, off_t offset)
* @major: the requested major device number [1..BLKDEV_MAJOR_MAX-1]. If
* @major = 0, try to allocate any unused major number.
* @name: the name of the new block device as a zero terminated string
- * @probe: allback that is called on access to any minor number of @major
+ * @probe: pre-devtmpfs / pre-udev callback used to create disks when their
+ * pre-created device node is accessed. When a probe call uses
+ * add_disk() and it fails the driver must cleanup resources. This
+ * interface may soon be removed.
*
* The @name must be unique within the system.
*
@@ -469,11 +472,15 @@ int device_add_disk(struct device *parent, struct gendisk *disk,
disk->part0->bd_holder_dir =
kobject_create_and_add("holders", &ddev->kobj);
- if (!disk->part0->bd_holder_dir)
+ if (!disk->part0->bd_holder_dir) {
+ ret = -ENOMEM;
goto out_del_integrity;
+ }
disk->slave_dir = kobject_create_and_add("slaves", &ddev->kobj);
- if (!disk->slave_dir)
+ if (!disk->slave_dir) {
+ ret = -ENOMEM;
goto out_put_holder_dir;
+ }
ret = bd_register_pending_holders(disk);
if (ret < 0)