From: Ralph Wuerthner In ap_device_probe() we can add the new ap device to the internal device list only if the device probe function successfully returns. Otherwise we might end up with an invalid device in the internal ap device list. Signed-off-by: Ralph Wuerthner Signed-off-by: Martin Schwidefsky --- drivers/s390/crypto/ap_bus.c | 12 +++++++----- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) Index: quilt-2.6/drivers/s390/crypto/ap_bus.c =================================================================== --- quilt-2.6.orig/drivers/s390/crypto/ap_bus.c +++ quilt-2.6/drivers/s390/crypto/ap_bus.c @@ -490,10 +490,12 @@ static int ap_device_probe(struct device int rc; ap_dev->drv = ap_drv; - spin_lock_bh(&ap_device_lock); - list_add(&ap_dev->list, &ap_device_list); - spin_unlock_bh(&ap_device_lock); rc = ap_drv->probe ? ap_drv->probe(ap_dev) : -ENODEV; + if (!rc) { + spin_lock_bh(&ap_device_lock); + list_add(&ap_dev->list, &ap_device_list); + spin_unlock_bh(&ap_device_lock); + } return rc; } @@ -532,11 +534,11 @@ static int ap_device_remove(struct devic ap_flush_queue(ap_dev); del_timer_sync(&ap_dev->timeout); - if (ap_drv->remove) - ap_drv->remove(ap_dev); spin_lock_bh(&ap_device_lock); list_del_init(&ap_dev->list); spin_unlock_bh(&ap_device_lock); + if (ap_drv->remove) + ap_drv->remove(ap_dev); spin_lock_bh(&ap_dev->lock); atomic_sub(ap_dev->queue_count, &ap_poll_requests); spin_unlock_bh(&ap_dev->lock); -- blue skies, Martin. "Reality continues to ruin my life." - Calvin.