FAILED: Patch "parisc: kernel: replace kfree() with put_device() in create_tree_node()" failed to apply to 6.1-stable tree

FAILED: Patch "parisc: kernel: replace kfree() with put_device() in create_tree_node()" failed to apply to 6.1-stable tree

[Sasha Levin]

The patch below does not apply to the 6.1-stable tree.
If someone wants it applied there, or to any other stable or longterm
tree, then please email the backport, including the original git commit
id to <stable@vger.kernel.org>.

Thanks,
Sasha

------------------ original commit in Linus's tree ------------------

From dcf69599c47f29ce0a99117eb3f9ddcd2c4e78b6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Haoxiang Li <lihaoxiang@isrc.iscas.ac.cn>
Date: Fri, 19 Dec 2025 21:19:26 +0800
Subject: [PATCH] parisc: kernel: replace kfree() with put_device() in
 create_tree_node()

If device_register() fails, put_device() is the correct way to
drop the device reference.

Found by code review.

Fixes: 1070c9655b90 ("[PA-RISC] Fix must_check warnings in drivers.c")
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Haoxiang Li <lihaoxiang@isrc.iscas.ac.cn>
Signed-off-by: Helge Deller <deller@gmx.de>
---
 arch/parisc/kernel/drivers.c | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/arch/parisc/kernel/drivers.c b/arch/parisc/kernel/drivers.c
index 8d23fe42b0cee..809e3c171ad54 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/kernel/drivers.c
+++ b/arch/parisc/kernel/drivers.c
@@ -435,7 +435,7 @@ static struct parisc_device * __init create_tree_node(char id,
 	dev->dev.dma_mask = &dev->dma_mask;
 	dev->dev.coherent_dma_mask = dev->dma_mask;
 	if (device_register(&dev->dev)) {
-		kfree(dev);
+		put_device(&dev->dev);
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
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