[PATCH] x86/mce: Check misc_register() return code.

From: Mathieu Souchaud
Date: Fri Apr 25 2014 - 05:49:03 EST


The current code does not check the return from misc_register() so set
the return variable with the return code of misc_register.

Signed-off-by: Mathieu Souchaud <mattieu.souchaud@xxxxxxx>
---
arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mcheck/mce.c | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mcheck/mce.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mcheck/mce.c
index 68317c8..45fb7aa 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mcheck/mce.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mcheck/mce.c
@@ -2462,7 +2462,7 @@ static __init int mcheck_init_device(void)
cpu_notifier_register_done();

/* register character device /dev/mcelog */
- misc_register(&mce_chrdev_device);
+ err = misc_register(&mce_chrdev_device);

return err;
}
--
1.7.9.5

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