@@ -614,8 +614,9 @@ struct phy *phy_create(struct device *dev, const struct phy_ops *ops,
return phy;
put_dev:
- put_device(&phy->dev);
- ida_remove(&phy_ida, phy->id);
+ put_device(&phy->dev); /* calls phy_release() which frees resources */
+ return ERR_PTR(ret);
+
free_phy:
kfree(phy);
return ERR_PTR(ret);
@@ -799,7 +800,7 @@ static void phy_release(struct device *dev)
phy = to_phy(dev);
dev_vdbg(dev, "releasing '%s'\n", dev_name(dev));
- ida_remove(&phy_ida, phy->id);
+ ida_simple_remove(&phy_ida, phy->id);
kfree(phy);
}