--- a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_sysfs_slave.c +++ b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_sysfs_slave.c @@ -149,8 +149,10 @@ int bond_sysfs_slave_add(struct slave *s err = kobject_init_and_add(&slave->kobj, &slave_ktype, &(slave->dev->dev.kobj), "bonding_slave"); - if (err) + if (err) { + kobject_put(&slave->kobj); return err; + } for (a = slave_attrs; *a; ++a) { err = sysfs_create_file(&slave->kobj, &((*a)->attr));