patch-2.4.10 linux/drivers/net/net_init.c

• Lines: 18
• Date: Fri Sep 7 16:18:50 2001
• Orig file: v2.4.9/linux/drivers/net/net_init.c
• Orig date: Wed Jul 25 17:10:21 2001

diff -u --recursive --new-file v2.4.9/linux/drivers/net/net_init.c linux/drivers/net/net_init.c
@@ -165,9 +165,16 @@
 	setup(dev);
 	
 	if (new_device) {
+		int err;
+
 		rtnl_lock();
-		register_netdevice(dev);
+		err = register_netdevice(dev);
 		rtnl_unlock();
+
+		if (err < 0) {
+			kfree(dev);
+			dev = NULL;
+		}
 	}
 	return dev;
 }