.owner = THIS_MODULE,
};
-static struct miscdevice dasd_eer_dev = {
- .minor = MISC_DYNAMIC_MINOR,
- .name = "dasd_eer",
- .fops = &dasd_eer_fops,
-};
+static struct miscdevice *dasd_eer_dev = NULL;
int __init dasd_eer_init(void)
{
int rc;
- rc = misc_register(&dasd_eer_dev);
+ dasd_eer_dev = kzalloc(sizeof(*dasd_eer_dev), GFP_KERNEL);
+ if (!dasd_eer_dev)
+ return -ENOMEM;
+
+ dasd_eer_dev->minor = MISC_DYNAMIC_MINOR;
+ dasd_eer_dev->name = "dasd_eer";
+ dasd_eer_dev->fops = &dasd_eer_fops;
+
+ rc = misc_register(dasd_eer_dev);
if (rc) {
+ kfree(dasd_eer_dev);
+ dasd_eer_dev = NULL;
MESSAGE(KERN_ERR, "%s", "dasd_eer_init could not "
"register misc device");
return rc;
void dasd_eer_exit(void)
{
- WARN_ON(misc_deregister(&dasd_eer_dev) != 0);
+ if (dasd_eer_dev) {
+ WARN_ON(misc_deregister(dasd_eer_dev) != 0);
+ kfree(dasd_eer_dev);
+ dasd_eer_dev = NULL;
+ }
}