FAILED: Patch "parisc: kernel: replace kfree() with put_device() in create_tree_node()" failed to apply to 6.1-stable tree

The patch below does not apply to the 6.1-stable tree.
If someone wants it applied there, or to any other stable or longterm tree, then please email the backport, including the original git commit id to <[email protected]>.

Thanks,
Sasha

------------------ original commit in Linus's tree ------------------

From dcf69599c47f29ce0a99117eb3f9ddcd2c4e78b6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Haoxiang Li <[email protected]>
Date: Fri, 19 Dec 2025 21:19:26 +0800
Subject: [PATCH] parisc: kernel: replace kfree() with put_device() in
create_tree_node()

If device_register() fails, put_device() is the correct way to drop the device reference.

Found by code review.

---
 arch/parisc/kernel/drivers.c | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

index 8d23fe42b0cee..809e3c171ad54 100644
@@ -435,7 +435,7 @@ static struct parisc_device * __init create_tree_node(char id,
 	dev->dev.dma_mask = &dev->dma_mask;
 	dev->dev.coherent_dma_mask = dev->dma_mask;
 	if (device_register(&dev->dev)) {
-		kfree(dev);
+		put_device(&dev->dev);
 		return NULL;
 	}
 

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