1 files changed, 15 insertions, 7 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/scsi/ch.c b/drivers/scsi/ch.c
index cead0f5379c5..765f2fc001aa 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/ch.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/ch.c
@@ -913,29 +913,37 @@ static long ch_ioctl_compat(struct file * file,
 static int ch_probe(struct device *dev)
 {
         struct scsi_device *sd = to_scsi_device(dev);
+        struct class_device *class_dev;
         scsi_changer *ch;
-        
+
         if (sd->type != TYPE_MEDIUM_CHANGER)
                 return -ENODEV;
-    
+
         ch = kzalloc(sizeof(*ch), GFP_KERNEL);
         if (NULL == ch)
                 return -ENOMEM;
 
         ch->minor = ch_devcount;
         sprintf(ch->name,"ch%d",ch->minor);
+
+        class_dev = class_device_create(ch_sysfs_class, NULL,
+                                        MKDEV(SCSI_CHANGER_MAJOR, ch->minor),
+                                        dev, "s%s", ch->name);
+        if (IS_ERR(class_dev)) {
+                printk(KERN_WARNING "ch%d: class_device_create failed\n",
+                       ch->minor);
+                kfree(ch);
+                return PTR_ERR(class_dev);
+        }
+
         mutex_init(&ch->lock);
         ch->device = sd;
         ch_readconfig(ch);
         if (init)
                 ch_init_elem(ch);
 
-        class_device_create(ch_sysfs_class, NULL,
-                            MKDEV(SCSI_CHANGER_MAJOR,ch->minor),
-                            dev, "s%s", ch->name);
-
         sdev_printk(KERN_INFO, sd, "Attached scsi changer %s\n", ch->name);
-        
+
         spin_lock(&ch_devlist_lock);
         list_add_tail(&ch->list,&ch_devlist);
         ch_devcount++;