1 files changed, 16 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/scsi/fcoe/fcoe.c b/drivers/scsi/fcoe/fcoe.c
index 10be9f36a4cc..2f47ae7cce91 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/fcoe/fcoe.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/fcoe/fcoe.c
@@ -2009,6 +2009,8 @@ static int fcoe_destroy(const char *buffer, struct kernel_param *kp)
         fcoe_interface_cleanup(fcoe);
         rtnl_unlock();
         fcoe_if_destroy(fcoe->ctlr.lp);
+        module_put(THIS_MODULE);
+
 out_putdev:
         dev_put(netdev);
 out_nodev:
@@ -2059,6 +2061,11 @@ static int fcoe_create(const char *buffer, struct kernel_param *kp)
         }
 #endif
 
+        if (!try_module_get(THIS_MODULE)) {
+                rc = -EINVAL;
+                goto out_nomod;
+        }
+
         rtnl_lock();
         netdev = fcoe_if_to_netdev(buffer);
         if (!netdev) {
@@ -2099,17 +2106,24 @@ static int fcoe_create(const char *buffer, struct kernel_param *kp)
         if (!fcoe_link_ok(lport))
                 fcoe_ctlr_link_up(&fcoe->ctlr);
 
-        rc = 0;
-out_free:
         /*
          * Release from init in fcoe_interface_create(), on success lport
          * should be holding a reference taken in fcoe_if_create().
          */
         fcoe_interface_put(fcoe);
+        dev_put(netdev);
+        rtnl_unlock();
+        mutex_unlock(&fcoe_config_mutex);
+
+        return 0;
+out_free:
+        fcoe_interface_put(fcoe);
 out_putdev:
         dev_put(netdev);
 out_nodev:
         rtnl_unlock();
+        module_put(THIS_MODULE);
+out_nomod:
         mutex_unlock(&fcoe_config_mutex);
         return rc;
 }