===== drivers/usb/core/usb.c 1.174 vs edited =====
--- 1.174/drivers/usb/core/usb.c	2004-08-03 07:18:53 -07:00
+++ edited/drivers/usb/core/usb.c	2004-09-27 15:13:25 -07:00
@@ -759,7 +759,10 @@
 	init_MUTEX(&dev->serialize);
 
 	if (dev->bus->op->allocate)
-		dev->bus->op->allocate(dev);
+		if (dev->bus->op->allocate(dev)) {
+			kfree(dev);
+			return NULL;
+		}
 
 	return dev;
 }