X-Git-Url: https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?a=blobdiff_plain;f=lib%2Flibrte_eal%2Fcommon%2Feal_common_dev.c;h=fd7f5ca7d5c039a99de2cb07e81062a2e52a2bcf;hb=e8ef60f387e74690ffc8e80d5a3aa2ac7a043b81;hp=1fdc9ab170bdce2e5405079a030d151c23472ef5;hpb=29058550643267a554e0368806dece63b047c5cb;p=deb_dpdk.git

diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_common_dev.c b/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_common_dev.c
index 1fdc9ab1..fd7f5ca7 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_common_dev.c
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_common_dev.c
@@ -166,18 +166,20 @@ local_dev_probe(const char *devargs, struct rte_device **new_dev)
 		ret = -ENODEV;
 		goto err_devarg;
 	}
+	/* Since there is a matching device, it is now its responsibility
+	 * to manage the devargs we've just inserted. From this point
+	 * those devargs shouldn't be removed manually anymore.
+	 */
 
 	ret = dev->bus->plug(dev);
-	if (ret) {
-		if (rte_dev_is_probed(dev)) /* if already succeeded earlier */
-			return ret; /* no rollback */
+	if (ret && !rte_dev_is_probed(dev)) { /* if hasn't ever succeeded */
 		RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "Driver cannot attach the device (%s)\n",
 			dev->name);
-		goto err_devarg;
+		return ret;
 	}
 
 	*new_dev = dev;
-	return 0;
+	return ret;
 
 err_devarg:
 	if (rte_devargs_remove(da) != 0) {