if (!object) {
                pr_warn("Cannot allocate a kmemleak_object structure\n");
                kmemleak_disable();
-               return NULL;
        }
 
+       return object;
+}
+
+static int __link_object(struct kmemleak_object *object, unsigned long ptr,
+                        size_t size, int min_count, bool is_phys)
+{
+
+       struct kmemleak_object *parent;
+       struct rb_node **link, *rb_parent;
+       unsigned long untagged_ptr;
+       unsigned long untagged_objp;
+
        INIT_LIST_HEAD(&object->object_list);
        INIT_LIST_HEAD(&object->gray_list);
        INIT_HLIST_HEAD(&object->area_list);
        raw_spin_lock_init(&object->lock);
        atomic_set(&object->use_count, 1);
+       object->flags = OBJECT_ALLOCATED | (is_phys ? OBJECT_PHYS : 0);
+       object->pointer = ptr;
+       object->size = kfence_ksize((void *)ptr) ?: size;
        object->excess_ref = 0;
+       object->min_count = min_count;
        object->count = 0;                      /* white color initially */
+       object->jiffies = jiffies;
        object->checksum = 0;
        object->del_state = 0;
 
        /* kernel backtrace */
        object->trace_handle = set_track_prepare();
 
-       return object;
-}
-
-static int __link_object(struct kmemleak_object *object, unsigned long ptr,
-                        size_t size, int min_count, bool is_phys)
-{
-
-       struct kmemleak_object *parent;
-       struct rb_node **link, *rb_parent;
-       unsigned long untagged_ptr;
-       unsigned long untagged_objp;
-
-       object->flags = OBJECT_ALLOCATED | (is_phys ? OBJECT_PHYS : 0);
-       object->pointer = ptr;
-       object->size = kfence_ksize((void *)ptr) ?: size;
-       object->min_count = min_count;
-       object->jiffies = jiffies;
-
        untagged_ptr = (unsigned long)kasan_reset_tag((void *)ptr);
        /*
         * Only update min_addr and max_addr with object