*/
 static bool defer_all_probes;
 
+static void __device_set_deferred_probe_reason(const struct device *dev, char *reason)
+{
+       kfree(dev->p->deferred_probe_reason);
+       dev->p->deferred_probe_reason = reason;
+}
+
 /*
  * deferred_probe_work_func() - Retry probing devices in the active list.
  */
 
                get_device(dev);
 
-               kfree(dev->p->deferred_probe_reason);
-               dev->p->deferred_probe_reason = NULL;
+               __device_set_deferred_probe_reason(dev, NULL);
 
                /*
                 * Drop the mutex while probing each device; the probe path may
        if (!list_empty(&dev->p->deferred_probe)) {
                dev_dbg(dev, "Removed from deferred list\n");
                list_del_init(&dev->p->deferred_probe);
-               kfree(dev->p->deferred_probe_reason);
-               dev->p->deferred_probe_reason = NULL;
+               __device_set_deferred_probe_reason(dev, NULL);
        }
        mutex_unlock(&deferred_probe_mutex);
 }
 void device_set_deferred_probe_reason(const struct device *dev, struct va_format *vaf)
 {
        const char *drv = dev_driver_string(dev);
+       char *reason;
 
        mutex_lock(&deferred_probe_mutex);
 
-       kfree(dev->p->deferred_probe_reason);
-       dev->p->deferred_probe_reason = kasprintf(GFP_KERNEL, "%s: %pV", drv, vaf);
+       reason = kasprintf(GFP_KERNEL, "%s: %pV", drv, vaf);
+       __device_set_deferred_probe_reason(dev, reason);
 
        mutex_unlock(&deferred_probe_mutex);
 }