{
        struct tpm_chip *chip = file->private_data;
 
+       flush_scheduled_work();
        spin_lock(&driver_lock);
        file->private_data = NULL;
-       chip->num_opens--;
        del_singleshot_timer_sync(&chip->user_read_timer);
-       flush_scheduled_work();
        atomic_set(&chip->data_pending, 0);
+       chip->num_opens--;
        put_device(chip->dev);
        kfree(chip->data_buffer);
        spin_unlock(&driver_lock);
 
        /* Driver specific per-device data */
        chip = kzalloc(sizeof(*chip), GFP_KERNEL);
-       if (chip == NULL)
+       devname = kmalloc(DEVNAME_SIZE, GFP_KERNEL);
+
+       if (chip == NULL || devname == NULL) {
+               kfree(chip);
+               kfree(devname);
                return NULL;
+       }
 
        init_MUTEX(&chip->buffer_mutex);
        init_MUTEX(&chip->tpm_mutex);
 
        set_bit(chip->dev_num, dev_mask);
 
-       devname = kmalloc(DEVNAME_SIZE, GFP_KERNEL);
        scnprintf(devname, DEVNAME_SIZE, "%s%d", "tpm", chip->dev_num);
        chip->vendor.miscdev.name = devname;