{
        int ret;
 
-       /* no need to lock here, as rbd_dev is not registered yet */
-       ret = rbd_dev_snaps_update(rbd_dev);
-       if (ret)
-               return ret;
-
-       ret = rbd_dev_spec_update(rbd_dev);
-       if (ret)
-               goto err_out_snaps;
-
        ret = rbd_dev_header_watch_sync(rbd_dev, 1);
        if (ret)
-               goto err_out_snaps;
+               return ret;
 
        ret = rbd_dev_mapping_set(rbd_dev);
        if (ret)
-               goto err_out_snaps;
-
-       ret = rbd_dev_probe_parent(rbd_dev);
-       if (ret)
-               goto err_out_mapping;
+               return ret;
 
        /* generate unique id: find highest unique id, add one */
        rbd_dev_id_get(rbd_dev);
        unregister_blkdev(rbd_dev->major, rbd_dev->name);
 err_out_id:
        rbd_dev_id_put(rbd_dev);
-       rbd_dev_remove_parent(rbd_dev);
-err_out_mapping:
        rbd_dev_mapping_clear(rbd_dev);
-err_out_snaps:
-       rbd_remove_all_snaps(rbd_dev);
 
        return ret;
 }
        if (ret)
                goto out_err;
 
+       ret = rbd_dev_snaps_update(rbd_dev);
+       if (ret)
+               goto out_err;
+
+       ret = rbd_dev_spec_update(rbd_dev);
+       if (ret)
+               goto err_out_snaps;
+
+       ret = rbd_dev_probe_parent(rbd_dev);
+       if (ret)
+               goto err_out_snaps;
+
        ret = rbd_dev_probe_finish(rbd_dev);
        if (ret)
-               rbd_header_free(&rbd_dev->header);
+               goto err_out_parent;
 
        return ret;
+err_out_parent:
+       rbd_dev_remove_parent(rbd_dev);
+       rbd_header_free(&rbd_dev->header);
+err_out_snaps:
+       rbd_remove_all_snaps(rbd_dev);
 out_err:
        kfree(rbd_dev->spec->image_id);
        rbd_dev->spec->image_id = NULL;