int snd_ctl_add(struct snd_card *card, struct snd_kcontrol *kcontrol)
{
	struct snd_ctl_elem_id id;
	unsigned int idx;
	int err = -EINVAL;

	if (! kcontrol)
		return err;
	if (snd_BUG_ON(!card || !kcontrol->info))
		goto error;
	id = kcontrol->id;
	down_write(&card->controls_rwsem);
	if (snd_ctl_find_id(card, &id)) {
		up_write(&card->controls_rwsem);
		dev_err(card->dev, "control %i:%i:%i:%s:%i is already present\n",
					id.iface,
					id.device,
					id.subdevice,
					id.name,
					id.index);
		err = -EBUSY;
		goto error;
	}
	if (snd_ctl_find_hole(card, kcontrol->count) < 0) {
		up_write(&card->controls_rwsem);
		err = -ENOMEM;
		goto error;
	}
	list_add_tail(&kcontrol->list, &card->controls);
	card->controls_count += kcontrol->count;
	kcontrol->id.numid = card->last_numid + 1;
	card->last_numid += kcontrol->count;
	up_write(&card->controls_rwsem);
	for (idx = 0; idx < kcontrol->count; idx++, id.index++, id.numid++)
		snd_ctl_notify(card, SNDRV_CTL_EVENT_MASK_ADD, &id);
	return 0;

 error:
	snd_ctl_free_one(kcontrol);
	return err;
}
Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code.