--- a/mm/sparse.c~mm-sparse-add-the-missing-sparse_buffer_fini-in-error-branch +++ a/mm/sparse.c @@ -547,6 +547,7 @@ static void __init sparse_init_nid(int n pr_err("%s: node[%d] memory map backing failed. Some memory will not be available.", __func__, nid); pnum_begin = pnum; + sparse_buffer_fini(); goto failed; } check_usemap_section_nr(nid, usage);