.get_cur_bus_speed =    get_cur_bus_speed,
 };
 
+/**
+ * release_slot - free up the memory used by a slot
+ * @hotplug_slot: slot to free
+ */
+static void release_slot(struct hotplug_slot *hotplug_slot)
+{
+       struct slot *slot = hotplug_slot->private;
+
+       dbg("%s - physical_slot = %s\n", __FUNCTION__, hotplug_slot->name);
+
+       kfree(slot->hotplug_slot->info);
+       kfree(slot->hotplug_slot->name);
+       kfree(slot->hotplug_slot);
+       kfree(slot);
+}
+
 static int init_slots(struct controller *ctrl)
 {
        struct slot *new_slot;
 
                /* register this slot with the hotplug pci core */
                new_slot->hotplug_slot->private = new_slot;
-               make_slot_name (new_slot->hotplug_slot->name, SLOT_NAME_SIZE, new_slot);
+               new_slot->hotplug_slot->release = &release_slot;
+               make_slot_name(new_slot->hotplug_slot->name, SLOT_NAME_SIZE, new_slot);
                new_slot->hotplug_slot->ops = &pciehp_hotplug_slot_ops;
 
                new_slot->hpc_ops->get_power_status(new_slot, &(new_slot->hotplug_slot->info->power_status));
        while (old_slot) {
                next_slot = old_slot->next;
                pci_hp_deregister (old_slot->hotplug_slot);
-               kfree(old_slot->hotplug_slot->info);
-               kfree(old_slot->hotplug_slot->name);
-               kfree(old_slot->hotplug_slot);
-               kfree(old_slot);
                old_slot = next_slot;
        }