Re: [PATCH cgroup/for-next] cpuset: fix missing error return in update_cpumask
From: Chen Ridong
Date: Fri Sep 19 2025 - 06:12:53 EST
On 2025/9/19 17:49, Chen Ridong wrote:
> From: Chen Ridong <chenridong@xxxxxxxxxx>
>
> The commit c6366739804f ("cpuset: refactor cpus_allowed_validate_change")
> inadvertently removed the error return when cpus_allowed_validate_change()
> fails. This patch restores the proper error handling by returning retval
> when the validation check fails.
>
> Fixes: c6366739804f ("cpuset: refactor cpus_allowed_validate_change")
> Signed-off-by: Chen Ridong <chenridong@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> kernel/cgroup/cpuset.c | 3 ++-
> 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/kernel/cgroup/cpuset.c b/kernel/cgroup/cpuset.c
> index 506a7178f0b3..20dface3c3e0 100644
> --- a/kernel/cgroup/cpuset.c
> +++ b/kernel/cgroup/cpuset.c
> @@ -2515,7 +2515,8 @@ static int update_cpumask(struct cpuset *cs, struct cpuset *trialcs,
> compute_trialcs_excpus(trialcs, cs);
> trialcs->prs_err = PERR_NONE;
>
> - if (cpus_allowed_validate_change(cs, trialcs, &tmp) < 0)
> + retval = cpus_allowed_validate_change(cs, trialcs, &tmp);
> + if (retval < 0)
> goto out_free;
>
> /*
Hi Longman, TJ,
Sorry about the bug introduced in patch 8. Could you please apply this patch to fix the issue?
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Best regards,
Ridong