[PATCH v2] erofs: fix metabuf leak in inode xattr initialization

From: Jia Zhu

Date: Wed May 20 2026 - 00:46:37 EST


commit bb88e8da0025 ("erofs: use meta buffers for xattr operations")
converted xattr operations to use on-stack erofs_buf instances.
erofs_init_inode_xattrs() uses such a metabuf while reading the inline
xattr header and shared xattr id array.

Some error paths after erofs_read_metabuf() leave through out_unlock
without dropping the metabuf, so the folio reference can leak.

Consolidate the cleanup at out_unlock. erofs_put_metabuf() is a
no-op if no folio has been acquired, and this keeps all paths after
taking EROFS_I_BL_XATTR_BIT covered by a single cleanup site.

Fixes: bb88e8da0025 ("erofs: use meta buffers for xattr operations")

Signed-off-by: Jia Zhu <zhujia.zj@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
fs/erofs/xattr.c | 4 +---
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/fs/erofs/xattr.c b/fs/erofs/xattr.c
index 41e311019a251..df7ea019526d7 100644
--- a/fs/erofs/xattr.c
+++ b/fs/erofs/xattr.c
@@ -89,13 +89,11 @@ static int erofs_init_inode_xattrs(struct inode *inode)
vi->xattr_isize - sizeof(struct erofs_xattr_ibody_header)) {
erofs_err(sb, "invalid h_shared_count %u @ nid %llu",
vi->xattr_shared_count, vi->nid);
- erofs_put_metabuf(&buf);
ret = -EFSCORRUPTED;
goto out_unlock;
}
vi->xattr_shared_xattrs = kmalloc_objs(uint, vi->xattr_shared_count);
if (!vi->xattr_shared_xattrs) {
- erofs_put_metabuf(&buf);
ret = -ENOMEM;
goto out_unlock;
}
@@ -112,12 +110,12 @@ static int erofs_init_inode_xattrs(struct inode *inode)
}
vi->xattr_shared_xattrs[i] = le32_to_cpu(*xattr_id);
}
- erofs_put_metabuf(&buf);

/* paired with smp_mb() at the beginning of the function. */
smp_mb();
set_bit(EROFS_I_EA_INITED_BIT, &vi->flags);
out_unlock:
+ erofs_put_metabuf(&buf);
clear_and_wake_up_bit(EROFS_I_BL_XATTR_BIT, &vi->flags);
return ret;
}
--
2.39.5 (Apple Git-154)