[PATCH] cifs: Fix missing credit release on failure in cifs_issue_read()
From: David Howells
Date: Thu Jul 02 2026 - 04:25:59 EST
Fix missing release of credits in the failure path in cifs_issue_read()
lest retrying the subreq just overwrites the credits value.
Fixes: 69c3c023af25 ("cifs: Implement netfslib hooks")
Link: https://sashiko.dev/#/patchset/20260608145432.681865-1-dhowells%40redhat.com
Signed-off-by: David Howells <dhowells@xxxxxxxxxx>
cc: Steve French <sfrench@xxxxxxxxx>
cc: Paulo Alcantara <pc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
cc: linux-cifs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
cc: netfs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
cc: linux-fsdevel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
---
fs/smb/client/file.c | 1 +
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
diff --git a/fs/smb/client/file.c b/fs/smb/client/file.c
index 8b25d6c9ec5e..5a25635bc62a 100644
--- a/fs/smb/client/file.c
+++ b/fs/smb/client/file.c
@@ -241,6 +241,7 @@ static void cifs_issue_read(struct netfs_io_subrequest *subreq)
return;
failed:
+ add_credits_and_wake_if(rdata->server, &rdata->credits, 0);
subreq->error = rc;
netfs_read_subreq_terminated(subreq);
}