[PATCH] netfs: release readahead folios on iterator preparation failure

From: Yichong Chen

Date: Sat Jul 04 2026 - 01:22:51 EST


netfs_prepare_read_iterator() batches readahead folios in put_batch so that
the folio references can be dropped after the I/O iterator has been
prepared.

If rolling_buffer_load_from_ra() fails after earlier folios have been
batched, the function returns immediately and leaves those references held.
Release the batch before returning the error.

Signed-off-by: Yichong Chen <chenyichong@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
fs/netfs/buffered_read.c | 4 +++-
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/fs/netfs/buffered_read.c b/fs/netfs/buffered_read.c
index 76d0f6a29aba..68534cef37cd 100644
--- a/fs/netfs/buffered_read.c
+++ b/fs/netfs/buffered_read.c
@@ -102,8 +102,10 @@ static ssize_t netfs_prepare_read_iterator(struct netfs_io_subrequest *subreq,

added = rolling_buffer_load_from_ra(&rreq->buffer, ractl,
&put_batch);
- if (added < 0)
+ if (added < 0) {
+ folio_batch_release(&put_batch);
return added;
+ }
rreq->submitted += added;
}
folio_batch_release(&put_batch);
--
2.51.0