[PATCH 1/3] btrfs: detach failed sprout device from transaction update list

From: Guanghui Yang

Date: Tue Jul 14 2026 - 02:11:43 EST


When creating the first metadata chunk for a sprout filesystem,
create_chunk() adds the new device to the transaction's dev_update_list
through device->post_commit_list.

If the subsequent system chunk creation fails, btrfs_init_new_device()
aborts the transaction and releases the device while post_commit_list is
still linked. This triggers a warning in btrfs_free_device() and leaves
the transaction list referencing freed memory.

Detach the device while holding chunk_mutex before releasing it.

Fixes: bbbf7243d62d ("btrfs: combine device update operations during transaction commit")
Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Signed-off-by: Guanghui Yang <3497809730@xxxxxx>
---
fs/btrfs/volumes.c | 2 ++
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

diff --git a/fs/btrfs/volumes.c b/fs/btrfs/volumes.c
index 6eab4cc73ce4..556d8a60a5ec 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/volumes.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/volumes.c
@@ -3071,6 +3071,8 @@ int btrfs_init_new_device(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info, const char *device_path
btrfs_sysfs_remove_device(device);
mutex_lock(&fs_info->fs_devices->device_list_mutex);
mutex_lock(&fs_info->chunk_mutex);
+ if (!list_empty(&device->post_commit_list))
+ list_del_init(&device->post_commit_list);
list_del_rcu(&device->dev_list);
list_del(&device->dev_alloc_list);
fs_info->fs_devices->num_devices--;
--
2.52.0.windows.1