Re: [PATCH 1/3] freevxfs: fix buffer_head leak

From: Christoph Hellwig
Date: Wed Jun 29 2005 - 02:14:26 EST


> Something like this?
>
> diff -puN fs/freevxfs/vxfs_fshead.c~freevxfs-fix-buffer_head-leak fs/freevxfs/vxfs_fshead.c
> --- 25/fs/freevxfs/vxfs_fshead.c~freevxfs-fix-buffer_head-leak Tue Jun 28 16:19:53 2005
> +++ 25-akpm/fs/freevxfs/vxfs_fshead.c Tue Jun 28 16:24:53 2005
> @@ -78,14 +78,16 @@ vxfs_getfsh(struct inode *ip, int which)
> struct buffer_head *bp;
>
> bp = vxfs_bread(ip, which);
> - if (buffer_mapped(bp)) {
> + if (bp && buffer_mapped(bp)) {
> struct vxfs_fsh *fhp;
>
> - if (!(fhp = kmalloc(sizeof(*fhp), SLAB_KERNEL)))
> + if (!(fhp = kmalloc(sizeof(*fhp), GFP_KERNEL))) {
> + put_bh(bp);
> return NULL;
> + }
> memcpy(fhp, bp->b_data, sizeof(*fhp));
>
> - brelse(bp);
> + put_bh(bp);
> return (fhp);
> }

you're still leaking a buffer in the hypothetical !buffer_mapped() case.
Better remove that check completely.
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