[PATCH] fs: btrfs: volumes.c: Fix for possible null pointer dereference

[Rickard Strandqvist]

There is otherwise a risk of a possible null pointer dereference.

Was largely found by using a static code analysis program called cppcheck.

Signed-off-by: Rickard Strandqvist <rickard_strandqvist@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
 fs/btrfs/volumes.c |    5 +++--
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/fs/btrfs/volumes.c b/fs/btrfs/volumes.c
index 49d7fab..d85a225 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/volumes.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/volumes.c
@@ -1674,11 +1674,12 @@ int btrfs_rm_device(struct btrfs_root *root, char *device_path)
 		struct btrfs_fs_devices *fs_devices;
 		fs_devices = root->fs_info->fs_devices;
 		while (fs_devices) {
-			if (fs_devices->seed == cur_devices)
+			if (fs_devices->seed == cur_devices) {
+				fs_devices->seed = cur_devices->seed;
 				break;
+			}
 			fs_devices = fs_devices->seed;
 		}
-		fs_devices->seed = cur_devices->seed;
 		cur_devices->seed = NULL;
 		lock_chunks(root);
 		__btrfs_close_devices(cur_devices);
-- 
1.7.10.4

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