[PATCH] bcache: prevent crash on changing writeback_running

[Stefan Bader]

commit a664d0f05a2e ("bcache: fix crash on shutdown in passthrough mode")

added a safeguard in the shutdown case. At least while not being
attached it is also possible to trigger a kernel bug by writing into
writeback_running. This change  adds the same check before trying to
wake up the thread for that case.

Signed-off-by: Stefan Bader <stefan.bader@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
 drivers/md/bcache/writeback.h | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/md/bcache/writeback.h b/drivers/md/bcache/writeback.h
index 0a9dab1..073a042 100644
--- a/drivers/md/bcache/writeback.h
+++ b/drivers/md/bcache/writeback.h
@@ -63,7 +63,8 @@ static inline bool should_writeback(struct cached_dev *dc, struct bio *bio,
 
 static inline void bch_writeback_queue(struct cached_dev *dc)
 {
-	wake_up_process(dc->writeback_thread);
+	if (!IS_ERR_OR_NULL(dc->writeback_thread))
+		wake_up_process(dc->writeback_thread);
 }
 
 static inline void bch_writeback_add(struct cached_dev *dc)
-- 
1.9.1

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