Re: [PATCH] btrfs: fix memory leak in data_reloc_print_warning_inode()

[Qu Wenruo]

在 2025/11/5 13:07, Zilin Guan 写道:
> data_reloc_print_warning_inode() calls btrfs_get_fs_root() to obtain
> local_root, but fails to release its reference when paths_from_inode()
> returns an error. This causes a potential memory leak.
>
> Add a missing btrfs_put_root() call in the error path to properly
> decrease the reference count of local_root.
>
> Fixes: b9a9a85059cde ("btrfs: output affected files when relocation fails")
> Signed-off-by: Zilin Guan <zilin@xxxxxxxxxx>

Reviewed-by: Qu Wenruo <wqu@xxxxxxxx>

Now merged into for-next branch.

Thanks,
Qu

> ---
>   fs/btrfs/inode.c | 4 +++-
>   1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/fs/btrfs/inode.c b/fs/btrfs/inode.c
> index 3df5f36185a0..6282911e536f 100644
> --- a/fs/btrfs/inode.c
> +++ b/fs/btrfs/inode.c
> @@ -177,8 +177,10 @@ static int data_reloc_print_warning_inode(u64 inum, u64 offset, u64 num_bytes,
>   		return ret;
>   	}
>   	ret = paths_from_inode(inum, ipath);
> -	if (ret < 0)
> +	if (ret < 0) {
> +		btrfs_put_root(local_root);
>   		goto err;
> +	}
>   
>   	/*
>   	 * We deliberately ignore the bit ipath might have been too small to