[PATCH v3 13/15] netfs: Fix writeback error handling
From: David Howells
Date: Thu Jun 25 2026 - 10:10:41 EST
Fix the error handling in writeback_iter() loop. If an error occurs,
writeback_iter() needs to be called again with *error set to the error so
that it can clean up iteration state. Further, the current folio needs
unlocking and redirtying.
Fixes: 288ace2f57c9 ("netfs: New writeback implementation")
Link: https://sashiko.dev/#/patchset/20260619140646.2633762-1-dhowells%40redhat.com
Signed-off-by: David Howells <dhowells@xxxxxxxxxx>
cc: Paulo Alcantara <pc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
cc: Matthew Wilcox <willy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
cc: netfs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
cc: linux-fsdevel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
---
fs/netfs/write_issue.c | 11 ++++++++---
1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/fs/netfs/write_issue.c b/fs/netfs/write_issue.c
index 3b363ce12f3f..3682896c3fdf 100644
--- a/fs/netfs/write_issue.c
+++ b/fs/netfs/write_issue.c
@@ -582,8 +582,6 @@ int netfs_writepages(struct address_space *mapping,
}
error = netfs_write_folio(wreq, wbc, folio);
- if (error < 0)
- break;
} while ((folio = writeback_iter(mapping, wbc, folio, &error)));
netfs_end_issue_write(wreq);
@@ -594,7 +592,14 @@ int netfs_writepages(struct address_space *mapping,
return error;
couldnt_start:
- netfs_kill_dirty_pages(mapping, wbc, folio);
+ if (error == -ENOMEM) {
+ folio_redirty_for_writepage(wbc, folio);
+ folio_unlock(folio);
+ folio = writeback_iter(mapping, wbc, folio, &error);
+ WARN_ON_ONCE(folio != NULL);
+ } else {
+ netfs_kill_dirty_pages(mapping, wbc, folio);
+ }
out:
netfs_wb_end(ictx);
_leave(" = %d", error);