[PATCH v7 03/29] netfs: release readahead folios on iterator preparation failure

From: David Howells

Date: Wed Jul 22 2026 - 09:04:58 EST


From: Yichong Chen <chenyichong@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

netfs_prepare_read_iterator() batches readahead folios in put_batch so that
the folio references can be dropped after the I/O iterator has been
prepared.

If rolling_buffer_load_from_ra() fails after earlier folios have been
batched, the function returns immediately and leaves those references held.
Release the batch before returning the error.

Fixes: 06fa229ceb36 ("netfs: Abstract out a rolling folio buffer implementation")
Signed-off-by: Yichong Chen <chenyichong@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: David Howells <dhowells@xxxxxxxxxx>
cc: Paulo Alcantara <pc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
cc: netfs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
cc: linux-fsdevel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
---
fs/netfs/buffered_read.c | 4 +++-
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/fs/netfs/buffered_read.c b/fs/netfs/buffered_read.c
index 24a8a5418e31..3d86414ee40f 100644
--- a/fs/netfs/buffered_read.c
+++ b/fs/netfs/buffered_read.c
@@ -102,8 +102,10 @@ static ssize_t netfs_prepare_read_iterator(struct netfs_io_subrequest *subreq,

added = rolling_buffer_load_from_ra(&rreq->buffer, ractl,
&put_batch);
- if (added < 0)
+ if (added < 0) {
+ folio_batch_release(&put_batch);
return added;
+ }
rreq->submitted += added;
}
folio_batch_release(&put_batch);