[PATCH v1] mm/damon/sysfs: propagate damon_call() error in turn_damon_on
From: Xuewen Wang
Date: Tue Sep 15 2026 - 05:48:13 EST
damon_sysfs_turn_damon_on() ignored the return value of damon_call()
for the repeat call control registration and always returned the stale
result of damon_start() (0 at that point). When damon_call() fails,
e.g., the kdamond is already exiting, the user still gets success from
the state file write while monitoring is not actually on.
Save and return the damon_call() result instead. No rollback of
damon_start() is needed since a failed damon_call() guarantees the
context is stopped.
Signed-off-by: Xuewen Wang <wangxuewen@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
mm/damon/sysfs.c | 3 ++-
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/mm/damon/sysfs.c b/mm/damon/sysfs.c
index e3858ffab4b2..beb4bdc74460 100644
--- a/mm/damon/sysfs.c
+++ b/mm/damon/sysfs.c
@@ -2280,7 +2280,8 @@ static int damon_sysfs_turn_damon_on(struct damon_sysfs_kdamond *kdamond)
repeat_call_control->data = kdamond;
repeat_call_control->repeat = true;
repeat_call_control->dealloc_on_cancel = true;
- if (damon_call(ctx, repeat_call_control))
+ err = damon_call(ctx, repeat_call_control);
+ if (err)
kfree(repeat_call_control);
return err;
}
--
2.25.1