Re: [PATCH 2/2] f2fs: free the quota file name that remount drops

From: Chao Yu

Date: Sun Nov 01 2026 - 20:39:24 EST


On 10/30/26 15:24, Zhan Xusheng wrote:
From: Zhan Xusheng <zhanxusheng@xxxxxxxxxx>

Remounting with an empty journalled quota option such as "usrjquota="
clears the name, but f2fs_apply_quota_options() overwrites the old
string without freeing it, so every such remount leaks it.

Free it after a grace period, as f2fs_show_options() may still be
reading it.

Fixes: d18535132523 ("f2fs: separate the options parsing and options checking")
Reported-by: syzbot+6c000dea1a93b4f5905c@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Closes: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=6c000dea1a93b4f5905c
Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Signed-off-by: Zhan Xusheng <zhanxusheng@xxxxxxxxxx>

Reviewed-by: Chao Yu <chao@xxxxxxxxxx>

Thanks,