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Date: Wed, 02 Apr 2008 20:01:26 +0200 From: Miklos Szeredi <miklos@...redi.hu> To: haveblue@...ibm.com CC: viro@...IV.linux.org.uk, linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org Subject: [patch] vfs: ro-bind: fix leaking refcounts in setxattr From: Miklos Szeredi <mszeredi@...e.cz> setxattr() and lsetxattr() were leaking mount/dentry references on read-only mount. Signed-off-by: Miklos Szeredi <mszeredi@...e.cz> --- fs/xattr.c | 6 ++++-- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) Index: vfs-2.6/fs/xattr.c =================================================================== --- vfs-2.6.orig/fs/xattr.c 2008-04-02 19:53:18.000000000 +0200 +++ vfs-2.6/fs/xattr.c 2008-04-02 19:54:53.000000000 +0200 @@ -263,9 +263,10 @@ sys_setxattr(char __user *path, char __u return error; error = mnt_want_write(nd.path.mnt); if (error) - return error; + goto out_path_put; error = setxattr(nd.path.dentry, name, value, size, flags); mnt_drop_write(nd.path.mnt); + out_path_put: path_put(&nd.path); return error; } @@ -282,9 +283,10 @@ sys_lsetxattr(char __user *path, char __ return error; error = mnt_want_write(nd.path.mnt); if (error) - return error; + goto out_path_put; error = setxattr(nd.path.dentry, name, value, size, flags); mnt_drop_write(nd.path.mnt); + out_path_put: path_put(&nd.path); return error; } -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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