linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] block: fix memory leak in bio

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Date:	Tue, 10 Mar 2009 08:29:39 +0100
From:	Jens Axboe <jens.axboe@...cle.com>
To:	"Martin K. Petersen" <martin.petersen@...cle.com>
Cc:	Li Zefan <lizf@...fujitsu.com>, LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] block: fix memory leak in bio_clone()

On Mon, Mar 09 2009, Martin K. Petersen wrote:
> >>>>> "Jens" == Jens Axboe <jens.axboe@...cle.com> writes:
> 
> Jens> A dedicated bio_set for the integrity stuff would be the way to
> Jens> go, and that should provide you all the forward progress
> Jens> guarantees you need.
> 
> Ok. Against your for-linus branch...
> 
> Signed-off-by: Martin K. Petersen <martin.petersen@...cle.com>

Great, that's also a lot less invasive and ifdef'y. Applied for 2.6.30.

-- 
Jens Axboe

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