linux-ext4 - Re: [PATCH] ext4: truncate during setxattr leads to kernel panic

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Date:   Sat, 26 Feb 2022 10:28:34 +1100
From:   Dave Chinner <david@...morbit.com>
To:     Artem Blagodarenko <artem.blagodarenko@...il.com>
Cc:     linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org, adilger.kernel@...ger.ca,
        Andrew Perepechko <andrew.perepechko@....com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] ext4: truncate during setxattr leads to kernel panic

On Fri, Feb 25, 2022 at 06:04:13AM -0500, Artem Blagodarenko wrote:
> @@ -1791,7 +1821,7 @@ static int ext4_xattr_set_entry(struct ext4_xattr_info *i,
>  	ret = 0;
>  out:
>  	iput(old_ea_inode);
> -	iput(new_ea_inode);
> +	delayed_iput(old_ea_inode, diwork);

That looks broken....

Cheers,

Dave.
-- 
Dave Chinner
david@...morbit.com