linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] ext4: fix unbalanced mutex unlock

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Message-ID: <20101028120459.2f255b8c@absol.kitzblitz>
Date:	Thu, 28 Oct 2010 12:04:59 +0200
From:	Nicolas Kaiser <nikai@...ai.net>
To:	"Ted Ts'o" <tytso@....edu>
Cc:	Andreas Dilger <adilger.kernel@...ger.ca>,
	linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] ext4: fix unbalanced mutex unlock

* "Ted Ts'o" <tytso@....edu>:
> On Tue, Oct 26, 2010 at 01:15:34AM +0200, Nicolas Kaiser wrote:
> > Although the mutex isn't locked yet, if ext4_li_request_new
> > fails, the mutex would get unlocked on the error path.

> Nice catch, thanks!!  I've applied a fix to the ext4 patch queue.

Thanks for augmenting the patch - looks good to me :)

Best regards,
Nicolas Kaiser
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