linux-kernel - [PATCH] fs: grow_dev_page() failure path not a BUG()

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Date:	Thu, 20 Oct 2011 15:05:56 -0700
From:	Louis Huemiller <lhuemill@...gle.com>
To:	Alexander Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>
Cc:	linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Louis Huemiller <lhuemill@...gle.com>
Subject: [PATCH] fs: grow_dev_page() failure path not a BUG()

The function grow_dev_page() contains a label named failed which
is jumped to on allocation failure.  When the system is low on
memory, which is not a bug, this path can be taken.  This patch
removes the BUG() call, so that this path can be exercised for
proper operation on a debug kernel, without panicing the system.

Signed-off-by: Louis Huemiller <lhuemill@...gle.com>
---
 fs/buffer.c |    1 -
 1 files changed, 0 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)

diff --git a/fs/buffer.c b/fs/buffer.c
index 1a80b04..04781e6 100644
--- a/fs/buffer.c
+++ b/fs/buffer.c
@@ -1032,7 +1032,6 @@ grow_dev_page(struct block_device *bdev, sector_t block,
 	return page;
 
 failed:
-	BUG();
 	unlock_page(page);
 	page_cache_release(page);
 	return NULL;
-- 
1.7.3.1

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