linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/2] fs: logfs NULL pointer check added

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Date:	Fri, 7 Dec 2012 16:29:07 -0800
From:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	Abhijit Pawar <abhi.c.pawar@...il.com>
Cc:	Joern Engel <joern@...fs.org>,
	Prasad Joshi <prasadjoshi.linux@...il.com>, logfs@...fs.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] fs: logfs NULL pointer check added

On Tue, 27 Nov 2012 16:54:58 +0530
Abhijit Pawar <abhi.c.pawar@...il.com> wrote:

> This patch fixes  Bug 49921 - Missing NULL check of return value of logfs_get_write_page() in function btree_write_block()
> 
> Signed-off-by: Abhijit Pawar <abhi.c.pawar@...il.com>
> ---
>  fs/logfs/readwrite.c |    1 +
>  1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/fs/logfs/readwrite.c b/fs/logfs/readwrite.c
> index e1a3b6b..53596ce 100644
> --- a/fs/logfs/readwrite.c
> +++ b/fs/logfs/readwrite.c
> @@ -2202,6 +2202,7 @@ void btree_write_block(struct logfs_block *block)
>  
>  	inode = logfs_safe_iget(block->sb, block->ino, &cookie);
>  	page = logfs_get_write_page(inode, block->bix, block->level);
> +	BUG_ON(!page);
>  
>  	err = logfs_readpage_nolock(page);
>  	BUG_ON(err);

We don't gain anything from this change.  If page==NULL then
logfs_readpage_nolock() will oops and will provide the same information
as BUG().


A better fix would be to teach logfs_get_write_page() to return a
proper ERR_PTR errno (not just a gee-i-goofed boolean, guys) then teach
btree_write_block() to process that error appropriately: clean up and
propagate it back.

Right now, a visit from the oom-killer will cause btree_write_block()
to kill the kernel.

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