linux-kernel - Re: block: free q->flush_rq in blk_init_allocated

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Message-ID: <20140319192244.GA17654@redhat.com>
Date:	Wed, 19 Mar 2014 15:22:44 -0400
From:	Mike Snitzer <snitzer@...hat.com>
To:	Dave Jones <davej@...hat.com>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	axboe@...com
Subject: Re: block: free q->flush_rq in blk_init_allocated_queue error paths.

On Wed, Mar 19 2014 at  3:12pm -0400,
Dave Jones <davej@...hat.com> wrote:

> Commit 7982e90c3a ("block: fix q->flush_rq NULL pointer crash on dm-mpath flush")
> moved an allocation to blk_init_allocated_queue(), but neglected to free
> that allocation on the error paths that follow.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Dave Jones <davej@...oraproject.org>

Ngh.. thanks Dave!

/me hangs his head in shame...

Acked-by: Mike Snitzer <snitzer@...hat.com>

Jens, really sorry about this oversight.  I can take it on the chin and
pick this up for Linus to take this week from linux-dm.git.  Your call.
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