linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] mm/backing-dev.c: fix an error handling path in 'cgwb

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Message-ID: <512a90ae-a8bf-7ead-32ba-b4fe36866b20@kernel.dk>
Date:   Mon, 11 Sep 2017 13:52:56 -0600
From:   Jens Axboe <axboe@...nel.dk>
To:     Christophe JAILLET <christophe.jaillet@...adoo.fr>, jack@...e.cz,
        tj@...nel.org, geliangtang@...il.com, akpm@...ux-foundation.org
Cc:     linux-mm@...ck.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] mm/backing-dev.c: fix an error handling path in
 'cgwb_create()'

On 09/11/2017 01:43 PM, Christophe JAILLET wrote:
> If the 'kmalloc' fails, we must go through the existing error handling
> path.

Looks good to me, probably wants a

Fixes: 52ebea749aae ("writeback: make backing_dev_info host cgroup-specific bdi_writebacks")

line as well.

-- 
Jens Axboe