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

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Message-ID: <e24134e3-e063-bbb9-5570-26f00e36a503@kernel.dk>
Date:   Mon, 11 Sep 2017 14:07:27 -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 02:04 PM, Christophe JAILLET wrote:
> Le 11/09/2017 à 21:52, Jens Axboe a écrit :
>> 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.
>>
> Hi,
> 
> do you want me to resend with the Fixes tag? Or will it be added if merged?

Shouldn't be necessary to resend. Not sure who will queue it up, mm/ always
ends up being somewhat of a no-mans-land :-)

-- 
Jens Axboe