linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] afs: Fix afs

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Date:   Fri, 12 Oct 2018 17:37:19 +0200
From:   Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>
Cc:     torvalds@...ux-foundation.org, linux-afs@...ts.infradead.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, stable@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] afs: Fix afs_server struct leak

On Fri, Oct 12, 2018 at 02:00:57PM +0100, David Howells wrote:
> Fix a leak of afs_server structs.  The routine that installs them in the
> various lookup lists and trees gets a ref on leaving the function, whether
> it added the server or a server already exists.  It shouldn't increment
> the refcount if it added the server.
> 
> The effect of this that "rmmod kafs" will hang waiting for the leaked
> server to become unused.
> 
> Fixes: d2ddc776a458 ("afs: Overhaul volume and server record caching and fileserver rotation")
> Signed-off-by: David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>

Now applied, thanks.

greg k-h