linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 1/2] fs: avoid fdput() after failed fdget() in ksys_sync_file

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Date:   Fri, 15 May 2020 16:12:13 +0000
From:   Luis Chamberlain <mcgrof@...nel.org>
To:     Shuah Khan <skhan@...uxfoundation.org>
Cc:     viro@...iv.linux.org.uk, axboe@...nel.dk, zohar@...ux.vnet.ibm.com,
        keescook@...omium.org, linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 1/2] fs: avoid fdput() after failed fdget() in
 ksys_sync_file_range()

On Wed, May 13, 2020 at 05:33:20PM -0600, Shuah Khan wrote:
> Fix ksys_sync_file_range() to avoid fdput() after a failed fdget().
> fdput() doesn't do fput() on this file since FDPUT_FPUT isn't set
> in fd.flags.
> 
> Change it anyway since failed fdget() doesn't require a fdput(). Refine
> the code path a bit for it to read more clearly.
> Reference: 22f96b3808c1 ("fs: add sync_file_range() helper")
> 
> Signed-off-by: Shuah Khan <skhan@...uxfoundation.org>

Reviewed-by: Luis Chamberlain <mcgrof@...nel.org>

  Luis