linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] fs/affs: release old buffer head on error path

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Date:   Tue, 9 Feb 2021 17:12:41 +0100
From:   David Sterba <dsterba@...e.cz>
To:     Pan Bian <bianpan2016@....com>
Cc:     David Sterba <dsterba@...e.com>, Fabian Frederick <fabf@...net.be>,
        Al Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>,
        linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] fs/affs: release old buffer head on error path

On Wed, Jan 20, 2021 at 12:51:13AM -0800, Pan Bian wrote:
> The reference count of the old buffer head should be decremented on path
> that fails to get the new buffer head.
> 
> Fixes: 6b4657667ba0 ("fs/affs: add rename exchange")
> Signed-off-by: Pan Bian <bianpan2016@....com>

Thanks, added to affs branch. The fix is not that urgent for 5.11 so
I'll send it for the 5.12 merge window. I've added the stable tag so
it'll propagate to 4.14+.