linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] ext4: handle unsuccessful sbi allocation

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Date:   Tue, 25 Jan 2022 14:36:07 +0100
From:   Lukas Czerner <lczerner@...hat.com>
To:     Ameer Hamza <amhamza.mgc@...il.com>
Cc:     tytso@....edu, adilger.kernel@...ger.ca,
        linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] ext4: handle unsuccessful sbi allocation

We already have a patch to fix the problem on this list

https://lore.kernel.org/linux-ext4/20220119130209.40112-1-lczerner@redhat.com/T/#u

-Lukas

On Tue, Jan 25, 2022 at 06:06:04PM +0500, Ameer Hamza wrote:
> Move to common fail path in case of unsuccessful sbi allocation
> 
> Addresses-Coverity: 1497833 ("Unused value")
> 
> Signed-off-by: Ameer Hamza <amhamza.mgc@...il.com>
> ---
>  fs/ext4/super.c | 4 +++-
>  1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/fs/ext4/super.c b/fs/ext4/super.c
> index 57914acc5402..0dccf1ed931b 100644
> --- a/fs/ext4/super.c
> +++ b/fs/ext4/super.c
> @@ -5540,8 +5540,10 @@ static int ext4_fill_super(struct super_block *sb, struct fs_context *fc)
>  	int ret;
>  
>  	sbi = ext4_alloc_sbi(sb);
> -	if (!sbi)
> +	if (!sbi) {
>  		ret = -ENOMEM;
> +		goto free_sbi;
> +	}
>  
>  	fc->s_fs_info = sbi;
>  
> -- 
> 2.25.1
>