linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 6/6] ext4: fix inode leak in 'ext4_xattr_inode

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Message-ID: <Y5BEXTyXkVh+XZW1@debian.me>
Date:   Wed, 7 Dec 2022 14:44:29 +0700
From:   Bagas Sanjaya <bagasdotme@...il.com>
To:     Ye Bin <yebin@...weicloud.com>
Cc:     tytso@....edu, adilger.kernel@...ger.ca,
        linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        jack@...e.cz, Ye Bin <yebin10@...wei.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 6/6] ext4: fix inode leak in
 'ext4_xattr_inode_create()'

On Wed, Dec 07, 2022 at 03:40:43PM +0800, Ye Bin wrote:
> Above issue occur in 'ext4_xattr_inode_create()', if 'ext4_mark_inode_dirty()'
> failed need to drop inode's i_nlink. Or will lead to inode leak.
> 

What about "This occurs in ... . If ... fails, dropping i_nlink of the
inode is needed, otherwise inode leak can occur."?

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