linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/3] f2fs: fix to add missing iput() in gc_data

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Date: Thu, 9 May 2024 15:50:08 +0000
From: Jaegeuk Kim <jaegeuk@...nel.org>
To: Chao Yu <chao@...nel.org>
Cc: linux-f2fs-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/3] f2fs: fix to add missing iput() in gc_data_segment()

On 05/09, Chao Yu wrote:
> On 2024/5/9 8:46, Jaegeuk Kim wrote:
> > On 05/06, Chao Yu wrote:
> > > During gc_data_segment(), if inode state is abnormal, it missed to call
> > > iput(), fix it.
> > > 
> > > Fixes: 132e3209789c ("f2fs: remove false alarm on iget failure during GC")
> > > Fixes: 9056d6489f5a ("f2fs: fix to do sanity check on inode type during garbage collection")
> > > Signed-off-by: Chao Yu <chao@...nel.org>
> > > ---
> > >   fs/f2fs/gc.c | 9 +++++++--
> > >   1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> > > 
> > > diff --git a/fs/f2fs/gc.c b/fs/f2fs/gc.c
> > > index 8852814dab7f..e86c7f01539a 100644
> > > --- a/fs/f2fs/gc.c
> > > +++ b/fs/f2fs/gc.c
> > > @@ -1554,10 +1554,15 @@ static int gc_data_segment(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi, struct f2fs_summary *sum,
> > >   			int err;
> > >   			inode = f2fs_iget(sb, dni.ino);
> > > -			if (IS_ERR(inode) || is_bad_inode(inode) ||
> > > -					special_file(inode->i_mode))
> > > +			if (IS_ERR(inode))
> > >   				continue;
> > > +			if (is_bad_inode(inode) ||
> > > +					special_file(inode->i_mode)) {
> > > +				iput(inode);
> > 
> > iget_failed() called iput()?
> 
> It looks the bad inode was referenced in this context, it needs to be iput()ed
> here.
> 
> The bad inode was made in other thread, please check description in commit
> b73e52824c89 ("f2fs: reposition unlock_new_inode to prevent accessing invalid
> inode").

Ah, it's non-error case. Right.

> 
> Thanks,
> 
> > 
> > 
> > > +				continue;
> > > +			}
> > > +
> > >   			err = f2fs_gc_pinned_control(inode, gc_type, segno);
> > >   			if (err == -EAGAIN) {
> > >   				iput(inode);
> > > -- 
> > > 2.40.1