From 79fe005d08f4f81f422a371fd7d4d3cd2580a65f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Shaurya Rane Date: Thu, 4 Dec 2025 21:38:51 +0530 Subject: [PATCH] block: fix memory leak in __blkdev_issue_zero_pages Move the fatal signal check before bio_alloc() to prevent a memory leak when BLKDEV_ZERO_KILLABLE is set and a fatal signal is pending. Previously, the bio was allocated before checking for a fatal signal. If a signal was pending, the code would break out of the loop without freeing or chaining the just-allocated bio, causing a memory leak. This matches the pattern already used in __blkdev_issue_write_zeroes() where the signal check precedes the allocation. Signed-off-by: Shaurya Rane --- block/blk-lib.c | 6 +++--- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/block/blk-lib.c b/block/blk-lib.c index 3030a772d3aa..352e3c0f8a7d 100644 --- a/block/blk-lib.c +++ b/block/blk-lib.c @@ -202,13 +202,13 @@ static void __blkdev_issue_zero_pages(struct block_device *bdev, unsigned int nr_vecs = __blkdev_sectors_to_bio_pages(nr_sects); struct bio *bio; - bio = bio_alloc(bdev, nr_vecs, REQ_OP_WRITE, gfp_mask); - bio->bi_iter.bi_sector = sector; - if ((flags & BLKDEV_ZERO_KILLABLE) && fatal_signal_pending(current)) break; + bio = bio_alloc(bdev, nr_vecs, REQ_OP_WRITE, gfp_mask); + bio->bi_iter.bi_sector = sector; + do { unsigned int len; -- 2.34.1