[PATCH] cifs: Fix missing credit release on failure in cifs_issue_read()

David Howells <[email protected]> Thu, 02 Jul 2026 09:25:00 +0100
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Fix missing release of credits in the failure path in cifs_issue_read()
lest retrying the subreq just overwrites the credits value.

Fixes: 69c3c023af25 ("cifs: Implement netfslib hooks")
Link: https://sashiko.dev/#/patchset/20260608145432.681865-1-dhowells%40redhat.com
Signed-off-by: David Howells <[email protected]>
cc: Steve French <[email protected]>
cc: Paulo Alcantara <[email protected]>
cc: [email protected]
cc: [email protected]
cc: [email protected]
---
 fs/smb/client/file.c |    1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/fs/smb/client/file.c b/fs/smb/client/file.c
index 8b25d6c9ec5e..5a25635bc62a 100644
--- a/fs/smb/client/file.c
+++ b/fs/smb/client/file.c
@@ -241,6 +241,7 @@ static void cifs_issue_read(struct netfs_io_subrequest *subreq)
 	return;
 
 failed:
+	add_credits_and_wake_if(rdata->server, &rdata->credits, 0);
 	subreq->error = rc;
 	netfs_read_subreq_terminated(subreq);
 }