Re: [PATCH v2] erofs: fix metabuf leak in inode xattr initialization

Gao Xiang <[email protected]>
Newsgroups org.ozlabs.lists.linux-erofs,org.kernel.vger.linux-kernel
Message-ID <[email protected]>

On 2026/5/20 12:46, Jia Zhu wrote:
> commit bb88e8da0025 ("erofs: use meta buffers for xattr operations")
> converted xattr operations to use on-stack erofs_buf instances.
> erofs_init_inode_xattrs() uses such a metabuf while reading the inline
> xattr header and shared xattr id array.
> 
> Some error paths after erofs_read_metabuf() leave through out_unlock
> without dropping the metabuf, so the folio reference can leak.
> 
> Consolidate the cleanup at out_unlock. erofs_put_metabuf() is a
> no-op if no folio has been acquired, and this keeps all paths after
> taking EROFS_I_BL_XATTR_BIT covered by a single cleanup site.
> 
> Fixes: bb88e8da0025 ("erofs: use meta buffers for xattr operations")
> 

Useless new line, I will remove this line manually when applying.

> Signed-off-by: Jia Zhu <[email protected]>

Reviewed-by: Gao Xiang <[email protected]>

Thanks,
Gao Xiang
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