bdi_unregister() should be called after bdi_register() is called, so we should check whether WB_registered flag is set. For example of the situation, error path in device driver may call blk_cleanup_queue() before the driver calls bdi_register(). Signed-off-by: Masayoshi Mizuma <m.mizuma@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- mm/backing-dev.c | 3 +++ 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+) diff --git a/mm/backing-dev.c b/mm/backing-dev.c index 8fde443..f8b07d4 100644 --- a/mm/backing-dev.c +++ b/mm/backing-dev.c @@ -853,6 +853,9 @@ static void bdi_remove_from_list(struct backing_dev_info *bdi) void bdi_unregister(struct backing_dev_info *bdi) { + if (!test_bit(WB_registered, &bdi->wb.state)) + return; + /* make sure nobody finds us on the bdi_list anymore */ bdi_remove_from_list(bdi); wb_shutdown(&bdi->wb); -- 1.8.3.1 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-block" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html