When write in ext4_quota_write() fails, we have to properly release i_mutex. One error path has been missing the unlock... Signed-off-by: Jan Kara <jack@xxxxxxx> --- fs/ext4/super.c | 4 +++- 1 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-) diff --git a/fs/ext4/super.c b/fs/ext4/super.c index cb96f12..02bf243 100644 --- a/fs/ext4/super.c +++ b/fs/ext4/super.c @@ -3337,8 +3337,10 @@ static ssize_t ext4_quota_write(struct super_block *sb, int type, blk++; } out: - if (len == towrite) + if (len == towrite) { + mutex_unlock(&inode->i_mutex); return err; + } if (inode->i_size < off+len-towrite) { i_size_write(inode, off+len-towrite); EXT4_I(inode)->i_disksize = inode->i_size; -- 1.5.2.4 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-ext4" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html