Re: [PATCH 2/5] mbcache: don't BUG() if entry cache cannot be allocated

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On Sat 26-11-16 22:17:58, Eric Biggers wrote:
> mbcache can be a module that is loaded long after startup, when someone
> asks to mount an ext2 or ext4 filesystem.  Therefore it should not BUG()
> if kmem_cache_create() fails, but rather just fail the module load.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Eric Biggers <ebiggers@xxxxxxxxxx>

Makes sense. You can add:

Reviewed-by: Jan Kara <jack@xxxxxxx>

								Honza

> ---
>  fs/mbcache.c | 3 ++-
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/fs/mbcache.c b/fs/mbcache.c
> index 31e54c2..c56ab21 100644
> --- a/fs/mbcache.c
> +++ b/fs/mbcache.c
> @@ -420,7 +420,8 @@ static int __init mbcache_init(void)
>  	mb_entry_cache = kmem_cache_create("mbcache",
>  				sizeof(struct mb_cache_entry), 0,
>  				SLAB_RECLAIM_ACCOUNT|SLAB_MEM_SPREAD, NULL);
> -	BUG_ON(!mb_entry_cache);
> +	if (!mb_entry_cache)
> +		return -ENOMEM;
>  	return 0;
>  }
>  
> -- 
> 2.8.0.rc3.226.g39d4020
> 
-- 
Jan Kara <jack@xxxxxxxx>
SUSE Labs, CR
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