We already have a patch to fix the problem on this list https://lore.kernel.org/linux-ext4/20220119130209.40112-1-lczerner@xxxxxxxxxx/T/#u -Lukas On Tue, Jan 25, 2022 at 06:06:04PM +0500, Ameer Hamza wrote: > Move to common fail path in case of unsuccessful sbi allocation > > Addresses-Coverity: 1497833 ("Unused value") > > Signed-off-by: Ameer Hamza <amhamza.mgc@xxxxxxxxx> > --- > fs/ext4/super.c | 4 +++- > 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) > > diff --git a/fs/ext4/super.c b/fs/ext4/super.c > index 57914acc5402..0dccf1ed931b 100644 > --- a/fs/ext4/super.c > +++ b/fs/ext4/super.c > @@ -5540,8 +5540,10 @@ static int ext4_fill_super(struct super_block *sb, struct fs_context *fc) > int ret; > > sbi = ext4_alloc_sbi(sb); > - if (!sbi) > + if (!sbi) { > ret = -ENOMEM; > + goto free_sbi; > + } > > fc->s_fs_info = sbi; > > -- > 2.25.1 >