ext4_update_backup_sb checks for err having some value after unlocking buffer. But err has not been updated till that point in any code which will lead execution of the code in question. Signed-off-by: Tanmay Bhushan <007047221b@xxxxxxxxx> --- fs/ext4/ioctl.c | 3 --- 1 file changed, 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/fs/ext4/ioctl.c b/fs/ext4/ioctl.c index 8067ccda34e4..2e8c34036313 100644 --- a/fs/ext4/ioctl.c +++ b/fs/ext4/ioctl.c @@ -155,9 +155,6 @@ static int ext4_update_backup_sb(struct super_block *sb, set_buffer_uptodate(bh); unlock_buffer(bh); - if (err) - goto out_bh; - if (handle) { err = ext4_handle_dirty_metadata(handle, NULL, bh); if (err) -- 2.34.1