From: Al Viro <viro@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> ... just use put_pipe_info() to get the pipe->files down to 1 and let fput()-called pipe_release() do freeing. Signed-off-by: Al Viro <viro@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- fs/pipe.c | 7 +++---- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/fs/pipe.c b/fs/pipe.c index bb0840e234f3..9405e455f5b1 100644 --- a/fs/pipe.c +++ b/fs/pipe.c @@ -771,8 +771,9 @@ int create_pipe_files(struct file **res, int flags) res[0] = alloc_file(&path, FMODE_READ, &pipefifo_fops); if (IS_ERR(res[0])) { - err = PTR_ERR(res[0]); - goto err_file; + put_pipe_info(inode, inode->i_pipe); + fput(f); + return PTR_ERR(res[0]); } path_get(&path); @@ -781,8 +782,6 @@ int create_pipe_files(struct file **res, int flags) res[1] = f; return 0; -err_file: - put_filp(f); err_dentry: free_pipe_info(inode->i_pipe); path_put(&path); -- 2.11.0