Re: [PATCH] gfs2: Fix memory leak of object lsi on error return path

[Andreas Gruenbacher <agruenba@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Colin,

On Mon, Jul 12, 2021 at 6:24 PM Colin King <colin.king@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> From: Colin Ian King <colin.king@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> In the case where IS_ERR(lsi->si_sc_inode) is true the error exit path
> to free_local does not kfree the allocated object lsi leading to a memory
> leak. Fix this by kfree'ing lst before taking the error exit path.
>
> Addresses-Coverity: ("Resource leak")
> Fixes: 97fd734ba17e ("gfs2: lookup local statfs inodes prior to journal recovery")
> Signed-off-by: Colin Ian King <colin.king@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  fs/gfs2/ops_fstype.c | 1 +
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
>
> diff --git a/fs/gfs2/ops_fstype.c b/fs/gfs2/ops_fstype.c
> index 5f4504dd0875..bd3b3be1a473 100644
> --- a/fs/gfs2/ops_fstype.c
> +++ b/fs/gfs2/ops_fstype.c
> @@ -677,6 +677,7 @@ static int init_statfs(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp)
>                         error = PTR_ERR(lsi->si_sc_inode);
>                         fs_err(sdp, "can't find local \"sc\" file#%u: %d\n",
>                                jd->jd_jid, error);
> +                       kfree(lsi);
>                         goto free_local;
>                 }
>                 lsi->si_jid = jd->jd_jid;
> --
> 2.31.1

added to for-next.

Thanks,
Andreas