Re: [PATCH] hugetlbfs: initialize shared policy as part of inode allocation

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On 03/24/2017 05:54 PM, Tetsuo Handa wrote:
> Mike Kravetz wrote:
>> Any time after inode allocation, destroy_inode can be called.  The
>> hugetlbfs inode contains a shared_policy structure, and
>> mpol_free_shared_policy is unconditionally called as part of
>> hugetlbfs_destroy_inode.  Initialize the policy as part of inode
>> allocation so that any quick (error path) calls to destroy_inode
>> will be handed an initialized policy.
> 
> I think you can as well do
> 
> -		struct hugetlbfs_inode_info *info;
> -		info = HUGETLBFS_I(inode);
> -		mpol_shared_policy_init(&info->policy, NULL);
> 
> in hugetlbfs_get_root().

Thank you.  You are correct.
After doing shared policy initialization at inode allocation time,
it is redundant here.

I will send v2 patch with this modification.

-- 
Mike Kravetz

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