If the 'kmalloc' fails, we must go through the existing error handling path. Signed-off-by: Christophe JAILLET <christophe.jaillet@xxxxxxxxxx> --- mm/backing-dev.c | 6 ++++-- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/mm/backing-dev.c b/mm/backing-dev.c index f028a9a472fd..e19606bb41a0 100644 --- a/mm/backing-dev.c +++ b/mm/backing-dev.c @@ -569,8 +569,10 @@ static int cgwb_create(struct backing_dev_info *bdi, /* need to create a new one */ wb = kmalloc(sizeof(*wb), gfp); - if (!wb) - return -ENOMEM; + if (!wb) { + ret = -ENOMEM; + goto out_put; + } ret = wb_init(wb, bdi, blkcg_css->id, gfp); if (ret) -- 2.11.0 -- To unsubscribe, send a message with 'unsubscribe linux-mm' in the body to majordomo@xxxxxxxxx. For more info on Linux MM, see: http://www.linux-mm.org/ . Don't email: <a href=mailto:"dont@xxxxxxxxx"> email@xxxxxxxxx </a>