+ shmem-use-ramfs_kill_sb-for-kill_sb-method-of-ramfs-based-tmpfs.patch added to mm-unstable branch

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The patch titled
     Subject: shmem: use ramfs_kill_sb() for kill_sb method of ramfs-based tmpfs
has been added to the -mm mm-unstable branch.  Its filename is
     shmem-use-ramfs_kill_sb-for-kill_sb-method-of-ramfs-based-tmpfs.patch

This patch will shortly appear at
     https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/akpm/25-new.git/tree/patches/shmem-use-ramfs_kill_sb-for-kill_sb-method-of-ramfs-based-tmpfs.patch

This patch will later appear in the mm-unstable branch at
    git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/akpm/mm

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From: Roberto Sassu <roberto.sassu@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: shmem: use ramfs_kill_sb() for kill_sb method of ramfs-based tmpfs
Date: Wed, 7 Jun 2023 18:15:23 +0200

As the ramfs-based tmpfs uses ramfs_init_fs_context() for the
init_fs_context method, which allocates fc->s_fs_info, use ramfs_kill_sb()
to free it and avoid a memory leak.

Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20230607161523.2876433-1-roberto.sassu@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Fixes: f32356261d44 ("vfs: Convert ramfs, shmem, tmpfs, devtmpfs, rootfs to use the new mount API")
Signed-off-by: Roberto Sassu <roberto.sassu@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Hugh Dickins <hughd@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: David Howells <dhowells@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Al Viro <viro@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: <stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---

 fs/ramfs/inode.c      |    2 +-
 include/linux/ramfs.h |    1 +
 mm/shmem.c            |    2 +-
 3 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

--- a/fs/ramfs/inode.c~shmem-use-ramfs_kill_sb-for-kill_sb-method-of-ramfs-based-tmpfs
+++ a/fs/ramfs/inode.c
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ int ramfs_init_fs_context(struct fs_cont
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static void ramfs_kill_sb(struct super_block *sb)
+void ramfs_kill_sb(struct super_block *sb)
 {
 	kfree(sb->s_fs_info);
 	kill_litter_super(sb);
--- a/include/linux/ramfs.h~shmem-use-ramfs_kill_sb-for-kill_sb-method-of-ramfs-based-tmpfs
+++ a/include/linux/ramfs.h
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 struct inode *ramfs_get_inode(struct super_block *sb, const struct inode *dir,
 	 umode_t mode, dev_t dev);
 extern int ramfs_init_fs_context(struct fs_context *fc);
+extern void ramfs_kill_sb(struct super_block *sb);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_MMU
 static inline int
--- a/mm/shmem.c~shmem-use-ramfs_kill_sb-for-kill_sb-method-of-ramfs-based-tmpfs
+++ a/mm/shmem.c
@@ -4214,7 +4214,7 @@ static struct file_system_type shmem_fs_
 	.name		= "tmpfs",
 	.init_fs_context = ramfs_init_fs_context,
 	.parameters	= ramfs_fs_parameters,
-	.kill_sb	= kill_litter_super,
+	.kill_sb	= ramfs_kill_sb,
 	.fs_flags	= FS_USERNS_MOUNT,
 };
 
_

Patches currently in -mm which might be from roberto.sassu@xxxxxxxxxx are

memfd-check-for-non-null-file_seals-in-memfd_create-syscall.patch
shmem-use-ramfs_kill_sb-for-kill_sb-method-of-ramfs-based-tmpfs.patch




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