Re: [PATCH 5.17 000/772] 5.17.14-rc1 review

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Hi!

> >>    Fixes: bc082a55d25c ("bcache: fix inaccurate io state for detached
> > ...
> > 
> >> +++ b/drivers/md/bcache/request.c
> >> @@ -1107,6 +1107,12 @@ static void detached_dev_do_request(struct
> >> bcache_device *d, struct bio *bio,
> >>         * which would call closure_get(&dc->disk.cl)
> >>         */
> >>        ddip = kzalloc(sizeof(struct detached_dev_io_private), GFP_NOIO);
> >> +       if (!ddip) {
> >> +               bio->bi_status = BLK_STS_RESOURCE;
> >> +               bio->bi_end_io(bio);
> >> +               return;
> >> +       }
> >> +
> >>        ddip->d = d;
> >>        /* Count on the bcache device */
> >>        ddip->orig_bdev = orig_bdev;
> >> 
> > 
> > So... for patch to make any difference, memory allocation has to fail
> > and ddip has to be NULL.
> > 
> > Before the patch, it would oops in "ddip->d = d;". With the patch, you
> > do some kind of error handling. Even if it is buggy, it should not do
> > more harm than immediate oops.
> 
> I just receive this single email and don’t have any idea for the context and what the problem is. Where can I see the whole conversation?
> 

Discussion happened on stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx mailing lists, archives
should be easily available. Copy went to lkml, too.

Best regards,
								Pavel
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