+ ocfs2-fix-memory-leak-in-ocfs2_merge_rec_left.patch added to mm-nonmm-unstable branch

+ ocfs2-fix-memory-leak-in-ocfs2_merge_rec_left.patch added to mm-nonmm-unstable branch

[Andrew Morton]

The patch titled
     Subject: ocfs2: fix memory leak in ocfs2_merge_rec_left()
has been added to the -mm mm-nonmm-unstable branch.  Its filename is
     ocfs2-fix-memory-leak-in-ocfs2_merge_rec_left.patch

This patch will shortly appear at
     https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/akpm/25-new.git/tree/patches/ocfs2-fix-memory-leak-in-ocfs2_merge_rec_left.patch

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

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From: Dmitry Antipov <dmantipov@yandex.ru>
Subject: ocfs2: fix memory leak in ocfs2_merge_rec_left()
Date: Fri, 5 Dec 2025 09:51:59 +0300

In 'ocfs2_merge_rec_left()', do not reset 'left_path' to NULL after
move, thus allowing 'ocfs2_free_path()' to free it before return.

Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20251205065159.392749-1-dmantipov@yandex.ru
Fixes: 677b975282e4 ("ocfs2: Add support for cross extent block")
Signed-off-by: Dmitry Antipov <dmantipov@yandex.ru>
Reported-by: syzbot+cfc7cab3bb6eaa7c4de2@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
Closes: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=cfc7cab3bb6eaa7c4de2
Reviewed-by: Heming Zhao <heming.zhao@suse.com>
Acked-by: Joseph Qi <joseph.qi@linux.alibaba.com>
Cc: Mark Fasheh <mark@fasheh.com>
Cc: Joel Becker <jlbec@evilplan.org>
Cc: Junxiao Bi <junxiao.bi@oracle.com>
Cc: Changwei Ge <gechangwei@live.cn>
Cc: Jun Piao <piaojun@huawei.com>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
---

 fs/ocfs2/alloc.c |    1 -
 1 file changed, 1 deletion(-)

--- a/fs/ocfs2/alloc.c~ocfs2-fix-memory-leak-in-ocfs2_merge_rec_left
+++ a/fs/ocfs2/alloc.c
@@ -3655,7 +3655,6 @@ static int ocfs2_merge_rec_left(struct o
 			 * So we use the new rightmost path.
 			 */
 			ocfs2_mv_path(right_path, left_path);
-			left_path = NULL;
 		} else
 			ocfs2_complete_edge_insert(handle, left_path,
 						   right_path, subtree_index);
_

Patches currently in -mm which might be from dmantipov@yandex.ru are

ocfs2-fix-memory-leak-in-ocfs2_merge_rec_left.patch