[PATCH] ext4: Fix memory leak in ext4_fill_super()

[PATCH] ext4: Fix memory leak in ext4_fill_super()

[Manish Katiyar]

We forget to free up the space allocated for s_blockgroup_lock in case
of failed mounts.
Below patch fixes up the memory leak.

Signed-off-by: Manish Katiyar <mkatiyar@gmail.com>
---
 fs/ext4/super.c |    1 +
 1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)

diff --git a/fs/ext4/super.c b/fs/ext4/super.c
index 2958f4e..fdc1e12 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/super.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/super.c
@@ -2862,6 +2862,7 @@ failed_mount:
 	brelse(bh);
 out_fail:
 	sb->s_fs_info = NULL;
+	kfree(sbi->s_blockgroup_lock);
 	kfree(sbi);
 	lock_kernel();
 	return ret;
-- 
1.5.4.3


-- 
Thanks -
Manish

Re: [PATCH] ext4: Fix memory leak in ext4_fill_super()

[Theodore Tso]

On Fri, May 15, 2009 at 12:07:27AM +0530, Manish Katiyar wrote:
> We forget to free up the space allocated for s_blockgroup_lock in case
> of failed mounts.
> Below patch fixes up the memory leak.

Thanks, I've applied the ext2, ext3, and ext4 patches into the patch
queue for submission to Linus at the next merge window.

      	  	     	      	 - Ted