Re: [PATCH] autofs: fix error code path in autofs_fill_sb()

[Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org>]

On Thu, 30 Nov 2006 13:14:35 +0800
Ian Kent <raven@themaw.net> wrote:

> > The problem: autofs_fill_super() returns EINVAL to get_sb_nodev(), but before
> > that, it calls kill_anon_super() to destroy the superblock which won't be 
> > needed. This is however way too soon to call kill_anon_super(), because 
> > get_sb_nodev() has to perform its own cleanup of the superblock first
> > (deactivate_super(), etc.). The correct time to call kill_anon_super() is in
> > the autofs_kill_sb() callback, which is called by deactivate_super() at proper
> > time, when the superblock is ready to be killed.
> > 
> > I can see the same faulty codepath also in autofs4. This patch solves issues in
> > both filesystems in a same way - it postpones the kill_anon_super() until the 
> > proper time is signalized by deactivate_super() calling the kill_sb() callback.
> > 
> > Patch against 2.6.19-rc6-mm2.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Jiri Kosina <jkosina@suse.cz>
> Acked-by: Ian Kent <raven@themaw.net>
> 
> It looks so obvious now.
> Updating the comment above would be a good idea also, see attached.


Thanks, Ian.

I've tagged these for 2.6.19.x also.  Please let me know if you think that's
inappropriate, unnecessary or too risky.