[PATCH 2/6] namei: Add missing annotation for unlazy_child()

Jules Irenge
2020-03-16T23:39:07Z

Sparse reports a warning at unlazy_child()

warning: context imbalance in unlazy_child() - unexpected unlock

The root cause is the missing annotation at unlazy_walk()

Add the missing __releases(RCU) annotation

Signed-off-by: Jules Irenge <jbi.octave@gmail.com>
---
fs/namei.c | 1 +
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/fs/namei.c b/fs/namei.c
index d80e1ac8c211..9af3e8e438a1 100644
--- a/fs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/namei.c
@@ -717,6 +717,7 @@ static int unlazy_walk(struct nameidata *nd)
* terminate_walk().
*/
static int unlazy_child(struct nameidata *nd, struct dentry *dentry, unsigned seq)
+ __releases(RCU)
{
BUG_ON(!(nd->flags & LOOKUP_RCU));

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