Re: [PATCH] jffs2: unlock f->sem on error in jffs2_new_inode()

[Li Zefan <lizefan@huawei.com>]

The patch should be sent to jffs2 mainling list, which is
linux-mtd@lists.infradead.org.

It's not needed to cc stable mailing list. Actually I think it's
better not to.

On 2013/12/18 10:14, Wang Nan wrote:
> From: Wang Guoli <andy.wangguoli@huawei.com>
> 
> If jffs2_new_inode() succeeds, it returns with f->sem held, and
> the caller is responsible for releasing the lock. If it fails,
> it still returns with the lock held, but the caller won't release
> the lock, which will lead to deadlock.
> 
> Fix it by releasing the lock in jffs2_new_inode() on error.
> 
> Cc: <stable@vger.kernel.org> # 2.6.34+
> Signed-off-by: Wang Guoli <andy.wangguoli@huawei.com>

You should also sign the patch.

> ---
>  fs/jffs2/fs.c | 9 ++++++---
>  1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)