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Subject[PATCH 5/5] mm/backing-dev.c: fix error path in wb_init()
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We need to use post-decrement to get percpu_counter_destroy() called
on &wb->stat[0]. Moreover, the pre-decremebt would cause infinite
out-of-bounds accesses if the setup code failed at i==0.

Signed-off-by: Rasmus Villemoes <linux@rasmusvillemoes.dk>
---
mm/backing-dev.c | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/mm/backing-dev.c b/mm/backing-dev.c
index cc5d29d2da9b..723f3e624b9a 100644
--- a/mm/backing-dev.c
+++ b/mm/backing-dev.c
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ static int wb_init(struct bdi_writeback *wb, struct backing_dev_info *bdi,
return 0;

out_destroy_stat:
- while (--i)
+ while (i--)
percpu_counter_destroy(&wb->stat[i]);
fprop_local_destroy_percpu(&wb->completions);
out_put_cong:
--
2.1.4
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