From c367af440e03eba7beb0c9f3fe540f9bcb69134a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Zilin Guan Date: Wed, 5 Nov 2025 02:37:22 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] btrfs: release root after error in data_reloc_print_warning_inode() data_reloc_print_warning_inode() calls btrfs_get_fs_root() to obtain local_root, but fails to release its reference when paths_from_inode() returns an error. This causes a potential memory leak. Add a missing btrfs_put_root() call in the error path to properly decrease the reference count of local_root. Fixes: b9a9a85059cde ("btrfs: output affected files when relocation fails") CC: stable@vger.kernel.org # 6.6+ Reviewed-by: Qu Wenruo Signed-off-by: Zilin Guan Reviewed-by: David Sterba Signed-off-by: David Sterba --- fs/btrfs/inode.c | 4 +++- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/fs/btrfs/inode.c b/fs/btrfs/inode.c index b95175116ea3e..d097532fd85b4 100644 --- a/fs/btrfs/inode.c +++ b/fs/btrfs/inode.c @@ -177,8 +177,10 @@ static int data_reloc_print_warning_inode(u64 inum, u64 offset, u64 num_bytes, return ret; } ret = paths_from_inode(inum, ipath); - if (ret < 0) + if (ret < 0) { + btrfs_put_root(local_root); goto err; + } /* * We deliberately ignore the bit ipath might have been too small to -- 2.47.3