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btrfs: test for valid bdev before kobj removal in btrfs_rm_device

PATCH New Eric Sandeen 1 participant 1 message Jul 7, 2014 Btrfs file system

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PATCH 1/1 btrfs: test for valid bdev before kobj removal in btrfs_rm_device

commit 99994cd btrfs: dev delete should remove sysfs entry added a btrfs_kobj_rm_device, which dereferences device->bdev... right after we check whether device->bdev might be NULL.

I don't honestly know if it's possible to have a NULL device->bdev here, but assuming that it is (given the test), we need to move the kobject removal to be under that test.

(Coverity spotted this)

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If it's not possible for bdev to be null, then the test should just be removed, but that's above my current btrfs pay grade. ;)

fs/btrfs/volumes.c +4 -4
index 6104676..6cb82f6 100644
@@ -1680,11 +1680,11 @@ int btrfs_rm_device(struct btrfs_root *root, char *device_path)
 	if (device->bdev == root->fs_info->fs_devices->latest_bdev)
 		root->fs_info->fs_devices->latest_bdev = next_device->bdev;
 
-	if (device->bdev)
+	if (device->bdev) {
 		device->fs_devices->open_devices--;
-
-	/* remove sysfs entry */
-	btrfs_kobj_rm_device(root->fs_info, device);
+		/* remove sysfs entry */
+		btrfs_kobj_rm_device(root->fs_info, device);
+	}
 
 	call_rcu(&device->rcu, free_device);