Re: [PATCH 2/3] inotify: do not BUG on idr entries at inotify destruction

From: Frans Pop
Date: Mon Aug 24 2009 - 14:35:00 EST


Eric Paris wrote:

> If an inotify watch is left in the idr when an fsnotify group is destroyed
> this will lead to a BUG. This is not a dangerous situation and really
> indicates a programming bug and leak of memory. This patch changes it to
> use a WARN and a printk rather than killing people's boxes.
>
> Signed-off-by: Eric Paris <eparis@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>
> --- a/fs/notify/inotify/inotify_fsnotify.c
> +++ b/fs/notify/inotify/inotify_fsnotify.c
> @@ -107,6 +107,16 @@ static bool inotify_should_send_event(struct
> fsnotify_group *group, struct inode
>
> static int idr_callback(int id, void *p, void *data)
> {
> + struct fsnotify_mark_entry *entry;
> + struct inotify_inode_mark_entry *ientry;
> +
> + entry = p;
> + ientry = container_of(entry, struct inotify_inode_mark_entry, fsn_entry);
> +
> + WARN(1, "inotify closing but id=%d still in idr. Probably leaking memory\n", id); +
> + printk(KERN_WARNING "group=%p entry->group=%p inode=%p wd=%d\n",
> + data, entry->group, entry->inode, ientry->wd);
> BUG();
> return 0;
> }

I suspect you intended to remove the BUG?

Cheers,
FJP
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