Re: [PATCH] fs-writeback: fix NULL pointer dereference in, __mark_inode_dirty

[Torsten Hilbrich]

On 15.03.2011 13:11, Anton Altaparmakov wrote:

> This is already being handled.  It is the same as other bug reports, i.e. the fact that sb->s_bdi is made NULL on device removal and if it happens at the wrong time you then get a NULL pointer dereference.
> 
> Jens Axboe just only yesterday posted an initial patch for this.  Can you please test it and report back if it does indeed cure the problem?
> 
> The patch can be found here for example:
> 
> 	https://lkml.org/lkml/2011/3/14/25
> 

This patch fixes the problem for my test szenario.

	Torsten

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