ext4: Fix memory leak of journal buffer if block is updated multiple times

If the same block is updated multiple times in a row during a single
file system operation, gd_index is decremented to use the same journal
entry again. Avoid loosing the already allocated buffer.

Signed-off-by: Stefan Brüns <stefan.bruens@rwth-aachen.de>
master
Stefan Brüns 8 years ago committed by Tom Rini
parent de9e831675
commit b1edcf0d80
  1. 6
      fs/ext4/ext4_journal.c

@ -190,7 +190,11 @@ int ext4fs_put_metadata(char *metadata_buffer, uint32_t blknr)
printf("Invalid input arguments %s\n", __func__);
return -EINVAL;
}
dirty_block_ptr[gd_index]->buf = zalloc(fs->blksz);
if (dirty_block_ptr[gd_index]->buf)
assert(dirty_block_ptr[gd_index]->blknr == blknr);
else
dirty_block_ptr[gd_index]->buf = zalloc(fs->blksz);
if (!dirty_block_ptr[gd_index]->buf)
return -ENOMEM;
memcpy(dirty_block_ptr[gd_index]->buf, metadata_buffer, fs->blksz);

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