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* [PATCH] block: add NULL argument check to bioset_free()
@ 2017-10-02  7:06 Tobin C. Harding
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From: Tobin C. Harding @ 2017-10-02  7:06 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Jens Axboe; +Cc: Tobin C. Harding, linux-block, linux-kernel

Currently bioset_free() will oops if passed a NULL argument. Other
kernel 'free' functions typically check for NULL arguments and
return. The rule of least surprise dictates that bioset_free() should
behave safely even if passed a NULL argument.

Add NULL argument check to bioset_free().

Signed-off-by: Tobin C. Harding <me@tobin.cc>
---

 block/bio.c | 3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/block/bio.c b/block/bio.c
index b38e962..780aecc 100644
--- a/block/bio.c
+++ b/block/bio.c
@@ -1925,6 +1925,9 @@ mempool_t *biovec_create_pool(int pool_entries)
 
 void bioset_free(struct bio_set *bs)
 {
+	if (unlikely(!bs))
+		return;
+
 	if (bs->rescue_workqueue)
 		destroy_workqueue(bs->rescue_workqueue);
 
-- 
2.7.4

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