netfs_prepare_read_iterator() batches readahead folios in put_batch so that the folio references can be dropped after the I/O iterator has been prepared. If rolling_buffer_load_from_ra() fails after earlier folios have been batched, the function returns immediately and leaves those references held. Release the batch before returning the error. Signed-off-by: Yichong Chen --- fs/netfs/buffered_read.c | 4 +++- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/fs/netfs/buffered_read.c b/fs/netfs/buffered_read.c index 76d0f6a29aba..68534cef37cd 100644 --- a/fs/netfs/buffered_read.c +++ b/fs/netfs/buffered_read.c @@ -102,8 +102,10 @@ static ssize_t netfs_prepare_read_iterator(struct netfs_io_subrequest *subreq, added = rolling_buffer_load_from_ra(&rreq->buffer, ractl, &put_batch); - if (added < 0) + if (added < 0) { + folio_batch_release(&put_batch); return added; + } rreq->submitted += added; } folio_batch_release(&put_batch); -- 2.51.0