Re: [PATCH] cifs: avoid possible NULL dereference

From: Dan Carpenter
Date: Mon Sep 25 2023 - 11:07:54 EST


On Mon, Sep 25, 2023 at 12:52:21PM +0800, Su Hui wrote:
> diff --git a/fs/smb/client/file.c b/fs/smb/client/file.c
> index 2108b3b40ce9..37eed057ded0 100644
> --- a/fs/smb/client/file.c
> +++ b/fs/smb/client/file.c
> @@ -4878,6 +4878,12 @@ void cifs_oplock_break(struct work_struct *work)
> struct cifsFileInfo *cfile = container_of(work, struct cifsFileInfo,
> oplock_break);
> struct inode *inode = d_inode(cfile->dentry);
> +
> + if (!inode) {
> + cifs_dbg(FYI, "%s : failed to find inode\n", __func__);
> + return;
> + }
> +

Are we allowing this in the middle of the declaration block these days?

> struct cifs_sb_info *cifs_sb = CIFS_SB(inode->i_sb);
> struct cifsInodeInfo *cinode = CIFS_I(inode);
> struct cifs_tcon *tcon;


regards,
dan carpenter