[PATCH] btrfs: fix zoned sub_group leak on space_info sysfs failure
From: Guangshuo Li
Date: Thu Jun 04 2026 - 08:26:48 EST
On zoned filesystems, create_space_info() creates a space_info sub_group
before registering the parent space_info in sysfs.
If the sub_group registration succeeds but the parent
btrfs_sysfs_add_space_info_type() call fails, the parent space_info is
released through its kobject release path, but the already published
sub_group is left behind. The sub_group also keeps its logical parent
pointer, which then points at freed memory.
Remember the created sub_group before registering the parent and remove it
when parent sysfs registration fails. Cache the sub_group pointer before
calling btrfs_sysfs_add_space_info_type(), as that helper may already have
put and released the parent on failure.
Fixes: f92ee31e031c7 ("btrfs: introduce btrfs_space_info sub-group")
Signed-off-by: Guangshuo Li <lgs201920130244@xxxxxxxxx>
---
fs/btrfs/space-info.c | 7 ++++++-
1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/space-info.c b/fs/btrfs/space-info.c
index f0436eea1544..03659dfcb830 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/space-info.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/space-info.c
@@ -296,6 +296,7 @@ static int create_space_info(struct btrfs_fs_info *info, u64 flags)
{
struct btrfs_space_info *space_info;
+ struct btrfs_space_info *sub_group = NULL;
int ret = 0;
space_info = kzalloc_obj(*space_info, GFP_NOFS);
@@ -316,11 +317,15 @@ static int create_space_info(struct btrfs_fs_info *info, u64 flags)
if (ret)
goto out_free;
+ sub_group = space_info->sub_group[0];
}
ret = btrfs_sysfs_add_space_info_type(space_info);
- if (ret)
+ if (ret) {
+ if (sub_group)
+ btrfs_sysfs_remove_space_info(sub_group);
return ret;
+ }
list_add(&space_info->list, &info->space_info);
if (flags & BTRFS_BLOCK_GROUP_DATA)
--
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