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[PATCH 3/7] dm snapshot: fix pending pe ref
Avoid references to 'pe->primary_pe' after freeing 'pe'.

Signed-Off-By: Alasdair G Kergon <agk@redhat.com>
Index: linux-2.6.16-rc1/drivers/md/dm-snap.c
===================================================================
--- linux-2.6.16-rc1.orig/drivers/md/dm-snap.c 2006-02-06 23:18:03.000000000 +0000
+++ linux-2.6.16-rc1/drivers/md/dm-snap.c 2006-02-06 23:18:44.000000000 +0000
@@ -651,6 +651,7 @@ static void __invalidate_snapshot(struct
static void pending_complete(struct pending_exception *pe, int success)
{
struct exception *e;
+ struct pending_exception *primary_pe;
struct dm_snapshot *s = pe->snap;
struct bio *flush = NULL;

@@ -702,18 +703,20 @@ static void pending_complete(struct pend
flush_bios(bio_list_get(&pe->snapshot_bios));

out:
+ primary_pe = pe->primary_pe;
+
/*
* Free the pe if it's not linked to an origin write or if
* it's not itself a primary pe.
*/
- if (!pe->primary_pe || pe->primary_pe != pe)
+ if (!primary_pe || primary_pe != pe)
free_pending_exception(pe);

/*
* Free the primary pe if nothing references it.
*/
- if (pe->primary_pe && !atomic_read(&pe->primary_pe->sibling_count))
- free_pending_exception(pe->primary_pe);
+ if (primary_pe && !atomic_read(&primary_pe->sibling_count))
+ free_pending_exception(primary_pe);

if (flush)
flush_bios(flush);
-
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