On 14.11.2013, at 16.48, Bodo Stroesser <[email protected]> wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> in st_probe(), st.c I stumbled across what I'd call a minor problem.
> 
> So I'd like to suggest the following patch.
> 
> Best Regards,
> Bodo
> 
> P.S.: Please CC me, I'm not on the list.
> 
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> 
> From: Bodo Stroesser <[email protected]>
> Date: Thu, 14 Nov 2013 14:35:00 +0100
> Subject: [PATCH] sg: fix blk_get_queue usage
> 
> If blk_queue_get() in st_probe fails, disk->queue must not
> be set to SDp->request_queue, as that would result in
> put_disk() dropping a not taken reference.
> 
> Thus, disk->queue should be set only after a successful
> blk_queue_get().
> 
> Signed-off-by: Bodo Stroesser <[email protected]>
> 
> ---
> 
> --- a/drivers/scsi/st.c       2013-11-14 14:10:40.000000000 +0100
> +++ b/drivers/scsi/st.c       2013-11-14 14:10:57.000000000 +0100
> @@ -4107,11 +4107,11 @@
>       kref_init(&tpnt->kref);
>       tpnt->disk = disk;
>       disk->private_data = &tpnt->driver;
> -     disk->queue = SDp->request_queue;
>       /* SCSI tape doesn't register this gendisk via add_disk().  Manually
>        * take queue reference that release_disk() expects. */

With this patch, blk_get_queue() is not called with the correct argument.
Maybe change the call to blk_get_queue(SDp->request_queue) ?

>       if (blk_get_queue(disk->queue))
>               goto out_put_disk;
> +     disk->queue = SDp->request_queue;
>       tpnt->driver = &st_template;
> 
>       tpnt->device = SDp--
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Thanks,
Kai

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