commit fc20c523211a38b87fc850a959cb2149e4fd64b0 upstream cifs: fixes for get_inode_info requesting backport to 6.8.x, 6.6.x, 6.5.x and 6.1.x
This patch fixes memory leaks, adds error checking, and performs some important code modifications to the changes introduced by patch 2 of this patch series: https://lore.kernel.org/stable/CAFTVevX6=4qFo6nwV14sCnfPRO9yb9q+YsP3XPaHMsP0... commit ffceb7640cbfe6ea60e7769e107451d63a2fe3d3 (smb: client: do not defer close open handles to deleted files)
This patch and the three patches in the mails that precede this are related and fix an important customer reported bug on the linux smb client (explained in the mail for patch 1). Patches 2, 3 and 4 are meant to fix whatever regressions were introduced/exposed by patch 1. The patches have to be applied in the mentioned order and should be backported together.
Patch 1: https://lore.kernel.org/stable/CAFTVevWEnEDAQbw59N-R03ppFgqa3qwTySfn61-+T4Vo... Patch 2: https://lore.kernel.org/stable/CAFTVevX6=4qFo6nwV14sCnfPRO9yb9q+YsP3XPaHMsP0... Patch 3: https://lore.kernel.org/stable/CAFTVevX6Yzjm40EoGZzex6G-f3T-YNG2CZMAuy=fBSwx... Patch 4: The current patch
Thanks Meetakshi