[dpdk-dev] [PATCH] vhost: Fix `struct file' leakage in `eventfd_link'

[Pavel Boldin <pboldin@mirantis.com>]

Due to increased `struct file's reference counter subsequent call
to `filp_close' does not free the `struct file'. Prepend `fput' call
to decrease the reference counter.

Signed-off-by: Pavel Boldin <pboldin@mirantis.com>
---
 lib/librte_vhost/eventfd_link/eventfd_link.c | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/lib/librte_vhost/eventfd_link/eventfd_link.c b/lib/librte_vhost/eventfd_link/eventfd_link.c
index 7755dd6..62c45c8 100644
--- a/lib/librte_vhost/eventfd_link/eventfd_link.c
+++ b/lib/librte_vhost/eventfd_link/eventfd_link.c
@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@ eventfd_link_ioctl(struct file *f, unsigned int ioctl, unsigned long arg)
 		 * Release the existing eventfd in the source process
 		 */
 		spin_lock(&files->file_lock);
+		fput(file);
 		filp_close(file, files);
 		fdt = files_fdtable(files);
 		fdt->fd[eventfd_copy.source_fd] = NULL;
-- 
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