Users of jffs2_do_reserve_space() expect they still held
erase_completion_lock after call to it. But there is a path
where jffs2_do_reserve_space() leaves erase_completion_lock unlocked.
The patch fixes it.
Found by Linux Driver Verification project (linuxtesting.org).

Signed-off-by: Alexey Khoroshilov <khoroshi...@ispras.ru>
---
 fs/jffs2/nodemgmt.c |    6 ++++--
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/fs/jffs2/nodemgmt.c b/fs/jffs2/nodemgmt.c
index 0c96eb5..0331072 100644
--- a/fs/jffs2/nodemgmt.c
+++ b/fs/jffs2/nodemgmt.c
@@ -417,14 +417,16 @@ static int jffs2_do_reserve_space(struct jffs2_sb_info 
*c, uint32_t minsize,
                        spin_unlock(&c->erase_completion_lock);
 
                        ret = jffs2_prealloc_raw_node_refs(c, jeb, 1);
-                       if (ret)
-                               return ret;
+
                        /* Just lock it again and continue. Nothing much can 
change because
                           we hold c->alloc_sem anyway. In fact, it's not 
entirely clear why
                           we hold c->erase_completion_lock in the majority of 
this function...
                           but that's a question for another (more 
caffeine-rich) day. */
                        spin_lock(&c->erase_completion_lock);
 
+                       if (ret)
+                               return ret;
+
                        waste = jeb->free_size;
                        jffs2_link_node_ref(c, jeb,
                                            (jeb->offset + c->sector_size - 
waste) | REF_OBSOLETE,
-- 
1.7.9.5

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