[PATCH] hugepages: close fd on error path in __get_thp_mode
Shamil Abdulaev
ashamil435@gmail.com
Thu Apr 30 12:19:45 GMT 2026
H.J. Lu <hjl.tools@gmail.com>:
> On Thu, Apr 30, 2026 at 7:38 AM Shamil Abdulaev <ashamil435@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > If __read_nocancel fails or overflows the buffer, the function returned
> > without closing the /sys/kernel/mm/transparent_hugepage/enabled fd.
> >
> > Found while investigating BZ #34083.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Shamil Abdulaev <ashamil435@gmail.com>
> > ---
> > sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/hugepages.c | 2 +-
> > 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/hugepages.c
> b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/hugepages.c
> > index 707a75c2a2..46e05151a3 100644
> > --- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/hugepages.c
> > +++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/hugepages.c
> > @@ -61,10 +61,10 @@ __get_thp_mode (void)
> >
> > char str[sizeof(mode_always)];
> > ssize_t s = __read_nocancel (fd, str, sizeof (str));
> > + __close_nocancel (fd);
> > if (s >= sizeof str || s < 0)
> > return thp_mode_not_supported;
> > str[s] = '\0';
> > - __close_nocancel (fd);
> >
> > if (s == sizeof (mode_always) - 1)
> > {
> > --
> > 2.54.0
> >
>
> LGTM.
>
> Reviewed-by: H.J. Lu <hjl.tools@gmail.com>
>
> Thanks.
>
> --
> H.J.
>
Thanks for the review!
I don't have commit access to glibc -- could you push this on my behalf
when convenient? Happy to rebase or address anything if needed.
Thanks,
Shamil
>
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