1 files changed, 9 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/block/nbd.c b/drivers/block/nbd.c
index 34f80fa6fed1..8299e2d3b611 100644
--- a/drivers/block/nbd.c
+++ b/drivers/block/nbd.c
@@ -549,6 +549,15 @@ static void do_nbd_request(struct request_queue * q)
 
                 BUG_ON(lo->magic != LO_MAGIC);
 
+                if (unlikely(!lo->sock)) {
+                        printk(KERN_ERR "%s: Attempted send on closed socket\n",
+                                lo->disk->disk_name);
+                        req->errors++;
+                        nbd_end_request(req);
+                        spin_lock_irq(q->queue_lock);
+                        continue;
+                }
+
                 spin_lock_irq(&lo->queue_lock);
                 list_add_tail(&req->queuelist, &lo->waiting_queue);
                 spin_unlock_irq(&lo->queue_lock);