@@ -4262,12 +4262,13 @@ static int io_req_defer(struct io_kiocb *req, const struct io_uring_sqe *sqe)
if (!req_need_defer(req) && list_empty_careful(&ctx->defer_list))
return 0;
- if (!req->io && io_alloc_async_ctx(req))
- return -EAGAIN;
-
- ret = io_req_defer_prep(req, sqe);
- if (ret < 0)
- return ret;
+ if (!req->io) {
+ if (io_alloc_async_ctx(req))
+ return -EAGAIN;
+ ret = io_req_defer_prep(req, sqe);
+ if (ret < 0)
+ return ret;
+ }
spin_lock_irq(&ctx->completion_lock);
if (!req_need_defer(req) && list_empty(&ctx->defer_list)) {