* [f2fs-dev] [PATCH v2] f2fs: read COW data with the original inode during atomic write
@ 2026-06-15 11:36 ` Mikhail Lobanov
0 siblings, 0 replies; 8+ messages in thread
From: Mikhail Lobanov via Linux-f2fs-devel @ 2026-06-15 11:36 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Jaegeuk Kim, Chao Yu
Cc: lvc-project, m.lobanov, linux-kernel, linux-f2fs-devel,
daehojeong
When updating an atomic-write file, f2fs_write_begin() may read the
previously written data back from the COW inode:
prepare_atomic_write_begin() locates the block in the COW inode and sets
use_cow, and the read bio is then built with the COW inode:
f2fs_submit_page_read(use_cow ? F2FS_I(inode)->cow_inode : inode,
...);
and f2fs_grab_read_bio() decides whether to schedule fs-layer decryption
(STEP_DECRYPT) for the bio based on that inode via
fscrypt_inode_uses_fs_layer_crypto().
However, the folio being filled belongs to the original inode
(folio->mapping->host == inode), and the data stored in the COW block was
encrypted (or left as plaintext) using the original inode's context, not
the COW inode's -- see f2fs_encrypt_one_page(), which keys off
fio->page->mapping->host. fscrypt_decrypt_pagecache_blocks() likewise
operates on folio->mapping->host.
The COW inode is created as a tmpfile in the parent directory and inherits
its encryption policy from there. With test_dummy_encryption the newly
created COW inode gets the dummy policy and becomes encrypted, while a
pre-existing regular file -- created before the policy applied, e.g.
already present in the on-disk image -- stays unencrypted. The read
path then sets STEP_DECRYPT based on the encrypted COW inode and calls
fscrypt_decrypt_pagecache_blocks() on a folio whose host (the unencrypted
original inode) has a NULL ->i_crypt_info, dereferencing it:
Oops: general protection fault, probably for non-canonical address ...
KASAN: null-ptr-deref in range [0x0000000000000008-0x000000000000000f]
RIP: 0010:fscrypt_decrypt_pagecache_blocks+0xa0/0x310
Workqueue: f2fs_post_read_wq f2fs_post_read_work
Call Trace:
fscrypt_decrypt_bio+0x1eb/0x340
f2fs_post_read_work+0xba/0x140
process_one_work+0x91c/0x1a40
worker_thread+0x677/0xe90
kthread+0x2bc/0x3a0
The COW inode is only needed to locate the on-disk block, and that block
address is already resolved into @blkaddr by prepare_atomic_write_begin()
via __find_data_block(cow_inode, ...); f2fs_submit_page_read() then reads
from that physical @blkaddr directly, so the inode argument only selects
the post-read crypto context, not which block is fetched. Reading with
@inode therefore returns the same (latest, not-yet-committed) COW data,
while making both the fs-layer decryption decision and the inline crypto
path use the correct (original inode's) key.
With the COW inode no longer used at the read site, the use_cow flag has no
remaining consumer; drop it from f2fs_write_begin() and
prepare_atomic_write_begin().
Fixes: 591fc34e1f98 ("f2fs: use cow inode data when updating atomic write")
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Mikhail Lobanov <m.lobanov@rosa.ru>
Reviewed-by: Chao Yu <chao@kernel.org>
---
v2: drop the now-unused use_cow flag from f2fs_write_begin() and
prepare_atomic_write_begin() (Chao Yu); no functional change beyond
v1. Carried Chao's Reviewed-by as the cleanup was his request.
Rebased on current mainline (f2fs_submit_page_read() now takes a
fsverity_info argument and returns void).
fs/f2fs/data.c | 17 ++++++++++++-----
1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
diff --git a/fs/f2fs/data.c b/fs/f2fs/data.c
index 8d4f1e75dee3..9016272b68c7 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/data.c
+++ b/fs/f2fs/data.c
@@ -3822,7 +3822,7 @@ static int __reserve_data_block(struct inode *inode, pgoff_t index,
static int prepare_atomic_write_begin(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi,
struct folio *folio, loff_t pos, unsigned int len,
- block_t *blk_addr, bool *node_changed, bool *use_cow)
+ block_t *blk_addr, bool *node_changed)
{
struct inode *inode = folio->mapping->host;
struct inode *cow_inode = F2FS_I(inode)->cow_inode;
@@ -3839,7 +3839,6 @@ static int prepare_atomic_write_begin(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi,
if (err) {
return err;
} else if (*blk_addr != NULL_ADDR) {
- *use_cow = true;
return 0;
}
@@ -3873,7 +3872,6 @@ static int f2fs_write_begin(const struct kiocb *iocb,
struct folio *folio;
pgoff_t index = pos >> PAGE_SHIFT;
bool need_balance = false;
- bool use_cow = false;
block_t blkaddr = NULL_ADDR;
int err = 0;
@@ -3936,7 +3934,7 @@ static int f2fs_write_begin(const struct kiocb *iocb,
if (f2fs_is_atomic_file(inode))
err = prepare_atomic_write_begin(sbi, folio, pos, len,
- &blkaddr, &need_balance, &use_cow);
+ &blkaddr, &need_balance);
else
err = prepare_write_begin(sbi, folio, pos, len,
&blkaddr, &need_balance);
@@ -3976,8 +3974,15 @@ static int f2fs_write_begin(const struct kiocb *iocb,
err = -EFSCORRUPTED;
goto put_folio;
}
- f2fs_submit_page_read(use_cow ? F2FS_I(inode)->cow_inode :
- inode,
+ /*
+ * Although the block may be stored in the COW inode, the folio
+ * belongs to @inode and its data was encrypted (or not) using
+ * @inode's context (see f2fs_encrypt_one_page()). Read with
+ * @inode so the post-read decryption decision matches the
+ * folio's owner; otherwise an unencrypted @inode whose COW inode
+ * is encrypted hits a NULL ->i_crypt_info on decryption.
+ */
+ f2fs_submit_page_read(inode,
NULL, /* can't write to fsverity files */
folio, blkaddr, 0, true);
--
2.34.1
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^ permalink raw reply related [flat|nested] 8+ messages in thread* [PATCH v2] f2fs: read COW data with the original inode during atomic write
@ 2026-06-15 11:36 ` Mikhail Lobanov
0 siblings, 0 replies; 8+ messages in thread
From: Mikhail Lobanov @ 2026-06-15 11:36 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Jaegeuk Kim, Chao Yu
Cc: daehojeong, linux-f2fs-devel, linux-kernel, lvc-project,
niuzhiguo84, m.lobanov
When updating an atomic-write file, f2fs_write_begin() may read the
previously written data back from the COW inode:
prepare_atomic_write_begin() locates the block in the COW inode and sets
use_cow, and the read bio is then built with the COW inode:
f2fs_submit_page_read(use_cow ? F2FS_I(inode)->cow_inode : inode,
...);
and f2fs_grab_read_bio() decides whether to schedule fs-layer decryption
(STEP_DECRYPT) for the bio based on that inode via
fscrypt_inode_uses_fs_layer_crypto().
However, the folio being filled belongs to the original inode
(folio->mapping->host == inode), and the data stored in the COW block was
encrypted (or left as plaintext) using the original inode's context, not
the COW inode's -- see f2fs_encrypt_one_page(), which keys off
fio->page->mapping->host. fscrypt_decrypt_pagecache_blocks() likewise
operates on folio->mapping->host.
The COW inode is created as a tmpfile in the parent directory and inherits
its encryption policy from there. With test_dummy_encryption the newly
created COW inode gets the dummy policy and becomes encrypted, while a
pre-existing regular file -- created before the policy applied, e.g.
already present in the on-disk image -- stays unencrypted. The read
path then sets STEP_DECRYPT based on the encrypted COW inode and calls
fscrypt_decrypt_pagecache_blocks() on a folio whose host (the unencrypted
original inode) has a NULL ->i_crypt_info, dereferencing it:
Oops: general protection fault, probably for non-canonical address ...
KASAN: null-ptr-deref in range [0x0000000000000008-0x000000000000000f]
RIP: 0010:fscrypt_decrypt_pagecache_blocks+0xa0/0x310
Workqueue: f2fs_post_read_wq f2fs_post_read_work
Call Trace:
fscrypt_decrypt_bio+0x1eb/0x340
f2fs_post_read_work+0xba/0x140
process_one_work+0x91c/0x1a40
worker_thread+0x677/0xe90
kthread+0x2bc/0x3a0
The COW inode is only needed to locate the on-disk block, and that block
address is already resolved into @blkaddr by prepare_atomic_write_begin()
via __find_data_block(cow_inode, ...); f2fs_submit_page_read() then reads
from that physical @blkaddr directly, so the inode argument only selects
the post-read crypto context, not which block is fetched. Reading with
@inode therefore returns the same (latest, not-yet-committed) COW data,
while making both the fs-layer decryption decision and the inline crypto
path use the correct (original inode's) key.
With the COW inode no longer used at the read site, the use_cow flag has no
remaining consumer; drop it from f2fs_write_begin() and
prepare_atomic_write_begin().
Fixes: 591fc34e1f98 ("f2fs: use cow inode data when updating atomic write")
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Mikhail Lobanov <m.lobanov@rosa.ru>
Reviewed-by: Chao Yu <chao@kernel.org>
---
v2: drop the now-unused use_cow flag from f2fs_write_begin() and
prepare_atomic_write_begin() (Chao Yu); no functional change beyond
v1. Carried Chao's Reviewed-by as the cleanup was his request.
Rebased on current mainline (f2fs_submit_page_read() now takes a
fsverity_info argument and returns void).
fs/f2fs/data.c | 17 ++++++++++++-----
1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
diff --git a/fs/f2fs/data.c b/fs/f2fs/data.c
index 8d4f1e75dee3..9016272b68c7 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/data.c
+++ b/fs/f2fs/data.c
@@ -3822,7 +3822,7 @@ static int __reserve_data_block(struct inode *inode, pgoff_t index,
static int prepare_atomic_write_begin(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi,
struct folio *folio, loff_t pos, unsigned int len,
- block_t *blk_addr, bool *node_changed, bool *use_cow)
+ block_t *blk_addr, bool *node_changed)
{
struct inode *inode = folio->mapping->host;
struct inode *cow_inode = F2FS_I(inode)->cow_inode;
@@ -3839,7 +3839,6 @@ static int prepare_atomic_write_begin(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi,
if (err) {
return err;
} else if (*blk_addr != NULL_ADDR) {
- *use_cow = true;
return 0;
}
@@ -3873,7 +3872,6 @@ static int f2fs_write_begin(const struct kiocb *iocb,
struct folio *folio;
pgoff_t index = pos >> PAGE_SHIFT;
bool need_balance = false;
- bool use_cow = false;
block_t blkaddr = NULL_ADDR;
int err = 0;
@@ -3936,7 +3934,7 @@ static int f2fs_write_begin(const struct kiocb *iocb,
if (f2fs_is_atomic_file(inode))
err = prepare_atomic_write_begin(sbi, folio, pos, len,
- &blkaddr, &need_balance, &use_cow);
+ &blkaddr, &need_balance);
else
err = prepare_write_begin(sbi, folio, pos, len,
&blkaddr, &need_balance);
@@ -3976,8 +3974,15 @@ static int f2fs_write_begin(const struct kiocb *iocb,
err = -EFSCORRUPTED;
goto put_folio;
}
- f2fs_submit_page_read(use_cow ? F2FS_I(inode)->cow_inode :
- inode,
+ /*
+ * Although the block may be stored in the COW inode, the folio
+ * belongs to @inode and its data was encrypted (or not) using
+ * @inode's context (see f2fs_encrypt_one_page()). Read with
+ * @inode so the post-read decryption decision matches the
+ * folio's owner; otherwise an unencrypted @inode whose COW inode
+ * is encrypted hits a NULL ->i_crypt_info on decryption.
+ */
+ f2fs_submit_page_read(inode,
NULL, /* can't write to fsverity files */
folio, blkaddr, 0, true);
--
2.34.1
^ permalink raw reply related [flat|nested] 8+ messages in thread* Re: [f2fs-dev] [PATCH v2] f2fs: read COW data with the original inode during atomic write
2026-06-15 11:36 ` Mikhail Lobanov
@ 2026-06-15 16:03 ` Jaegeuk Kim
-1 siblings, 0 replies; 8+ messages in thread
From: Jaegeuk Kim via Linux-f2fs-devel @ 2026-06-15 16:03 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Mikhail Lobanov; +Cc: daehojeong, linux-f2fs-devel, lvc-project, linux-kernel
Thanks, I have made further clean-ups. Could you please check this?
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jaegeuk/f2fs.git/commit/?h=dev
On 06/15, Mikhail Lobanov via Linux-f2fs-devel wrote:
> When updating an atomic-write file, f2fs_write_begin() may read the
> previously written data back from the COW inode:
> prepare_atomic_write_begin() locates the block in the COW inode and sets
> use_cow, and the read bio is then built with the COW inode:
>
> f2fs_submit_page_read(use_cow ? F2FS_I(inode)->cow_inode : inode,
> ...);
>
> and f2fs_grab_read_bio() decides whether to schedule fs-layer decryption
> (STEP_DECRYPT) for the bio based on that inode via
> fscrypt_inode_uses_fs_layer_crypto().
>
> However, the folio being filled belongs to the original inode
> (folio->mapping->host == inode), and the data stored in the COW block was
> encrypted (or left as plaintext) using the original inode's context, not
> the COW inode's -- see f2fs_encrypt_one_page(), which keys off
> fio->page->mapping->host. fscrypt_decrypt_pagecache_blocks() likewise
> operates on folio->mapping->host.
>
> The COW inode is created as a tmpfile in the parent directory and inherits
> its encryption policy from there. With test_dummy_encryption the newly
> created COW inode gets the dummy policy and becomes encrypted, while a
> pre-existing regular file -- created before the policy applied, e.g.
> already present in the on-disk image -- stays unencrypted. The read
> path then sets STEP_DECRYPT based on the encrypted COW inode and calls
> fscrypt_decrypt_pagecache_blocks() on a folio whose host (the unencrypted
> original inode) has a NULL ->i_crypt_info, dereferencing it:
>
> Oops: general protection fault, probably for non-canonical address ...
> KASAN: null-ptr-deref in range [0x0000000000000008-0x000000000000000f]
> RIP: 0010:fscrypt_decrypt_pagecache_blocks+0xa0/0x310
> Workqueue: f2fs_post_read_wq f2fs_post_read_work
> Call Trace:
> fscrypt_decrypt_bio+0x1eb/0x340
> f2fs_post_read_work+0xba/0x140
> process_one_work+0x91c/0x1a40
> worker_thread+0x677/0xe90
> kthread+0x2bc/0x3a0
>
> The COW inode is only needed to locate the on-disk block, and that block
> address is already resolved into @blkaddr by prepare_atomic_write_begin()
> via __find_data_block(cow_inode, ...); f2fs_submit_page_read() then reads
> from that physical @blkaddr directly, so the inode argument only selects
> the post-read crypto context, not which block is fetched. Reading with
> @inode therefore returns the same (latest, not-yet-committed) COW data,
> while making both the fs-layer decryption decision and the inline crypto
> path use the correct (original inode's) key.
>
> With the COW inode no longer used at the read site, the use_cow flag has no
> remaining consumer; drop it from f2fs_write_begin() and
> prepare_atomic_write_begin().
>
> Fixes: 591fc34e1f98 ("f2fs: use cow inode data when updating atomic write")
> Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
> Signed-off-by: Mikhail Lobanov <m.lobanov@rosa.ru>
> Reviewed-by: Chao Yu <chao@kernel.org>
> ---
> v2: drop the now-unused use_cow flag from f2fs_write_begin() and
> prepare_atomic_write_begin() (Chao Yu); no functional change beyond
> v1. Carried Chao's Reviewed-by as the cleanup was his request.
> Rebased on current mainline (f2fs_submit_page_read() now takes a
> fsverity_info argument and returns void).
>
> fs/f2fs/data.c | 17 ++++++++++++-----
> 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/fs/f2fs/data.c b/fs/f2fs/data.c
> index 8d4f1e75dee3..9016272b68c7 100644
> --- a/fs/f2fs/data.c
> +++ b/fs/f2fs/data.c
> @@ -3822,7 +3822,7 @@ static int __reserve_data_block(struct inode *inode, pgoff_t index,
>
> static int prepare_atomic_write_begin(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi,
> struct folio *folio, loff_t pos, unsigned int len,
> - block_t *blk_addr, bool *node_changed, bool *use_cow)
> + block_t *blk_addr, bool *node_changed)
> {
> struct inode *inode = folio->mapping->host;
> struct inode *cow_inode = F2FS_I(inode)->cow_inode;
> @@ -3839,7 +3839,6 @@ static int prepare_atomic_write_begin(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi,
> if (err) {
> return err;
> } else if (*blk_addr != NULL_ADDR) {
> - *use_cow = true;
> return 0;
> }
>
> @@ -3873,7 +3872,6 @@ static int f2fs_write_begin(const struct kiocb *iocb,
> struct folio *folio;
> pgoff_t index = pos >> PAGE_SHIFT;
> bool need_balance = false;
> - bool use_cow = false;
> block_t blkaddr = NULL_ADDR;
> int err = 0;
>
> @@ -3936,7 +3934,7 @@ static int f2fs_write_begin(const struct kiocb *iocb,
>
> if (f2fs_is_atomic_file(inode))
> err = prepare_atomic_write_begin(sbi, folio, pos, len,
> - &blkaddr, &need_balance, &use_cow);
> + &blkaddr, &need_balance);
> else
> err = prepare_write_begin(sbi, folio, pos, len,
> &blkaddr, &need_balance);
> @@ -3976,8 +3974,15 @@ static int f2fs_write_begin(const struct kiocb *iocb,
> err = -EFSCORRUPTED;
> goto put_folio;
> }
> - f2fs_submit_page_read(use_cow ? F2FS_I(inode)->cow_inode :
> - inode,
> + /*
> + * Although the block may be stored in the COW inode, the folio
> + * belongs to @inode and its data was encrypted (or not) using
> + * @inode's context (see f2fs_encrypt_one_page()). Read with
> + * @inode so the post-read decryption decision matches the
> + * folio's owner; otherwise an unencrypted @inode whose COW inode
> + * is encrypted hits a NULL ->i_crypt_info on decryption.
> + */
> + f2fs_submit_page_read(inode,
> NULL, /* can't write to fsverity files */
> folio, blkaddr, 0, true);
>
>
> --
> 2.34.1
>
>
>
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@ 2026-06-15 16:03 ` Jaegeuk Kim
0 siblings, 0 replies; 8+ messages in thread
From: Jaegeuk Kim @ 2026-06-15 16:03 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Mikhail Lobanov
Cc: Chao Yu, lvc-project, linux-kernel, linux-f2fs-devel, daehojeong
Thanks, I have made further clean-ups. Could you please check this?
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jaegeuk/f2fs.git/commit/?h=dev
On 06/15, Mikhail Lobanov via Linux-f2fs-devel wrote:
> When updating an atomic-write file, f2fs_write_begin() may read the
> previously written data back from the COW inode:
> prepare_atomic_write_begin() locates the block in the COW inode and sets
> use_cow, and the read bio is then built with the COW inode:
>
> f2fs_submit_page_read(use_cow ? F2FS_I(inode)->cow_inode : inode,
> ...);
>
> and f2fs_grab_read_bio() decides whether to schedule fs-layer decryption
> (STEP_DECRYPT) for the bio based on that inode via
> fscrypt_inode_uses_fs_layer_crypto().
>
> However, the folio being filled belongs to the original inode
> (folio->mapping->host == inode), and the data stored in the COW block was
> encrypted (or left as plaintext) using the original inode's context, not
> the COW inode's -- see f2fs_encrypt_one_page(), which keys off
> fio->page->mapping->host. fscrypt_decrypt_pagecache_blocks() likewise
> operates on folio->mapping->host.
>
> The COW inode is created as a tmpfile in the parent directory and inherits
> its encryption policy from there. With test_dummy_encryption the newly
> created COW inode gets the dummy policy and becomes encrypted, while a
> pre-existing regular file -- created before the policy applied, e.g.
> already present in the on-disk image -- stays unencrypted. The read
> path then sets STEP_DECRYPT based on the encrypted COW inode and calls
> fscrypt_decrypt_pagecache_blocks() on a folio whose host (the unencrypted
> original inode) has a NULL ->i_crypt_info, dereferencing it:
>
> Oops: general protection fault, probably for non-canonical address ...
> KASAN: null-ptr-deref in range [0x0000000000000008-0x000000000000000f]
> RIP: 0010:fscrypt_decrypt_pagecache_blocks+0xa0/0x310
> Workqueue: f2fs_post_read_wq f2fs_post_read_work
> Call Trace:
> fscrypt_decrypt_bio+0x1eb/0x340
> f2fs_post_read_work+0xba/0x140
> process_one_work+0x91c/0x1a40
> worker_thread+0x677/0xe90
> kthread+0x2bc/0x3a0
>
> The COW inode is only needed to locate the on-disk block, and that block
> address is already resolved into @blkaddr by prepare_atomic_write_begin()
> via __find_data_block(cow_inode, ...); f2fs_submit_page_read() then reads
> from that physical @blkaddr directly, so the inode argument only selects
> the post-read crypto context, not which block is fetched. Reading with
> @inode therefore returns the same (latest, not-yet-committed) COW data,
> while making both the fs-layer decryption decision and the inline crypto
> path use the correct (original inode's) key.
>
> With the COW inode no longer used at the read site, the use_cow flag has no
> remaining consumer; drop it from f2fs_write_begin() and
> prepare_atomic_write_begin().
>
> Fixes: 591fc34e1f98 ("f2fs: use cow inode data when updating atomic write")
> Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
> Signed-off-by: Mikhail Lobanov <m.lobanov@rosa.ru>
> Reviewed-by: Chao Yu <chao@kernel.org>
> ---
> v2: drop the now-unused use_cow flag from f2fs_write_begin() and
> prepare_atomic_write_begin() (Chao Yu); no functional change beyond
> v1. Carried Chao's Reviewed-by as the cleanup was his request.
> Rebased on current mainline (f2fs_submit_page_read() now takes a
> fsverity_info argument and returns void).
>
> fs/f2fs/data.c | 17 ++++++++++++-----
> 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/fs/f2fs/data.c b/fs/f2fs/data.c
> index 8d4f1e75dee3..9016272b68c7 100644
> --- a/fs/f2fs/data.c
> +++ b/fs/f2fs/data.c
> @@ -3822,7 +3822,7 @@ static int __reserve_data_block(struct inode *inode, pgoff_t index,
>
> static int prepare_atomic_write_begin(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi,
> struct folio *folio, loff_t pos, unsigned int len,
> - block_t *blk_addr, bool *node_changed, bool *use_cow)
> + block_t *blk_addr, bool *node_changed)
> {
> struct inode *inode = folio->mapping->host;
> struct inode *cow_inode = F2FS_I(inode)->cow_inode;
> @@ -3839,7 +3839,6 @@ static int prepare_atomic_write_begin(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi,
> if (err) {
> return err;
> } else if (*blk_addr != NULL_ADDR) {
> - *use_cow = true;
> return 0;
> }
>
> @@ -3873,7 +3872,6 @@ static int f2fs_write_begin(const struct kiocb *iocb,
> struct folio *folio;
> pgoff_t index = pos >> PAGE_SHIFT;
> bool need_balance = false;
> - bool use_cow = false;
> block_t blkaddr = NULL_ADDR;
> int err = 0;
>
> @@ -3936,7 +3934,7 @@ static int f2fs_write_begin(const struct kiocb *iocb,
>
> if (f2fs_is_atomic_file(inode))
> err = prepare_atomic_write_begin(sbi, folio, pos, len,
> - &blkaddr, &need_balance, &use_cow);
> + &blkaddr, &need_balance);
> else
> err = prepare_write_begin(sbi, folio, pos, len,
> &blkaddr, &need_balance);
> @@ -3976,8 +3974,15 @@ static int f2fs_write_begin(const struct kiocb *iocb,
> err = -EFSCORRUPTED;
> goto put_folio;
> }
> - f2fs_submit_page_read(use_cow ? F2FS_I(inode)->cow_inode :
> - inode,
> + /*
> + * Although the block may be stored in the COW inode, the folio
> + * belongs to @inode and its data was encrypted (or not) using
> + * @inode's context (see f2fs_encrypt_one_page()). Read with
> + * @inode so the post-read decryption decision matches the
> + * folio's owner; otherwise an unencrypted @inode whose COW inode
> + * is encrypted hits a NULL ->i_crypt_info on decryption.
> + */
> + f2fs_submit_page_read(inode,
> NULL, /* can't write to fsverity files */
> folio, blkaddr, 0, true);
>
>
> --
> 2.34.1
>
>
>
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^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 8+ messages in thread* Re: [f2fs-dev] [PATCH v2] f2fs: read COW data with the original inode during atomic write
2026-06-15 16:03 ` Jaegeuk Kim
@ 2026-06-15 16:37 ` Mikhail Lobanov
-1 siblings, 0 replies; 8+ messages in thread
From: Mikhail Lobanov via Linux-f2fs-devel @ 2026-06-15 16:37 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Jaegeuk Kim
Cc: lvc-project, m.lobanov, linux-kernel, linux-f2fs-devel,
daehojeong
Hi Jaegeuk,
Looks good to me, thanks.
Mikhail
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* Re: [f2fs-dev] [PATCH v2] f2fs: read COW data with the original inode during atomic write
2026-06-15 16:03 ` Jaegeuk Kim
@ 2026-06-16 3:01 ` Chao Yu via Linux-f2fs-devel
-1 siblings, 0 replies; 8+ messages in thread
From: Chao Yu @ 2026-06-16 3:01 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Jaegeuk Kim, Mikhail Lobanov
Cc: chao, lvc-project, linux-kernel, linux-f2fs-devel, daehojeong
On 6/16/26 00:03, Jaegeuk Kim wrote:
> Thanks, I have made further clean-ups. Could you please check this?
>
> https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jaegeuk/f2fs.git/commit/?h=dev
The merged one looks good to me.
Reviewed-by: Chao Yu <chao@kernel.org>
Thanks,
>
> On 06/15, Mikhail Lobanov via Linux-f2fs-devel wrote:
>> When updating an atomic-write file, f2fs_write_begin() may read the
>> previously written data back from the COW inode:
>> prepare_atomic_write_begin() locates the block in the COW inode and sets
>> use_cow, and the read bio is then built with the COW inode:
>>
>> f2fs_submit_page_read(use_cow ? F2FS_I(inode)->cow_inode : inode,
>> ...);
>>
>> and f2fs_grab_read_bio() decides whether to schedule fs-layer decryption
>> (STEP_DECRYPT) for the bio based on that inode via
>> fscrypt_inode_uses_fs_layer_crypto().
>>
>> However, the folio being filled belongs to the original inode
>> (folio->mapping->host == inode), and the data stored in the COW block was
>> encrypted (or left as plaintext) using the original inode's context, not
>> the COW inode's -- see f2fs_encrypt_one_page(), which keys off
>> fio->page->mapping->host. fscrypt_decrypt_pagecache_blocks() likewise
>> operates on folio->mapping->host.
>>
>> The COW inode is created as a tmpfile in the parent directory and inherits
>> its encryption policy from there. With test_dummy_encryption the newly
>> created COW inode gets the dummy policy and becomes encrypted, while a
>> pre-existing regular file -- created before the policy applied, e.g.
>> already present in the on-disk image -- stays unencrypted. The read
>> path then sets STEP_DECRYPT based on the encrypted COW inode and calls
>> fscrypt_decrypt_pagecache_blocks() on a folio whose host (the unencrypted
>> original inode) has a NULL ->i_crypt_info, dereferencing it:
>>
>> Oops: general protection fault, probably for non-canonical address ...
>> KASAN: null-ptr-deref in range [0x0000000000000008-0x000000000000000f]
>> RIP: 0010:fscrypt_decrypt_pagecache_blocks+0xa0/0x310
>> Workqueue: f2fs_post_read_wq f2fs_post_read_work
>> Call Trace:
>> fscrypt_decrypt_bio+0x1eb/0x340
>> f2fs_post_read_work+0xba/0x140
>> process_one_work+0x91c/0x1a40
>> worker_thread+0x677/0xe90
>> kthread+0x2bc/0x3a0
>>
>> The COW inode is only needed to locate the on-disk block, and that block
>> address is already resolved into @blkaddr by prepare_atomic_write_begin()
>> via __find_data_block(cow_inode, ...); f2fs_submit_page_read() then reads
>> from that physical @blkaddr directly, so the inode argument only selects
>> the post-read crypto context, not which block is fetched. Reading with
>> @inode therefore returns the same (latest, not-yet-committed) COW data,
>> while making both the fs-layer decryption decision and the inline crypto
>> path use the correct (original inode's) key.
>>
>> With the COW inode no longer used at the read site, the use_cow flag has no
>> remaining consumer; drop it from f2fs_write_begin() and
>> prepare_atomic_write_begin().
>>
>> Fixes: 591fc34e1f98 ("f2fs: use cow inode data when updating atomic write")
>> Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
>> Signed-off-by: Mikhail Lobanov <m.lobanov@rosa.ru>
>> Reviewed-by: Chao Yu <chao@kernel.org>
>> ---
>> v2: drop the now-unused use_cow flag from f2fs_write_begin() and
>> prepare_atomic_write_begin() (Chao Yu); no functional change beyond
>> v1. Carried Chao's Reviewed-by as the cleanup was his request.
>> Rebased on current mainline (f2fs_submit_page_read() now takes a
>> fsverity_info argument and returns void).
>>
>> fs/f2fs/data.c | 17 ++++++++++++-----
>> 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/fs/f2fs/data.c b/fs/f2fs/data.c
>> index 8d4f1e75dee3..9016272b68c7 100644
>> --- a/fs/f2fs/data.c
>> +++ b/fs/f2fs/data.c
>> @@ -3822,7 +3822,7 @@ static int __reserve_data_block(struct inode *inode, pgoff_t index,
>>
>> static int prepare_atomic_write_begin(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi,
>> struct folio *folio, loff_t pos, unsigned int len,
>> - block_t *blk_addr, bool *node_changed, bool *use_cow)
>> + block_t *blk_addr, bool *node_changed)
>> {
>> struct inode *inode = folio->mapping->host;
>> struct inode *cow_inode = F2FS_I(inode)->cow_inode;
>> @@ -3839,7 +3839,6 @@ static int prepare_atomic_write_begin(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi,
>> if (err) {
>> return err;
>> } else if (*blk_addr != NULL_ADDR) {
>> - *use_cow = true;
>> return 0;
>> }
>>
>> @@ -3873,7 +3872,6 @@ static int f2fs_write_begin(const struct kiocb *iocb,
>> struct folio *folio;
>> pgoff_t index = pos >> PAGE_SHIFT;
>> bool need_balance = false;
>> - bool use_cow = false;
>> block_t blkaddr = NULL_ADDR;
>> int err = 0;
>>
>> @@ -3936,7 +3934,7 @@ static int f2fs_write_begin(const struct kiocb *iocb,
>>
>> if (f2fs_is_atomic_file(inode))
>> err = prepare_atomic_write_begin(sbi, folio, pos, len,
>> - &blkaddr, &need_balance, &use_cow);
>> + &blkaddr, &need_balance);
>> else
>> err = prepare_write_begin(sbi, folio, pos, len,
>> &blkaddr, &need_balance);
>> @@ -3976,8 +3974,15 @@ static int f2fs_write_begin(const struct kiocb *iocb,
>> err = -EFSCORRUPTED;
>> goto put_folio;
>> }
>> - f2fs_submit_page_read(use_cow ? F2FS_I(inode)->cow_inode :
>> - inode,
>> + /*
>> + * Although the block may be stored in the COW inode, the folio
>> + * belongs to @inode and its data was encrypted (or not) using
>> + * @inode's context (see f2fs_encrypt_one_page()). Read with
>> + * @inode so the post-read decryption decision matches the
>> + * folio's owner; otherwise an unencrypted @inode whose COW inode
>> + * is encrypted hits a NULL ->i_crypt_info on decryption.
>> + */
>> + f2fs_submit_page_read(inode,
>> NULL, /* can't write to fsverity files */
>> folio, blkaddr, 0, true);
>>
>>
>> --
>> 2.34.1
>>
>>
>>
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^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 8+ messages in thread* Re: [f2fs-dev] [PATCH v2] f2fs: read COW data with the original inode during atomic write
@ 2026-06-16 3:01 ` Chao Yu via Linux-f2fs-devel
0 siblings, 0 replies; 8+ messages in thread
From: Chao Yu via Linux-f2fs-devel @ 2026-06-16 3:01 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Jaegeuk Kim, Mikhail Lobanov
Cc: daehojeong, linux-f2fs-devel, lvc-project, linux-kernel
On 6/16/26 00:03, Jaegeuk Kim wrote:
> Thanks, I have made further clean-ups. Could you please check this?
>
> https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jaegeuk/f2fs.git/commit/?h=dev
The merged one looks good to me.
Reviewed-by: Chao Yu <chao@kernel.org>
Thanks,
>
> On 06/15, Mikhail Lobanov via Linux-f2fs-devel wrote:
>> When updating an atomic-write file, f2fs_write_begin() may read the
>> previously written data back from the COW inode:
>> prepare_atomic_write_begin() locates the block in the COW inode and sets
>> use_cow, and the read bio is then built with the COW inode:
>>
>> f2fs_submit_page_read(use_cow ? F2FS_I(inode)->cow_inode : inode,
>> ...);
>>
>> and f2fs_grab_read_bio() decides whether to schedule fs-layer decryption
>> (STEP_DECRYPT) for the bio based on that inode via
>> fscrypt_inode_uses_fs_layer_crypto().
>>
>> However, the folio being filled belongs to the original inode
>> (folio->mapping->host == inode), and the data stored in the COW block was
>> encrypted (or left as plaintext) using the original inode's context, not
>> the COW inode's -- see f2fs_encrypt_one_page(), which keys off
>> fio->page->mapping->host. fscrypt_decrypt_pagecache_blocks() likewise
>> operates on folio->mapping->host.
>>
>> The COW inode is created as a tmpfile in the parent directory and inherits
>> its encryption policy from there. With test_dummy_encryption the newly
>> created COW inode gets the dummy policy and becomes encrypted, while a
>> pre-existing regular file -- created before the policy applied, e.g.
>> already present in the on-disk image -- stays unencrypted. The read
>> path then sets STEP_DECRYPT based on the encrypted COW inode and calls
>> fscrypt_decrypt_pagecache_blocks() on a folio whose host (the unencrypted
>> original inode) has a NULL ->i_crypt_info, dereferencing it:
>>
>> Oops: general protection fault, probably for non-canonical address ...
>> KASAN: null-ptr-deref in range [0x0000000000000008-0x000000000000000f]
>> RIP: 0010:fscrypt_decrypt_pagecache_blocks+0xa0/0x310
>> Workqueue: f2fs_post_read_wq f2fs_post_read_work
>> Call Trace:
>> fscrypt_decrypt_bio+0x1eb/0x340
>> f2fs_post_read_work+0xba/0x140
>> process_one_work+0x91c/0x1a40
>> worker_thread+0x677/0xe90
>> kthread+0x2bc/0x3a0
>>
>> The COW inode is only needed to locate the on-disk block, and that block
>> address is already resolved into @blkaddr by prepare_atomic_write_begin()
>> via __find_data_block(cow_inode, ...); f2fs_submit_page_read() then reads
>> from that physical @blkaddr directly, so the inode argument only selects
>> the post-read crypto context, not which block is fetched. Reading with
>> @inode therefore returns the same (latest, not-yet-committed) COW data,
>> while making both the fs-layer decryption decision and the inline crypto
>> path use the correct (original inode's) key.
>>
>> With the COW inode no longer used at the read site, the use_cow flag has no
>> remaining consumer; drop it from f2fs_write_begin() and
>> prepare_atomic_write_begin().
>>
>> Fixes: 591fc34e1f98 ("f2fs: use cow inode data when updating atomic write")
>> Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
>> Signed-off-by: Mikhail Lobanov <m.lobanov@rosa.ru>
>> Reviewed-by: Chao Yu <chao@kernel.org>
>> ---
>> v2: drop the now-unused use_cow flag from f2fs_write_begin() and
>> prepare_atomic_write_begin() (Chao Yu); no functional change beyond
>> v1. Carried Chao's Reviewed-by as the cleanup was his request.
>> Rebased on current mainline (f2fs_submit_page_read() now takes a
>> fsverity_info argument and returns void).
>>
>> fs/f2fs/data.c | 17 ++++++++++++-----
>> 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/fs/f2fs/data.c b/fs/f2fs/data.c
>> index 8d4f1e75dee3..9016272b68c7 100644
>> --- a/fs/f2fs/data.c
>> +++ b/fs/f2fs/data.c
>> @@ -3822,7 +3822,7 @@ static int __reserve_data_block(struct inode *inode, pgoff_t index,
>>
>> static int prepare_atomic_write_begin(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi,
>> struct folio *folio, loff_t pos, unsigned int len,
>> - block_t *blk_addr, bool *node_changed, bool *use_cow)
>> + block_t *blk_addr, bool *node_changed)
>> {
>> struct inode *inode = folio->mapping->host;
>> struct inode *cow_inode = F2FS_I(inode)->cow_inode;
>> @@ -3839,7 +3839,6 @@ static int prepare_atomic_write_begin(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi,
>> if (err) {
>> return err;
>> } else if (*blk_addr != NULL_ADDR) {
>> - *use_cow = true;
>> return 0;
>> }
>>
>> @@ -3873,7 +3872,6 @@ static int f2fs_write_begin(const struct kiocb *iocb,
>> struct folio *folio;
>> pgoff_t index = pos >> PAGE_SHIFT;
>> bool need_balance = false;
>> - bool use_cow = false;
>> block_t blkaddr = NULL_ADDR;
>> int err = 0;
>>
>> @@ -3936,7 +3934,7 @@ static int f2fs_write_begin(const struct kiocb *iocb,
>>
>> if (f2fs_is_atomic_file(inode))
>> err = prepare_atomic_write_begin(sbi, folio, pos, len,
>> - &blkaddr, &need_balance, &use_cow);
>> + &blkaddr, &need_balance);
>> else
>> err = prepare_write_begin(sbi, folio, pos, len,
>> &blkaddr, &need_balance);
>> @@ -3976,8 +3974,15 @@ static int f2fs_write_begin(const struct kiocb *iocb,
>> err = -EFSCORRUPTED;
>> goto put_folio;
>> }
>> - f2fs_submit_page_read(use_cow ? F2FS_I(inode)->cow_inode :
>> - inode,
>> + /*
>> + * Although the block may be stored in the COW inode, the folio
>> + * belongs to @inode and its data was encrypted (or not) using
>> + * @inode's context (see f2fs_encrypt_one_page()). Read with
>> + * @inode so the post-read decryption decision matches the
>> + * folio's owner; otherwise an unencrypted @inode whose COW inode
>> + * is encrypted hits a NULL ->i_crypt_info on decryption.
>> + */
>> + f2fs_submit_page_read(inode,
>> NULL, /* can't write to fsverity files */
>> folio, blkaddr, 0, true);
>>
>>
>> --
>> 2.34.1
>>
>>
>>
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