Re: ext4_file_open: Inconsistent encryption contexts (commit ff978b09f973) breaking Docker

[Miklos Szeredi <miklos@szeredi.hu>]

On Mon, Mar 14, 2016 at 05:47:14PM +1100, Daniel Axtens wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> To make sure I wasn't crazy, I installed a mainline kernel on my x86 laptop.
> 
> It also doesn't work there, but I do get a far more detailed set of
> backtraces, which I've added below. It also means it's not powerpc
> specific, which should help in debugging it.

Hi Daniel,

Could you please try the below patch?

It's actually three patches rolled into one:

1) ext4: use dget_parent() in ext4_file_open()

   Even with dget_parent() we don't hold i_mutex on directory and so the file
   could be moved in the mean time.  Not sure if it's a problem.  Ted?

2) vfs: add file_dentry()

   Posted here:
      http://marc.info/?l=linux-fsdevel&m=145745197615687&w=2

3) ext4: use file_dentry()

   s/\([a-z_]*\)->f_path\.dentry/file_dentry(\1)/

Thanks,
Miklos


diff --git a/fs/ext4/file.c b/fs/ext4/file.c
index 4cd318f31cbe..38847f38b34a 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/file.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/file.c
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ static int ext4_file_open(struct inode * inode, struct file * filp)
 	struct super_block *sb = inode->i_sb;
 	struct ext4_sb_info *sbi = EXT4_SB(inode->i_sb);
 	struct vfsmount *mnt = filp->f_path.mnt;
-	struct inode *dir = filp->f_path.dentry->d_parent->d_inode;
+	struct dentry *dir;
 	struct path path;
 	char buf[64], *cp;
 	int ret;
@@ -379,14 +379,18 @@ static int ext4_file_open(struct inode * inode, struct file * filp)
 		if (ext4_encryption_info(inode) == NULL)
 			return -ENOKEY;
 	}
-	if (ext4_encrypted_inode(dir) &&
-	    !ext4_is_child_context_consistent_with_parent(dir, inode)) {
+
+	dir = dget_parent(file_dentry(filp));
+	if (ext4_encrypted_inode(d_inode(dir)) &&
+	    !ext4_is_child_context_consistent_with_parent(d_inode(dir), inode)) {
 		ext4_warning(inode->i_sb,
 			     "Inconsistent encryption contexts: %lu/%lu\n",
-			     (unsigned long) dir->i_ino,
+			     (unsigned long) d_inode(dir)->i_ino,
 			     (unsigned long) inode->i_ino);
+		dput(dir);
 		return -EPERM;
 	}
+	dput(dir);
 	/*
 	 * Set up the jbd2_inode if we are opening the inode for
 	 * writing and the journal is present
diff --git a/fs/open.c b/fs/open.c
index 55bdc75e2172..6326c11eda78 100644
--- a/fs/open.c
+++ b/fs/open.c
@@ -831,6 +831,17 @@ char *file_path(struct file *filp, char *buf, int buflen)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(file_path);
 
+struct dentry *file_dentry(const struct file *file)
+{
+	struct dentry *dentry = file->f_path.dentry;
+
+	if (likely(d_inode(dentry) == file_inode(file)))
+		return dentry;
+	else
+		return dentry->d_op->d_native_dentry(dentry, file_inode(file));
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(file_dentry);
+
 /**
  * vfs_open - open the file at the given path
  * @path: path to open
diff --git a/fs/overlayfs/super.c b/fs/overlayfs/super.c
index 619ad4b016d2..5142aa2034c4 100644
--- a/fs/overlayfs/super.c
+++ b/fs/overlayfs/super.c
@@ -336,14 +336,30 @@ static int ovl_dentry_weak_revalidate(struct dentry *dentry, unsigned int flags)
 	return ret;
 }
 
+static struct dentry *ovl_d_native_dentry(struct dentry *dentry,
+					 struct inode *inode)
+{
+	struct ovl_entry *oe = dentry->d_fsdata;
+	struct dentry *realentry = ovl_upperdentry_dereference(oe);
+
+	if (realentry && inode == d_inode(realentry))
+		return realentry;
+	realentry = __ovl_dentry_lower(oe);
+	if (realentry && inode == d_inode(realentry))
+		return realentry;
+	BUG();
+}
+
 static const struct dentry_operations ovl_dentry_operations = {
 	.d_release = ovl_dentry_release,
 	.d_select_inode = ovl_d_select_inode,
+	.d_native_dentry = ovl_d_native_dentry,
 };
 
 static const struct dentry_operations ovl_reval_dentry_operations = {
 	.d_release = ovl_dentry_release,
 	.d_select_inode = ovl_d_select_inode,
+	.d_native_dentry = ovl_d_native_dentry,
 	.d_revalidate = ovl_dentry_revalidate,
 	.d_weak_revalidate = ovl_dentry_weak_revalidate,
 };
diff --git a/include/linux/dcache.h b/include/linux/dcache.h
index c4b5f4b3f8f8..99ecb6de636c 100644
--- a/include/linux/dcache.h
+++ b/include/linux/dcache.h
@@ -161,6 +161,7 @@ struct dentry_operations {
 	struct vfsmount *(*d_automount)(struct path *);
 	int (*d_manage)(struct dentry *, bool);
 	struct inode *(*d_select_inode)(struct dentry *, unsigned);
+	struct dentry *(*d_native_dentry)(struct dentry *, struct inode *);
 } ____cacheline_aligned;
 
 /*
diff --git a/include/linux/fs.h b/include/linux/fs.h
index ae681002100a..1091d9f43271 100644
--- a/include/linux/fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/fs.h
@@ -1234,6 +1234,8 @@ static inline struct inode *file_inode(const struct file *f)
 	return f->f_inode;
 }
 
+extern struct dentry *file_dentry(const struct file *file);
+
 static inline int locks_lock_file_wait(struct file *filp, struct file_lock *fl)
 {
 	return locks_lock_inode_wait(file_inode(filp), fl);