From: sashiko-bot@kernel.org
To: "Christian Brauner" <brauner@kernel.org>
Cc: linux-ext4@vger.kernel.org, tytso@mit.edu,
"Mark Fasheh" <mark@fasheh.com>,
"Joel Becker" <jlbec@evilplan.org>,
"Joseph Qi" <joseph.qi@linux.alibaba.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 27/34] efivarfs: stop using SB_RDONLY for read-only efivar ops
Date: Fri, 30 Oct 2026 16:10:11 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <sashiko-outbox-191246@kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20261029-work-fs-sb_rdonly-v2-27-2f44f64f0b66@kernel.org>
> Since commit 94f7f6182c72 ("efivarfs: automatically update super block
> flag") efivarfs_ops_notifier() sets or clears SB_RDONLY whenever the
> efivar ops switch between ops that can and ops that can't set variables,
> e.g. when tee_stmm_efi is probed or removed. It does that at any time
> without holding s_umount. efivarfs is frozen on every suspend and if the
> ops switch while it's frozen thaw_super() either leaves the s_writers
> rwsems locked or releases rwsems nobody holds.
>
> So keep the state in efivarfs. The notifier sets and clears a new
> EFIVARFS_OPS_RDONLY flag instead and efivarfs_fill_super() initializes
> it under efivar_lock() so a switch can't slip in. fill_super doesn't set
> SB_RDONLY either. systemd mounts efivarfs before tee_stmm_efi is loaded
> and the mount has to become writable then. create, unlink, setattr,
> fileattr_set, write and opening for write fail with EROFS while the flag
> is set. Like the SB_RDONLY check this runs without efivars_lock so a
> write racing with a switch can still call a NULL ->set_variable. That's
> not new.
>
> efivarfs_reconfigure() only refuses a remount from read-only to
> read-write while the flag is set and returns EROFS. It used to refuse
> every remount without "ro" which would break option-only remounts.
>
> With read-only ops efivarfs is mounted "rw" now. statfs() doesn't report
> ST_RDONLY anymore and access(W_OK) succeeds.
>
> Fixes: 94f7f6182c72 ("efivarfs: automatically update super block flag")
> Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
> Signed-off-by: Christian Brauner (Amutable) <brauner@kernel.org>
Sashiko has reviewed this patch and found no issues.
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-10-30 16:10 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 72+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-10-29 16:06 [PATCH v2 00/34] fs: don't set SB_RDONLY after filesystem errors Christian Brauner
2026-10-29 16:06 ` [PATCH v2 01/34] ecryptfs: don't leak the inode when a lookup can't open the lower file Christian Brauner
2026-10-30 16:09 ` sashiko-bot
2026-10-29 16:06 ` [PATCH v2 02/34] ecryptfs: fall back to a read-only " Christian Brauner
2026-10-30 16:09 ` sashiko-bot
2026-10-29 16:06 ` [PATCH v2 03/34] fs: add a generic emergency read-only state Christian Brauner
2026-10-30 16:09 ` sashiko-bot
2026-10-29 16:06 ` [PATCH v2 04/34] ext2: don't set SB_RDONLY after filesystem errors Christian Brauner
2026-10-30 16:09 ` sashiko-bot
2026-10-29 16:06 ` [PATCH v2 05/34] jfs: " Christian Brauner
2026-10-30 16:09 ` sashiko-bot
2026-10-29 16:06 ` [PATCH v2 06/34] nilfs2: " Christian Brauner
2026-10-30 16:09 ` sashiko-bot
2026-10-29 16:06 ` [PATCH v2 07/34] fat: " Christian Brauner
2026-10-30 16:09 ` sashiko-bot
2026-10-29 16:06 ` [PATCH v2 08/34] exfat: keep the current mount options on remount Christian Brauner
2026-10-30 16:09 ` sashiko-bot
2026-10-29 16:07 ` [PATCH v2 09/34] exfat: don't set SB_RDONLY after filesystem errors Christian Brauner
2026-10-30 16:09 ` sashiko-bot
2026-10-29 16:07 ` [PATCH v2 10/34] exfat: use the generic emergency read-only state Christian Brauner
2026-10-30 16:09 ` sashiko-bot
2026-10-29 16:07 ` [PATCH v2 11/34] hfs: don't set SB_RDONLY after MDB write errors Christian Brauner
2026-10-30 16:09 ` sashiko-bot
2026-10-29 16:07 ` [PATCH v2 12/34] hfs: use the generic emergency read-only state Christian Brauner
2026-10-30 16:09 ` sashiko-bot
2026-10-29 16:07 ` [PATCH v2 13/34] hfsplus: don't set SB_RDONLY when creating the attributes tree Christian Brauner
2026-10-30 16:09 ` sashiko-bot
2026-10-29 16:07 ` [PATCH v2 14/34] affs: don't set SB_RDONLY after filesystem errors Christian Brauner
2026-10-30 16:10 ` sashiko-bot
2026-10-29 16:07 ` [PATCH v2 15/34] ufs: " Christian Brauner
2026-10-30 16:10 ` sashiko-bot
2026-10-29 16:07 ` [PATCH v2 16/34] hpfs: " Christian Brauner
2026-10-30 16:10 ` sashiko-bot
2026-10-29 16:07 ` [PATCH v2 17/34] ntfs: " Christian Brauner
2026-10-30 16:10 ` sashiko-bot
2026-10-29 16:07 ` [PATCH v2 18/34] ntfs: use the generic emergency read-only state Christian Brauner
2026-10-30 16:10 ` sashiko-bot
2026-10-29 16:07 ` [PATCH v2 19/34] ocfs2: keep the current mount options on remount Christian Brauner
2026-10-30 2:58 ` Joseph Qi
2026-10-30 16:10 ` sashiko-bot
2026-10-29 16:07 ` [PATCH v2 20/34] ocfs2: don't set SB_RDONLY after filesystem errors Christian Brauner
2026-10-30 3:01 ` Joseph Qi
2026-10-30 16:10 ` sashiko-bot
2026-10-29 16:07 ` [PATCH v2 21/34] zonefs: don't set SB_RDONLY after I/O errors Christian Brauner
2026-10-30 16:10 ` sashiko-bot
2026-10-29 16:07 ` [PATCH v2 22/34] zonefs: use the generic emergency read-only state Christian Brauner
2026-10-30 16:10 ` sashiko-bot
2026-10-29 16:07 ` [PATCH v2 23/34] btrfs: check BTRFS_FS_STATE_RO instead of SB_RDONLY at runtime Christian Brauner
2026-10-30 16:10 ` sashiko-bot
2026-10-29 16:07 ` [PATCH v2 24/34] btrfs: don't set SB_RDONLY after filesystem errors Christian Brauner
2026-10-30 16:10 ` sashiko-bot
2026-10-29 16:07 ` [PATCH v2 25/34] gfs2: wait for a pending withdraw before remounting read-only Christian Brauner
2026-10-30 16:10 ` sashiko-bot
2026-10-29 16:07 ` [PATCH v2 26/34] gfs2: don't set SB_RDONLY on withdraw Christian Brauner
2026-10-30 16:10 ` sashiko-bot
2026-10-29 16:07 ` [PATCH v2 27/34] efivarfs: stop using SB_RDONLY for read-only efivar ops Christian Brauner
2026-10-30 16:10 ` sashiko-bot [this message]
2026-10-29 16:07 ` [PATCH v2 28/34] ubifs: don't set SB_RDONLY after errors Christian Brauner
2026-10-30 3:42 ` Zhihao Cheng
2026-10-30 16:10 ` sashiko-bot
2026-10-29 16:07 ` [PATCH v2 29/34] selftests/filesystems: test filesystem errors while frozen Christian Brauner
2026-10-30 16:10 ` sashiko-bot
2026-10-29 16:07 ` [PATCH v2 30/34] ext4: allow remounting read-only in the emergency state Christian Brauner
2026-10-30 16:10 ` sashiko-bot
2026-10-29 16:07 ` [PATCH v2 31/34] ext4: use the generic emergency read-only state Christian Brauner
2026-10-30 16:10 ` sashiko-bot
2026-10-29 16:07 ` [PATCH v2 32/34] selftests/filesystems: test ext4 remounts in the emergency state Christian Brauner
2026-10-30 16:10 ` sashiko-bot
2026-10-29 16:07 ` [PATCH v2 33/34] xfs: allow remounting read-only after a shutdown Christian Brauner
2026-10-30 16:10 ` sashiko-bot
2026-10-29 16:07 ` [PATCH v2 34/34] selftests/filesystems: test xfs remounts " Christian Brauner
2026-10-30 16:10 ` sashiko-bot
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