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From: Kefeng Wang <wangkefeng.wang@huawei.com>
To: <brauner@kernel.org>, <djwong@kernel.org>, <cem@kernel.org>,
	<akpm@linux-foundation.org>, <vbabka@kernel.org>,
	<surenb@google.com>, <mhocko@suse.com>,
	<brendan.jackman@linux.dev>, <hannes@cmpxchg.org>,
	<ziy@nvidia.com>, <david@kernel.org>, <qi.zheng@linux.dev>,
	<shakeel.butt@linux.dev>, <ljs@kernel.org>
Cc: <linux-xfs@vger.kernel.org>, <linux-fsdevel@vger.kernel.org>,
	<linux-mm@kvack.org>, Kefeng Wang <wangkefeng.wang@huawei.com>
Subject: [PATCH] xfs: fix NOFS state corruption in btree split worker
Date: Thu, 3 Sep 2026 21:37:56 +0800	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260903133756.2006032-1-wangkefeng.wang@huawei.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260902134417.c44503a1d65533f81fb1c391@linux-foundation.org>

xfs_btree_split_worker() calls xfs_trans_set_context() and
xfs_trans_clear_context() on the caller's transaction, overwriting
tp->t_pflags with the worker's NOFS state. When the caller already has
PF_MEMALLOC_NOFS set (e.g. xfs_end_ioend_write, xfs_dio_write_end_io),
the corrupted tp->t_pflags causes xfs_trans_free() to erroneously clear
the caller's NOFS protection.

Use memalloc_nofs_save/restore with a local variable instead so
tp->t_pflags is never touched.

Closes: https://sashiko.dev/#/patchset/20260902131653.1338227-1-wangkefeng.wang@huawei.com
Fixes: 756b1c343333 ("xfs: use current->journal_info for detecting transaction recursion")
Signed-off-by: Kefeng Wang <wangkefeng.wang@huawei.com>
---
 fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_btree.c | 10 ++++++++--
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_btree.c b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_btree.c
index 6738d9d1511b..8ae4b94e6995 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_btree.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_btree.c
@@ -3007,12 +3007,18 @@ xfs_btree_split_worker(
 {
 	struct xfs_btree_split_args	*args = container_of(work,
 						struct xfs_btree_split_args, work);
-	xfs_trans_set_context(args->cur->bc_tp);
+	unsigned int			nofs_flags;
+
+	/*
+	 * Don't use xfs_trans_set_context() here: it would overwrite the
+	 * caller's saved NOFS state in tp->t_pflags.  Use a local scope.
+	 */
+	nofs_flags = memalloc_nofs_save();
 
 	args->result = __xfs_btree_split(args->cur, args->level, args->ptrp,
 					 args->key, args->curp, args->stat);
 
-	xfs_trans_clear_context(args->cur->bc_tp);
+	memalloc_nofs_restore(nofs_flags);
 
 	/*
 	 * Do not access args after complete() has run here. We don't own args
-- 
2.55.0


  reply	other threads:[~2026-09-03 13:38 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 23+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2026-09-02 13:16 [PATCH 0/4] mm: replace PF_KCOMPACTD/PF_KSWAPD with kthread_func() Kefeng Wang
2026-09-02 13:16 ` [PATCH 1/4] xfs: remove dead kswapd flag inheritance from btree split worker Kefeng Wang
2026-09-02 14:32   ` Christoph Hellwig
2026-09-02 15:33   ` Shakeel Butt
2026-09-02 13:16 ` [PATCH 2/4] iomap: simplify writepages reclaim guard Kefeng Wang
2026-09-02 14:32   ` Christoph Hellwig
2026-09-03 13:46     ` Kefeng Wang
2026-09-02 15:34   ` Shakeel Butt
2026-09-02 13:16 ` [PATCH 3/4] mm: replace PF_KSWAPD flag with kthread_func() check Kefeng Wang
2026-09-02 15:36   ` Shakeel Butt
2026-09-02 16:35   ` Vlastimil Babka (SUSE)
2026-09-02 16:39   ` Zi Yan
2026-09-02 13:16 ` [PATCH 4/4] mm: replace PF_KCOMPACTD " Kefeng Wang
2026-09-02 15:37   ` Shakeel Butt
2026-09-02 16:36   ` Vlastimil Babka (SUSE)
2026-09-02 16:40   ` Zi Yan
2026-09-02 15:31 ` [PATCH 0/4] mm: replace PF_KCOMPACTD/PF_KSWAPD with kthread_func() Shakeel Butt
2026-09-02 20:44 ` Andrew Morton
2026-09-03 13:37   ` Kefeng Wang [this message]
2026-09-03 13:52     ` [PATCH] xfs: fix NOFS state corruption in btree split worker Brian Foster
2026-09-04  0:41       ` Kefeng Wang
2026-09-04 11:57         ` Brian Foster
2026-09-03 13:40   ` [PATCH 0/4] mm: replace PF_KCOMPACTD/PF_KSWAPD with kthread_func() Kefeng Wang

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