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From: Chris Mason <mason@kernel.org>
To: mason@kernel.org, tytso@mit.edu, cem@kernel.org,
	david@fromorbit.com, jack@suse.cz, djwong@kernel.org,
	josef@toxicpanda.com, hch@lst.de, linux-xfs@vger.kernel.org,
	linux-fsdevel@vger.kernel.org, linux-ext4@vger.kernel.org,
	tz2294@columbia.edu, brauner@kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH v8 10/15] xfs: refuse fallocate racing with realtime flag changes
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 2026 20:02:39 -0500	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20261112010229.51029-11-mason@kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20261112010229.51029-1-mason@kernel.org>

On a zoned XFS, fallocate() can dereference a NULL pointer if the
realtime flag of the file is set during the call.

xfs_file_fallocate() reserves zoned space only for a zoned inode, and
tests for that before it takes the iolock. FS_IOC_FSSETXATTR can change
the realtime flag of a file with no blocks in that gap.
xfs_falloc_force_zero() then sees a zoned inode and reads the
reservation, which is NULL:

    fallocate(FALLOC_FL_ZERO_RANGE)     FS_IOC_FSSETXATTR
    ===============================     =================
                                        takes the iolock
    sees that the inode is not zoned
    waits for the iolock
                                        sets the realtime flag
                                        drops the iolock
    xfs_falloc_force_zero()
      sees that the inode is zoned
      /* ac is NULL */

The fix used here is to test again under the iolock, and to fail the
call with -EINVAL if the answer has changed, as the write path does.

Fixes: 058dd70c65ab ("xfs: implement buffered writes to zoned RT devices")
Signed-off-by: Chris Mason <mason@kernel.org>
Reviewed-by: Christoph Hellwig <hch@lst.de>
---

Notes:
    v7->v8:
    - No change.
    
    v6->v7:
    - No change.
    - Was 9/10.

 fs/xfs/xfs_file.c | 41 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---------
 1 file changed, 32 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_file.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_file.c
index 5fa8b07a779d..78c9668c806b 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_file.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_file.c
@@ -1573,6 +1573,21 @@ xfs_falloc_allocate_range(
 		 FALLOC_FL_ZERO_RANGE |	FALLOC_FL_INSERT_RANGE |	\
 		 FALLOC_FL_UNSHARE_RANGE | FALLOC_FL_WRITE_ZEROES)
 
+/*
+ * For zoned file systems, zeroing the first and last block of a hole punch
+ * requires allocating a new block to rewrite the remaining data and new zeroes
+ * out of place, which needs a space reservation.
+ */
+static inline bool
+xfs_falloc_needs_zoned_resv(
+	struct xfs_inode	*ip,
+	int			mode)
+{
+	return xfs_is_zoned_inode(ip) &&
+		(mode & (FALLOC_FL_PUNCH_HOLE | FALLOC_FL_ZERO_RANGE |
+			 FALLOC_FL_COLLAPSE_RANGE));
+}
+
 STATIC long
 __xfs_file_fallocate(
 	struct file		*file,
@@ -1591,6 +1606,19 @@ __xfs_file_fallocate(
 	if (error)
 		goto out_unlock;
 
+	/*
+	 * The caller looked at the realtime flag before we took the IOLOCK, to
+	 * decide if it has to reserve space.  Bail out if the flag has changed
+	 * since.
+	 */
+	if (xfs_falloc_needs_zoned_resv(ip, mode) != !!ac) {
+		xfs_warn_ratelimited(ip->i_mount,
+			"RT flag modifying during fallocate for inode 0x%llx.",
+			inode->i_ino);
+		error = -EINVAL;
+		goto out_unlock;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * Must wait for all AIO to complete before we continue as AIO can
 	 * change the file size on completion without holding any locks we
@@ -1686,16 +1714,11 @@ xfs_file_fallocate(
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
 	/*
-	 * For zoned file systems, zeroing the first and last block of a hole
-	 * punch requires allocating a new block to rewrite the remaining data
-	 * and new zeroes out of place.  Get a reservations for those before
-	 * taking the iolock.  Dip into the reserved pool because we are
-	 * expected to be able to punch a hole even on a completely full
-	 * file system.
+	 * Get the reservation before taking the iolock.  Dip into the reserved
+	 * pool because we are expected to be able to punch a hole even on a
+	 * completely full file system.
 	 */
-	if (xfs_is_zoned_inode(XFS_I(inode)) &&
-	    (mode & (FALLOC_FL_PUNCH_HOLE | FALLOC_FL_ZERO_RANGE |
-		     FALLOC_FL_COLLAPSE_RANGE)))
+	if (xfs_falloc_needs_zoned_resv(XFS_I(inode), mode))
 		return xfs_file_zoned_fallocate(file, mode, offset, len);
 	return __xfs_file_fallocate(file, mode, offset, len, NULL);
 }
-- 
2.55.0


  parent reply	other threads:[~2026-11-12  1:02 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 22+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2026-11-12  1:02 [PATCH v8 00/15] reflink and atomic write bugs Chris Mason
2026-11-12  1:02 ` [PATCH v8 01/15] xfs: don't skip the flush before shifting extents Chris Mason
2026-11-12  1:02 ` [PATCH v8 02/15] xfs: flush the shifted range before changing the file Chris Mason
2026-11-12  1:02 ` [PATCH v8 03/15] xfs: don't change the block map under a dirty folio Chris Mason
2026-11-12  1:02 ` [PATCH v8 04/15] iomap: don't punch delalloc under a dirty EOF block Chris Mason
2026-11-12  1:02 ` [PATCH v8 05/15] fs: validate atomic writes after O_APPEND and limits Chris Mason
2026-11-12  1:02 ` [PATCH v8 06/15] xfs: recheck direct write alignment after write checks Chris Mason
2026-11-12  1:02 ` [PATCH v8 07/15] xfs: test for reflink after the dio " Chris Mason
2026-11-12  1:02 ` [PATCH v8 08/15] xfs: refuse writes to files racing with realtime inode flag changes Chris Mason
2026-11-12  1:02 ` [PATCH v8 09/15] xfs: test for always COW after the dio write checks Chris Mason
2026-11-12  1:02 ` Chris Mason [this message]
2026-11-12  1:02 ` [PATCH v8 11/15] xfs: restart faults racing with realtime flag changes Chris Mason
2026-11-12 13:34   ` Christoph Hellwig
2026-11-12  1:02 ` [PATCH v8 12/15] xfs: test for an extsize hint again under the ILOCK Chris Mason
2026-11-12 13:35   ` Christoph Hellwig
2026-11-12  1:02 ` [PATCH v8 13/15] xfs: resample the extsize hint after taking " Chris Mason
2026-11-12 13:35   ` Christoph Hellwig
2026-11-12 13:49     ` Chris Mason
2026-11-12  1:02 ` [PATCH v8 14/15] xfs: resample the COW extsize hint after cycling ILOCK Chris Mason
2026-11-12 13:36   ` Christoph Hellwig
2026-11-12  1:02 ` [PATCH v8 15/15] xfs: don't enable DAX on zoned inodes Chris Mason
2026-11-12 13:39   ` Christoph Hellwig

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