From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from userp1040.oracle.com ([156.151.31.81]:43939 "EHLO userp1040.oracle.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S933146AbdKBQh7 (ORCPT ); Thu, 2 Nov 2017 12:37:59 -0400 Date: Thu, 2 Nov 2017 09:37:54 -0700 From: "Darrick J. Wong" Subject: Re: [PATCH 09/14] xfs/348: dir->symlink corruption must not be allowed Message-ID: <20171102163754.GS4911@magnolia> References: <150957278824.18388.17975162441125293654.stgit@magnolia> <150957284389.18388.370732842906149356.stgit@magnolia> <20171102124214.GY17339@eguan.usersys.redhat.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20171102124214.GY17339@eguan.usersys.redhat.com> Sender: linux-xfs-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: List-Id: xfs To: Eryu Guan Cc: linux-xfs@vger.kernel.org, fstests@vger.kernel.org On Thu, Nov 02, 2017 at 08:42:14PM +0800, Eryu Guan wrote: > On Wed, Nov 01, 2017 at 02:47:23PM -0700, Darrick J. Wong wrote: > > From: Darrick J. Wong > > > > A directory corrupted into a symlink will be caught by the upcoming > > local format ifork verifiers. > > > > Signed-off-by: Darrick J. Wong > > --- > > tests/xfs/348.out | 2 +- > > 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) > > > > > > diff --git a/tests/xfs/348.out b/tests/xfs/348.out > > index f4a7a71..17d9be2 100644 > > --- a/tests/xfs/348.out > > +++ b/tests/xfs/348.out > > @@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ would have junked entry "DATA" in directory PARENT_INO > > would have junked entry "DIR" in directory PARENT_INO > > would have junked entry "EMPTY" in directory PARENT_INO > > would have junked entry "FIFO" in directory PARENT_INO > > -stat: 'SCRATCH_MNT/test/DIR' is a symbolic link > > +stat: cannot stat 'SCRATCH_MNT/test/DIR': Structure needs cleaning > > But this breaks tests on old kernels. Or with the new ifork verifiers, > old kernels can be considered as buggy? Yes, they're buggy since we shouldn't be interpreting directory entries as a link target given that the zero bytes in the "link target" will screw things up. --D > Thanks, > Eryu > > > stat: 'SCRATCH_MNT/test/DATA' is a symbolic link > > stat: cannot stat 'SCRATCH_MNT/test/EMPTY': Structure needs cleaning > > stat: 'SCRATCH_MNT/test/SYMLINK' is a symbolic link > > > -- > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-xfs" in > the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html