Re: [PATCH] fs: erofs: remember if kobject_init_and_add was done

Dongliang Mu
2022-03-15T13:31:23Z

On Tue, Mar 15, 2022 at 8:44 PM Dongliang Mu <mudongliangabcd@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On Tue, Mar 15, 2022 at 8:26 PM Gao Xiang <hsiangkao@linux.alibaba.com> wrote:
> >
> > Hi Dongliang,
> >
> > On Tue, Mar 15, 2022 at 07:59:26PM +0800, Dongliang Mu wrote:
> > > On Tue, Mar 15, 2022 at 7:05 PM Huang Jianan <jnhuang95@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > 在 2022/3/15 18:55, Gao Xiang 写道:
> > > > > On Tue, Mar 15, 2022 at 06:43:01PM +0800, Huang Jianan wrote:
> > > > >> 在 2022/3/15 15:51, Dongliang Mu 写道:
> > > > >>> From: Dongliang Mu <mudongliangabcd@gmail.com>
> > > > >>>
> > > > >>> Syzkaller hit 'WARNING: kobject bug in erofs_unregister_sysfs'. This bug
> > > > >>> is triggered by injecting fault in kobject_init_and_add of
> > > > >>> erofs_unregister_sysfs.
> > > > >>>
> > > > >>> Fix this by remembering if kobject_init_and_add is successful.
> > > > >>>
> > > > >>> Note that I've tested the patch and the crash does not occur any more.
> > > > >>>
> > > > >>> Reported-by: syzkaller <syzkaller@googlegroups.com>
> > > > >>> Signed-off-by: Dongliang Mu <mudongliangabcd@gmail.com>
> > > > >>> ---
> > > > >>> fs/erofs/internal.h | 1 +
> > > > >>> fs/erofs/sysfs.c | 9 ++++++---
> > > > >>> 2 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
> > > > >>>
> > > > >>> diff --git a/fs/erofs/internal.h b/fs/erofs/internal.h
> > > > >>> index 5aa2cf2c2f80..9e20665e3f68 100644
> > > > >>> --- a/fs/erofs/internal.h
> > > > >>> +++ b/fs/erofs/internal.h
> > > > >>> @@ -144,6 +144,7 @@ struct erofs_sb_info {
> > > > >>> u32 feature_incompat;
> > > > >>> /* sysfs support */
> > > > >>> + bool s_sysfs_inited;
> > > > >> Hi Dongliang,
> > > > >>
> > > > >> How about using sbi->s_kobj.state_in_sysfs to avoid adding a extra member in
> > > > >> sbi ?
> > > > > Ok, I have no tendency of these (I'm fine with either ways).
> > > > > I've seen some usage like:
> > > > >
> > > > > static inline int device_is_registered(struct device *dev)
> > > > > {
> > > > > return dev->kobj.state_in_sysfs;
> > > > > }
> > > > >
> > > > > But I'm still not sure if we need to rely on such internal
> > > > > interface.. More thoughts?
> > > >
> > > > Yeah... It seems that it is better to use some of the interfaces
> > > > provided by kobject,
> > > > otherwise we should still maintain this state in sbi.
> > > >
> > >
> > > I am fine with either way. Let me know if you reach to an agreement.
> >
> > If you have time, would you mind sending another patch by using
> > state_in_sysfs? I'd like to know Chao's perference later, and
> > apply one of them...
>
> OK, let me test this patch in my local workspace. If it works, I will
> send it later.

Hi Gao Xiang,

I've sent another patch. Please double-check.

>
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Gao Xiang
> >