Namjae Jeon <linkinj...@gmail.com> writes: > 2014-02-04, OGAWA Hirofumi <hirof...@mail.parknet.co.jp>: >> Namjae Jeon <linkinj...@gmail.com> writes: >> >>>>> /* fat_get_cluster() assumes the requested blocknr isn't truncated. >>>>> */ >>>>> down_read(&MSDOS_I(mapping->host)->truncate_lock); >>>>> + /* To get block number beyond file size in fallocated region */ >>>>> + atomic_set(&MSDOS_I(mapping->host)->beyond_isize, 1); >>>>> blocknr = generic_block_bmap(mapping, block, fat_get_block); >>>>> + atomic_set(&MSDOS_I(mapping->host)->beyond_isize, 0); >>>>> up_read(&MSDOS_I(mapping->host)->truncate_lock); >>>> >>>> This is racy. While user is using bmap, kernel can allocate new blocks. >>>> We should use another function for this. >>> I understand that fat can map fallocated blocks in read case while >>> user is using bmap. >>> But I can not find the case allocate new blocks. >>> If I am missing something, Could you please elaborate more ? >>> Is it a case of _bmap request returning the block number for block >>> allocated in parallel write path ? >> >> ->beyond_size is global for inode. So, write(2) path on same inode with >> bmap() also can see 1 set by bmap() while another process is using bmap(). > 'create' flag will be 1 in write(2) path. ->beyond_isize will only be > checked when 'create' flag is 0. Is there any case to be racy by > beyond_isize in write(2) path ?
Ah, so instead of write, it will assign physical address to buffers beyond i_size for simple read if race? In this case, it is still wrong. -- OGAWA Hirofumi <hirof...@mail.parknet.co.jp> -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majord...@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
