linux-kernel - [134/151] ext3: Fix data / filesystem corruption when write fails to copy data

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Date:	Wed, 16 Dec 2009 19:57:11 -0800
From:	Greg KH <gregkh@...e.de>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, stable@...nel.org
Cc:	stable-review@...nel.org, torvalds@...ux-foundation.org,
	akpm@...ux-foundation.org, alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk,
	Jan Kara <jack@...e.cz>
Subject: [134/151] ext3: Fix data / filesystem corruption when write fails to copy data

2.6.32-stable review patch.  If anyone has any objections, please let us know.

------------------

From: Jan Kara <jack@...e.cz>

commit 68eb3db08344286733adac48304d9fb7a0e53b27 upstream.

When ext3_write_begin fails after allocating some blocks or
generic_perform_write fails to copy data to write, we truncate blocks already
instantiated beyond i_size. Although these blocks were never inside i_size, we
have to truncate pagecache of these blocks so that corresponding buffers get
unmapped. Otherwise subsequent __block_prepare_write (called because we are
retrying the write) will find the buffers mapped, not call ->get_block, and
thus the page will be backed by already freed blocks leading to filesystem and
data corruption.

Reported-by: James Y Knight <foom@...m.net>
Signed-off-by: Jan Kara <jack@...e.cz>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...e.de>

---
 fs/ext3/inode.c |   18 ++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

--- a/fs/ext3/inode.c
+++ b/fs/ext3/inode.c
@@ -1151,6 +1151,16 @@ static int do_journal_get_write_access(h
 	return ext3_journal_get_write_access(handle, bh);
 }
 
+/*
+ * Truncate blocks that were not used by write. We have to truncate the
+ * pagecache as well so that corresponding buffers get properly unmapped.
+ */
+static void ext3_truncate_failed_write(struct inode *inode)
+{
+	truncate_inode_pages(inode->i_mapping, inode->i_size);
+	ext3_truncate(inode);
+}
+
 static int ext3_write_begin(struct file *file, struct address_space *mapping,
 				loff_t pos, unsigned len, unsigned flags,
 				struct page **pagep, void **fsdata)
@@ -1209,7 +1219,7 @@ write_begin_failed:
 		unlock_page(page);
 		page_cache_release(page);
 		if (pos + len > inode->i_size)
-			ext3_truncate(inode);
+			ext3_truncate_failed_write(inode);
 	}
 	if (ret == -ENOSPC && ext3_should_retry_alloc(inode->i_sb, &retries))
 		goto retry;
@@ -1304,7 +1314,7 @@ static int ext3_ordered_write_end(struct
 	page_cache_release(page);
 
 	if (pos + len > inode->i_size)
-		ext3_truncate(inode);
+		ext3_truncate_failed_write(inode);
 	return ret ? ret : copied;
 }
 
@@ -1330,7 +1340,7 @@ static int ext3_writeback_write_end(stru
 	page_cache_release(page);
 
 	if (pos + len > inode->i_size)
-		ext3_truncate(inode);
+		ext3_truncate_failed_write(inode);
 	return ret ? ret : copied;
 }
 
@@ -1383,7 +1393,7 @@ static int ext3_journalled_write_end(str
 	page_cache_release(page);
 
 	if (pos + len > inode->i_size)
-		ext3_truncate(inode);
+		ext3_truncate_failed_write(inode);
 	return ret ? ret : copied;
 }
 


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