linux-ext4 - [PATCH] jbd2: Fix oops in jbd2_journal_put_journal

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Date:	Mon, 13 May 2013 15:31:56 +0200
From:	Jan Kara <jack@...e.cz>
To:	Ted Tso <tytso@....edu>
Cc:	Dmitry Monakhov <dmonakhov@...nvz.org>, eunb.song@...sung.com,
	linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org, Jan Kara <jack@...e.cz>
Subject: [PATCH] jbd2: Fix oops in jbd2_journal_put_journal_head()

Commit ae4647fb (jbd2: reduce journal_head size.) introduced a
regression where we occasionally hit panic in
jbd2_journal_put_journal_head() because of wrong b_jcount. The bug is
caused by gcc making 64-bit access to 32-bit bitfield and thus
clobbering b_jcount.

At least for now, those 8 bytes saved in struct journal_head are not
worth the trouble with gcc bitfield handling so revert that part of the
patch.

Reported-by: EUNBONG SONG <eunb.song@...sung.com>
Signed-off-by: Jan Kara <jack@...e.cz>
---
 include/linux/journal-head.h | 8 ++++++--
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

  Ted, this should fix the regression reported by EUNBONG SONG. Please apply.

diff --git a/include/linux/journal-head.h b/include/linux/journal-head.h
index 13a3da2..3594c74 100644
--- a/include/linux/journal-head.h
+++ b/include/linux/journal-head.h
@@ -30,15 +30,19 @@ struct journal_head {
 
 	/*
 	 * Journalling list for this buffer [jbd_lock_bh_state()]
+	 * NOTE: We *cannot* combine this with b_modified into a bitfield
+	 * as gcc would then (correctly according to C++11) make 64-bit
+	 * accesses to the bitfield and clobber b_jcount if its update
+	 * races with bitfield modification.
 	 */
-	unsigned b_jlist:4;
+	unsigned b_jlist;
 
 	/*
 	 * This flag signals the buffer has been modified by
 	 * the currently running transaction
 	 * [jbd_lock_bh_state()]
 	 */
-	unsigned b_modified:1;
+	unsigned b_modified;
 
 	/*
 	 * Copy of the buffer data frozen for writing to the log.
-- 
1.8.1.4

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