linux-ext4 - [PATCH v3 3/6] ext4: mark inode dirty before grabbing i_data_sem in ext4

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Date:   Tue, 19 Apr 2022 10:31:40 -0700
From:   Harshad Shirwadkar <harshadshirwadkar@...il.com>
To:     linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     riteshh@...ux.ibm.com, jack@...e.cz, tytso@....edu,
        Harshad Shirwadkar <harshadshirwadkar@...il.com>
Subject: [PATCH v3 3/6] ext4: mark inode dirty before grabbing i_data_sem in ext4_setattr

From: Harshad Shirwadkar <harshadshirwadkar@...il.com>

Mark inode dirty first and then grab i_data_sem in ext4_setattr().

Signed-off-by: Harshad Shirwadkar <harshadshirwadkar@...il.com>
---
 fs/ext4/inode.c | 5 +++--
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/fs/ext4/inode.c b/fs/ext4/inode.c
index e88940251afd..6eae0804c6fd 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/inode.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/inode.c
@@ -5455,11 +5455,12 @@ int ext4_setattr(struct user_namespace *mnt_userns, struct dentry *dentry,
 					(attr->ia_size > 0 ? attr->ia_size - 1 : 0) >>
 					inode->i_sb->s_blocksize_bits);
 
-			down_write(&EXT4_I(inode)->i_data_sem);
-			EXT4_I(inode)->i_disksize = attr->ia_size;
 			rc = ext4_mark_inode_dirty(handle, inode);
 			if (!error)
 				error = rc;
+			down_write(&EXT4_I(inode)->i_data_sem);
+			EXT4_I(inode)->i_disksize = attr->ia_size;
+
 			/*
 			 * We have to update i_size under i_data_sem together
 			 * with i_disksize to avoid races with writeback code
-- 
2.36.0.rc0.470.gd361397f0d-goog