linux-kernel - [PATCH 3/3] fs: fix corner case race on freeze

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Date:   Fri, 20 Apr 2018 16:59:04 -0700
From:   "Luis R. Rodriguez" <mcgrof@...nel.org>
To:     viro@...iv.linux.org.uk, linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     jack@...e.cz, bart.vanassche@....com, ming.lei@...hat.com,
        rjw@...ysocki.net, mguzik@...hat.com, linux-pm@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-block@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        "Luis R. Rodriguez" <mcgrof@...nel.org>
Subject: [PATCH 3/3] fs: fix corner case race on freeze_bdev() when sb disappears

freeze_bdev() will bail but leave the bd_fsfreeze_count incremented
if the get_active_super() does not find the superblock on our
super_blocks list to match.

This issue has been present since v2.6.29 during the introduction of the
ioctl_fsfreeze() and ioctl_fsthaw() via commit fcccf502540e3 ("filesystem
freeze: implement generic freeze feature").

I am not aware of any existing races which have triggered this
situation, however, if it does trigger it could mean leaving a
superblock with bd_fsfreeze_count always positive.

Fixes: fcccf502540e3 ("filesystem freeze: implement generic freeze feature")
Signed-off-by: Luis R. Rodriguez <mcgrof@...nel.org>
---
 fs/block_dev.c | 4 +++-
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/fs/block_dev.c b/fs/block_dev.c
index b54966679833..7a532aa58c07 100644
--- a/fs/block_dev.c
+++ b/fs/block_dev.c
@@ -507,8 +507,10 @@ struct super_block *freeze_bdev(struct block_device *bdev)
 	}

 	sb = get_active_super(bdev);
-	if (!sb)
+	if (!sb) {
+		bdev->bd_fsfreeze_count--;
 		goto out;
+	}
 	if (sb->s_op->freeze_super)
 		error = sb->s_op->freeze_super(sb);
 	else
-- 
2.16.3