linux-kernel - Re: tmpfs inode leakage when opening file with O_TMP

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Date:   Thu, 14 Feb 2019 15:44:02 -0800
From:   Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
To:     Matej Kupljen <matej.kupljen@...il.com>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: tmpfs inode leakage when opening file with O_TMP_FILE

(cc linux-fsdevel)

On Mon, 11 Feb 2019 15:18:11 +0100 Matej Kupljen <matej.kupljen@...il.com> wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> it seems that when opening file on file system that is mounted on
> tmpfs with the O_TMPFILE flag and using linkat call after that, it
> uses 2 inodes instead of 1.
> 
> This is simple test case:
> 
> #include <sys/types.h>
> #include <sys/stat.h>
> #include <fcntl.h>
> #include <unistd.h>
> #include <string.h>
> #include <stdio.h>
> #include <stdlib.h>
> #include <linux/limits.h>
> #include <errno.h>
> 
> #define TEST_STRING     "Testing\n"
> 
> #define TMP_PATH        "/tmp/ping/"
> #define TMP_FILE        "file.txt"
> 
> 
> int main(int argc, char* argv[])
> {
>         char path[PATH_MAX];
>         int fd;
>         int rc;
> 
>         fd = open(TMP_PATH, __O_TMPFILE | O_RDWR,
>                         S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR | S_IRGRP | S_IWGRP |
> S_IROTH | S_IWOTH);
> 
>         rc = write(fd, TEST_STRING, strlen(TEST_STRING));
> 
>         snprintf(path, PATH_MAX,  "/proc/self/fd/%d", fd);
>         linkat(AT_FDCWD, path, AT_FDCWD, TMP_PATH TMP_FILE, AT_SYMLINK_FOLLOW);
>         close(fd);
> 
>         return 0;
> }
> 
> I have checked indoes with "df -i" tool. The first inode is used when
> the call to open is executed and the second one when the call to
> linkat is executed.
> It is not decreased when close is executed.
> 
> I have also tested this on an ext4 mounted fs and there only one inode is used.
> 
> I tested this on:
> $ cat /etc/lsb-release
> DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu
> DISTRIB_RELEASE=18.04
> DISTRIB_CODENAME=bionic
> DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu 18.04.1 LTS"
> 
> $ uname -a
> Linux Orion 4.15.0-43-generic #46-Ubuntu SMP Thu Dec 6 14:45:28 UTC
> 2018 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
> 
> If you need any more information, please let me know.
> 
> And please CC me when replying, I am not subscribed to the list.
> 
> Thanks and BR,
> Matej