kernel/linux.git/fs/minix, branch v6.18.21

minix: Add required sanity checking to minix_check_superblock()

2026-03-04T12:19:31+00:00

[ Upstream commit 8c97a6ddc95690a938ded44b4e3202f03f15078c ] The fs/minix implementation of the minix filesystem does not currently support any other value for s_log_zone_size than 0. This is also the only value supported in util-linux; see mkfs.minix.c line 511. In addition, this patch adds some sanity checking for the other minix superblock fields, and moves the minix_blocks_needed() checks for the zmap and imap also to minix_check_super_block(). This also closes a related syzbot bug report. Signed-off-by: Jori Koolstra Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20251208153947.108343-1-jkoolstra@xs4all.nl Reviewed-by: Jan Kara Reported-by: syzbot+5ad0824204c7bf9b67f2@syzkaller.appspotmail.com Closes: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=5ad0824204c7bf9b67f2 Signed-off-by: Christian Brauner Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin

minixfs: Verify inode mode when loading from disk

2025-08-19T11:30:46+00:00

The inode mode loaded from corrupted disk can be invalid. Do like what commit 0a9e74051313 ("isofs: Verify inode mode when loading from disk") does. Reported-by: syzbot Closes: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=895c23f6917da440ed0d Signed-off-by: Tetsuo Handa Link: https://lore.kernel.org/ec982681-84b8-4624-94fa-8af15b77cbd2@I-love.SAKURA.ne.jp Signed-off-by: Christian Brauner

Merge tag 'vfs-6.17-rc1.mmap_prepare' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/vfs/vfs

2025-07-28T20:43:25+00:00

Pull mmap_prepare updates from Christian Brauner: "Last cycle we introduce f_op->mmap_prepare() in c84bf6dd2b83 ("mm: introduce new .mmap_prepare() file callback"). This is preferred to the existing f_op->mmap() hook as it does require a VMA to be established yet, thus allowing the mmap logic to invoke this hook far, far earlier, prior to inserting a VMA into the virtual address space, or performing any other heavy handed operations. This allows for much simpler unwinding on error, and for there to be a single attempt at merging a VMA rather than having to possibly reattempt a merge based on potentially altered VMA state. Far more importantly, it prevents inappropriate manipulation of incompletely initialised VMA state, which is something that has been the cause of bugs and complexity in the past. The intent is to gradually deprecate f_op->mmap, and in that vein this series coverts the majority of file systems to using f_op->mmap_prepare. Prerequisite steps are taken - firstly ensuring all checks for mmap capabilities use the file_has_valid_mmap_hooks() helper rather than directly checking for f_op->mmap (which is now not a valid check) and secondly updating daxdev_mapping_supported() to not require a VMA parameter to allow ext4 and xfs to be converted. Commit bb666b7c2707 ("mm: add mmap_prepare() compatibility layer for nested file systems") handles the nasty edge-case of nested file systems like overlayfs, which introduces a compatibility shim to allow f_op->mmap_prepare() to be invoked from an f_op->mmap() callback. This allows for nested filesystems to continue to function correctly with all file systems regardless of which callback is used. Once we finally convert all file systems, this shim can be removed. As a result, ecryptfs, fuse, and overlayfs remain unaltered so they can nest all other file systems. We additionally do not update resctl - as this requires an update to remap_pfn_range() (or an alternative to it) which we defer to a later series, equally we do not update cramfs which needs a mixed mapping insertion with the same issue, nor do we update procfs, hugetlbfs, syfs or kernfs all of which require VMAs for internal state and hooks. We shall return to all of these later" * tag 'vfs-6.17-rc1.mmap_prepare' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/vfs/vfs: doc: update porting, vfs documentation to describe mmap_prepare() fs: replace mmap hook with .mmap_prepare for simple mappings fs: convert most other generic_file_*mmap() users to .mmap_prepare() fs: convert simple use of generic_file_*_mmap() to .mmap_prepare() mm/filemap: introduce generic_file_*_mmap_prepare() helpers fs/xfs: transition from deprecated .mmap hook to .mmap_prepare fs/ext4: transition from deprecated .mmap hook to .mmap_prepare fs/dax: make it possible to check dev dax support without a VMA fs: consistently use can_mmap_file() helper mm/nommu: use file_has_valid_mmap_hooks() helper mm: rename call_mmap/mmap_prepare to vfs_mmap/mmap_prepare

fs: change write_begin/write_end interface to take struct kiocb *

2025-07-16T12:48:18+00:00

Change the address_space_operations callbacks write_begin() and write_end() to take struct kiocb * as the first argument instead of struct file *. Update all affected function prototypes, implementations, call sites, and related documentation across VFS, filesystems, and block layer. Part of a series refactoring address_space_operations write_begin and write_end callbacks to use struct kiocb for passing write context and flags. Signed-off-by: Taotao Chen Link: https://lore.kernel.org/20250716093559.217344-4-chentaotao@didiglobal.com Signed-off-by: Christian Brauner

fs: Remove three arguments from block_write_end()

2025-06-24T13:53:40+00:00

block_write_end() looks like it can be used as a ->write_end() implementation. However, it can't as it does not unlock nor put the folio. Since it does not use the 'file', 'mapping' nor 'fsdata' arguments, remove them. Signed-off-by: "Matthew Wilcox (Oracle)" Link: https://lore.kernel.org/20250624132130.1590285-1-willy@infradead.org Signed-off-by: Christian Brauner

fs: convert simple use of generic_file_*_mmap() to .mmap_prepare()

2025-06-17T11:47:45+00:00

Since commit c84bf6dd2b83 ("mm: introduce new .mmap_prepare() file callback"), the f_op->mmap() hook has been deprecated in favour of f_op->mmap_prepare(). We have provided generic .mmap_prepare() equivalents, so update all file systems that specify these directly in their file_operations structures. This updates 9p, adfs, affs, bfs, fat, hfs, hfsplus, hostfs, hpfs, jffs2, jfs, minix, omfs, ramfs and ufs file systems directly. It updates generic_ro_fops which impacts qnx4, cramfs, befs, squashfs, frebxfs, qnx6, efs, romfs, erofs and isofs file systems. There are remaining file systems which use generic hooks in a less direct way which we address in a subsequent commit. Signed-off-by: Lorenzo Stoakes Link: https://lore.kernel.org/c7dc90e44a9e75e750939ea369290d6e441a18e6.1750099179.git.lorenzo.stoakes@oracle.com Reviewed-by: Jan Kara Reviewed-by: Viacheslav Dubeyko Signed-off-by: Christian Brauner

Change inode_operations.mkdir to return struct dentry *

2025-02-27T19:00:17+00:00

Some filesystems, such as NFS, cifs, ceph, and fuse, do not have complete control of sequencing on the actual filesystem (e.g. on a different server) and may find that the inode created for a mkdir request already exists in the icache and dcache by the time the mkdir request returns. For example, if the filesystem is mounted twice the directory could be visible on the other mount before it is on the original mount, and a pair of name_to_handle_at(), open_by_handle_at() calls could instantiate the directory inode with an IS_ROOT() dentry before the first mkdir returns. This means that the dentry passed to ->mkdir() may not be the one that is associated with the inode after the ->mkdir() completes. Some callers need to interact with the inode after the ->mkdir completes and they currently need to perform a lookup in the (rare) case that the dentry is no longer hashed. This lookup-after-mkdir requires that the directory remains locked to avoid races. Planned future patches to lock the dentry rather than the directory will mean that this lookup cannot be performed atomically with the mkdir. To remove this barrier, this patch changes ->mkdir to return the resulting dentry if it is different from the one passed in. Possible returns are: NULL - the directory was created and no other dentry was used ERR_PTR() - an error occurred non-NULL - this other dentry was spliced in This patch only changes file-systems to return "ERR_PTR(err)" instead of "err" or equivalent transformations. Subsequent patches will make further changes to some file-systems to return a correct dentry. Not all filesystems reliably result in a positive hashed dentry: - NFS, cifs, hostfs will sometimes need to perform a lookup of the name to get inode information. Races could result in this returning something different. Note that this lookup is non-atomic which is what we are trying to avoid. Placing the lookup in filesystem code means it only happens when the filesystem has no other option. - kernfs and tracefs leave the dentry negative and the ->revalidate operation ensures that lookup will be called to correctly populate the dentry. This could be fixed but I don't think it is important to any of the users of vfs_mkdir() which look at the dentry. The recommendation to use d_drop();d_splice_alias() is ugly but fits with current practice. A planned future patch will change this. Reviewed-by: Jeff Layton Reviewed-by: Jan Kara Signed-off-by: NeilBrown Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20250227013949.536172-2-neilb@suse.de Signed-off-by: Christian Brauner

buffer: Convert __block_write_begin() to take a folio

2024-08-07T09:33:36+00:00

Almost all callers have a folio now, so change __block_write_begin() to take a folio and remove a call to compound_head(). Reviewed-by: Josef Bacik Signed-off-by: Matthew Wilcox (Oracle) Signed-off-by: Christian Brauner

fs: Convert aops->write_begin to take a folio

2024-08-07T09:33:21+00:00

Convert all callers from working on a page to working on one page of a folio (support for working on an entire folio can come later). Removes a lot of folio->page->folio conversions. Reviewed-by: Josef Bacik Signed-off-by: Matthew Wilcox (Oracle) Signed-off-by: Christian Brauner

buffer: Convert block_write_end() to take a folio

2024-08-07T09:31:59+00:00

All callers now have a folio, so pass it in instead of converting from a folio to a page and back to a folio again. Saves a call to compound_head(). Reviewed-by: Josef Bacik Signed-off-by: Matthew Wilcox (Oracle) Signed-off-by: Christian Brauner