kernel/linux.git/fs/smb/client/inode.c, branch linux-7.1.y

netfs: Fix potential for tearing in ->remote_i_size and ->zero_point

2026-05-12T12:42:30+00:00

Fix potential tearing in using ->remote_i_size and ->zero_point by copying i_size_read() and i_size_write() and using the same seqcount as for i_size. We need to make sure that netfslib and the filesystems that use it always hold i_lock whilst updating any of the sizes to prevent i_size_seqcount from getting corrupted. Fixes: 4058f742105e ("netfs: Keep track of the actual remote file size") Fixes: 100ccd18bb41 ("netfs: Optimise away reads above the point at which there can be no data") Closes: https://sashiko.dev/#/patchset/20260414082004.3756080-1-dhowells%40redhat.com Signed-off-by: David Howells Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260512123404.719402-6-dhowells@redhat.com cc: Paulo Alcantara cc: Matthew Wilcox cc: netfs@lists.linux.dev cc: linux-fsdevel@vger.kernel.org Signed-off-by: Christian Brauner

Merge tag 'pull-dcache-busy-wait' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/viro/vfs

2026-04-21T14:30:44+00:00

Pull dcache busy loop updates from Al Viro: "Fix livelocks in shrink_dcache_tree() If shrink_dcache_tree() finds a dentry in the middle of being killed by another thread, it has to wait until the victim finishes dying, gets detached from the tree and ceases to pin its parent. The way we used to deal with that amounted to busy-wait; unfortunately, it's not just inefficient but can lead to reliably reproducible hard livelocks. Solved by having shrink_dentry_tree() attach a completion to such dentry, with dentry_unlist() calling complete() on all objects attached to it. With a bit of care it can be done without growing struct dentry or adding overhead in normal case" * tag 'pull-dcache-busy-wait' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/viro/vfs: get rid of busy-waiting in shrink_dcache_tree() dcache.c: more idiomatic "positives are not allowed" sanity checks struct dentry: make ->d_u anonymous for_each_alias(): helper macro for iterating through dentries of given inode

smb: client: add support for O_TMPFILE

2026-04-10T16:25:35+00:00

Implement O_TMPFILE support for SMB2+ in the CIFS client. Signed-off-by: Paulo Alcantara (Red Hat) Cc: David Howells Cc: Al Viro Cc: linux-fsdevel@vger.kernel.org Cc: linux-cifs@vger.kernel.org Signed-off-by: Steve French

for_each_alias(): helper macro for iterating through dentries of given inode

2026-04-02T07:45:02+00:00

Most of the places using d_alias are loops iterating through all aliases for given inode; introduce a helper macro (for_each_alias(dentry, inode)) and convert open-coded instances of such loop to it. They are easier to read that way and it reduces the noise on the next steps. You _must_ hold inode->i_lock over that thing. Signed-off-by: Al Viro

smb: client: fix generic/694 due to wrong ->i_blocks

2026-03-19T18:56:25+00:00

When updating ->i_size, make sure to always update ->i_blocks as well until we query new allocation size from the server. generic/694 was failing because smb3_simple_falloc() was missing the update of ->i_blocks after calling cifs_setsize(). So, fix this by updating ->i_blocks directly in cifs_setsize(), so all places that call it doesn't need to worry about updating ->i_blocks later. Reported-by: Shyam Prasad N Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/r/CANT5p=rqgRwaADB=b_PhJkqXjtfq3SFv41SSTXSVEHnuh871pA@mail.gmail.com Signed-off-by: Paulo Alcantara (Red Hat) Cc: David Howells Cc: linux-cifs@vger.kernel.org Signed-off-by: Steve French

smb: client: fix open handle lookup in cifs_open()

2026-03-11T23:46:40+00:00

When looking up open handles to be re-used in cifs_open(), calling cifs_get_{writable,readable}_path() is wrong as it will look up for the first matching open handle, and if @file->f_flags doesn't match, it will ignore the remaining open handles in cifsInodeInfo::openFileList that might potentially match @file->f_flags. For writable and readable handles, fix this by calling __cifs_get_writable_file() and __find_readable_file(), respectively, with FIND_OPEN_FLAGS set. With the patch, the following program ends up with two opens instead of three sent over the wire. ``` #define _GNU_SOURCE #include #include #include int main(int argc, char *argv[]) { int fd; fd = open("/mnt/1/foo", O_CREAT | O_WRONLY | O_TRUNC, 0664); close(fd); fd = open("/mnt/1/foo", O_DIRECT | O_WRONLY); close(fd); fd = open("/mnt/1/foo", O_WRONLY); close(fd); fd = open("/mnt/1/foo", O_DIRECT | O_WRONLY); close(fd); return 0; } ``` ``` $ mount.cifs //srv/share /mnt/1 -o ... $ gcc test.c && ./a.out ``` Signed-off-by: Paulo Alcantara (Red Hat) Reviewed-by: ChenXiaoSong Cc: David Howells Cc: linux-cifs@vger.kernel.org Signed-off-by: Steve French

smb: client: use atomic_t for mnt_cifs_flags

2026-02-27T00:17:08+00:00

Use atomic_t for cifs_sb_info::mnt_cifs_flags as it's currently accessed locklessly and may be changed concurrently in mount/remount and reconnect paths. Signed-off-by: Paulo Alcantara (Red Hat) Reviewed-by: David Howells Cc: linux-cifs@vger.kernel.org Signed-off-by: Steve French

Convert 'alloc_obj' family to use the new default GFP_KERNEL argument

2026-02-22T01:09:51+00:00

This was done entirely with mindless brute force, using git grep -l '\

treewide: Replace kmalloc with kmalloc_obj for non-scalar types

2026-02-21T09:02:28+00:00

This is the result of running the Coccinelle script from scripts/coccinelle/api/kmalloc_objs.cocci. The script is designed to avoid scalar types (which need careful case-by-case checking), and instead replace kmalloc-family calls that allocate struct or union object instances: Single allocations: kmalloc(sizeof(TYPE), ...) are replaced with: kmalloc_obj(TYPE, ...) Array allocations: kmalloc_array(COUNT, sizeof(TYPE), ...) are replaced with: kmalloc_objs(TYPE, COUNT, ...) Flex array allocations: kmalloc(struct_size(PTR, FAM, COUNT), ...) are replaced with: kmalloc_flex(*PTR, FAM, COUNT, ...) (where TYPE may also be *VAR) The resulting allocations no longer return "void *", instead returning "TYPE *". Signed-off-by: Kees Cook

cifs: SMB1 split: Split SMB1 protocol defs into smb1pdu.h

2026-02-08T23:07:45+00:00

Split SMB1 protocol defs into smb1pdu.h. This should perhaps go in the common/ directory. Signed-off-by: David Howells cc: Steve French cc: Paulo Alcantara cc: Enzo Matsumiya cc: linux-cifs@vger.kernel.org cc: linux-fsdevel@vger.kernel.org cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Acked-by: Enzo Matsumiya Signed-off-by: Steve French