ocfs2: update d_splice_alias() return code checking
authorTetsuo Handa <penguin-kernel@I-love.SAKURA.ne.jp>
Mon, 30 Jun 2025 10:21:31 +0000 (19:21 +0900)
committerAndrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Thu, 10 Jul 2025 05:57:57 +0000 (22:57 -0700)
commitd0118d7d20bbf9a76f75840bc3b0da0f4d092da9
treedc5fed4bb2517b8876307c9a8822d11b8e395a7f
parentad0039db42179064f9b60eab67c797f7359fdefc
ocfs2: update d_splice_alias() return code checking

When commit d3556babd7fa ("ocfs2: fix d_splice_alias() return code
checking") was merged into v3.18-rc3, d_splice_alias() was returning one
of a valid dentry, NULL or an ERR_PTR.

When commit b5ae6b15bd73 ("merge d_materialise_unique() into
d_splice_alias()") was merged into v3.19-rc1, d_splice_alias() started
returning -ELOOP as one of ERR_PTR values.

Now, when syzkaller mounts a crafted ocfs2 filesystem image that hits
d_splice_alias() == -ELOOP case from ocfs2_lookup(), ocfs2_lookup() fails
to handle -ELOOP case and generic_shutdown_super() hits "VFS: Busy inodes
after unmount" message.

Instead of calling ocfs2_dentry_attach_lock() or ocfs2_dentry_attach_gen()
when d_splice_alias() returned an ERR_PTR value, change ocfs2_lookup() to
bail out immediately.

Also, ocfs2_lookup() needs to call dupt() when ocfs2_dentry_attach_lock()
returned an ERR_PTR value.

Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/da5be67d-2a0b-4b93-85d6-42f3b7440135@I-love.SAKURA.ne.jp
Signed-off-by: Tetsuo Handa <penguin-kernel@I-love.SAKURA.ne.jp>
Reported-by: syzbot <syzbot+1134d3a5b062e9665a7a@syzkaller.appspotmail.com>
Closes: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=1134d3a5b062e9665a7a
Suggested-by: Al Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk>
Reviewed-by: Joseph Qi <joseph.qi@linux.alibaba.com>
Cc: Al Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk>
Cc: Joel Becker <jlbec@evilplan.org>
Cc: Mark Fasheh <mark@fasheh.com>
Cc: Richard Weinberger <richard@nod.at>
Cc: Tetsuo Handa <penguin-kernel@i-love-sakura.ne.jp>
Cc: Junxiao Bi <junxiao.bi@oracle.com>
Cc: Changwei Ge <gechangwei@live.cn>
Cc: Jun Piao <piaojun@huawei.com>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
fs/ocfs2/namei.c