ext3: Fix data / filesystem corruption when write fails to copy data
authorJan Kara <jack@suse.cz>
Tue, 1 Dec 2009 15:53:06 +0000 (16:53 +0100)
committerJan Kara <jack@suse.cz>
Thu, 10 Dec 2009 14:02:55 +0000 (15:02 +0100)
When ext3_write_begin fails after allocating some blocks or
generic_perform_write fails to copy data to write, we truncate blocks already
instantiated beyond i_size. Although these blocks were never inside i_size, we
have to truncate pagecache of these blocks so that corresponding buffers get
unmapped. Otherwise subsequent __block_prepare_write (called because we are
retrying the write) will find the buffers mapped, not call ->get_block, and
thus the page will be backed by already freed blocks leading to filesystem and
data corruption.

Reported-by: James Y Knight <foom@fuhm.net>
Signed-off-by: Jan Kara <jack@suse.cz>
fs/ext3/inode.c

index 2db957778903ba3ef9678c0d51b32b2a34579676..ad14227f509e8ed5bb11d9d8249a842f47bbf94f 100644 (file)
@@ -1151,6 +1151,16 @@ static int do_journal_get_write_access(handle_t *handle,
        return ext3_journal_get_write_access(handle, bh);
 }
 
+/*
+ * Truncate blocks that were not used by write. We have to truncate the
+ * pagecache as well so that corresponding buffers get properly unmapped.
+ */
+static void ext3_truncate_failed_write(struct inode *inode)
+{
+       truncate_inode_pages(inode->i_mapping, inode->i_size);
+       ext3_truncate(inode);
+}
+
 static int ext3_write_begin(struct file *file, struct address_space *mapping,
                                loff_t pos, unsigned len, unsigned flags,
                                struct page **pagep, void **fsdata)
@@ -1209,7 +1219,7 @@ write_begin_failed:
                unlock_page(page);
                page_cache_release(page);
                if (pos + len > inode->i_size)
-                       ext3_truncate(inode);
+                       ext3_truncate_failed_write(inode);
        }
        if (ret == -ENOSPC && ext3_should_retry_alloc(inode->i_sb, &retries))
                goto retry;
@@ -1304,7 +1314,7 @@ static int ext3_ordered_write_end(struct file *file,
        page_cache_release(page);
 
        if (pos + len > inode->i_size)
-               ext3_truncate(inode);
+               ext3_truncate_failed_write(inode);
        return ret ? ret : copied;
 }
 
@@ -1330,7 +1340,7 @@ static int ext3_writeback_write_end(struct file *file,
        page_cache_release(page);
 
        if (pos + len > inode->i_size)
-               ext3_truncate(inode);
+               ext3_truncate_failed_write(inode);
        return ret ? ret : copied;
 }
 
@@ -1383,7 +1393,7 @@ static int ext3_journalled_write_end(struct file *file,
        page_cache_release(page);
 
        if (pos + len > inode->i_size)
-               ext3_truncate(inode);
+               ext3_truncate_failed_write(inode);
        return ret ? ret : copied;
 }