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PATCH v4 1/1 ocfs2: Add validate function for slot map blocks

When the filesystem is being mounted, the kernel panics while the data regarding slot map allocation to the local node, is being written to the disk. This occurs because the value of slot map buffer head block number, which should have been greater than or equal to OCFS2_SUPER_BLOCK_BLKNO (evaluating to 2) is less than it, indicative of disk metadata corruption. This triggers BUG_ON(bh->b_blocknr < OCFS2_SUPER_BLOCK_BLKNO) in ocfs2_write_block(), causing the kernel to panic.

This is fixed by introducing function ocfs2_validate_slot_map_block() to validate slot map blocks. It first checks if the buffer head passed to it is up to date and valid, else it panics the kernel at that point itself. Further, it contains an if condition block, which checks if bh->b_blocknr is lesser than OCFS2_SUPER_BLOCK_BLKNO; if yes, then ocfs2_error is called, which prints the error log, for debugging purposes, and the return value of ocfs2_error() is returned. If the if condition is false, value 0 is returned by ocfs2_validate_slot_map_block().

This function is used as validate function in calls to ocfs2_read_blocks() in ocfs2_refresh_slot_info() and ocfs2_map_slot_buffers().

---
v3->v4:
- Remove if condition in ocfs2_validate_slot_map_block() which checks if rc is zero
- Update commit log message

v3 link: https://lore.kernel.org/ocfs2-devel/tagu2npibmto5bgonhorg5krbvqho4zxsv5pulvgbtp53aobas@6qk4twoysbnz/T/#m6f357a93c9426c3d2f0c2d18d71f4c54601089ec

v2->v3:
- Create new function ocfs2_validate_slot_map_block() to validate block number of slot map blocks, to be greater then or equal to OCFS2_SUPER_BLOCK_BLKNO
- Use ocfs2_validate_slot_map_block() in calls to ocfs2_read_blocks() in ocfs2_refresh_slot_info() and ocfs2_map_slot_buffers()
- In addition to using previously formulated if block in ocfs2_validate_slot_map_block(), also check if the buffer head passed in this function is up to date; if not, then kernel panics at that point
- Update title of patch to 'ocfs2: Add validate function for slot map blocks'

v2 link: https://lore.kernel.org/ocfs2-devel/nwkfpkm2wlajswykywnpt4sc6gdkesakw2sw7etuw2u2w23hul@6oby33bscwdw/T/#m39bc7dbb208e09a78e0913905c6dfdfd666f3a05

v1->v2:
- Remove usage of le16_to_cpu() from ocfs2_error()
- Cast bh->b_blocknr to unsigned long long
- Remove type casting for OCFS2_SUPER_BLOCK_BLKNO
- Fix Sparse warnings reported in v1 by kernel test robot
- Update title from 'ocfs2: Fix kernel BUG in ocfs2_write_block' to 'ocfs2: fix kernel BUG in ocfs2_write_block'

v1 link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/[email protected]/T/#mba4a0b092d8c5ba5b390b5d6a5c3ec7bc6caa6ae

 fs/ocfs2/slot_map.c | 27 +++++++++++++++++++++++++--
 1 file changed, 25 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
fs/ocfs2/slot_map.c +25 -2
index e544c704b583..ea4a68abc25b 100644
@@ -44,6 +44,9 @@ struct ocfs2_slot_info {
 static int __ocfs2_node_num_to_slot(struct ocfs2_slot_info *si,
 				    unsigned int node_num);
 
+static int ocfs2_validate_slot_map_block(struct super_block *sb,
+					  struct buffer_head *bh);
+
 static void ocfs2_invalidate_slot(struct ocfs2_slot_info *si,
 				  int slot_num)
 {
@@ -132,7 +135,8 @@ int ocfs2_refresh_slot_info(struct ocfs2_super *osb)
 	 * this is not true, the read of -1 (UINT64_MAX) will fail.
 	 */
 	ret = ocfs2_read_blocks(INODE_CACHE(si->si_inode), -1, si->si_blocks,
-				si->si_bh, OCFS2_BH_IGNORE_CACHE, NULL);
+				si->si_bh, OCFS2_BH_IGNORE_CACHE,
+				ocfs2_validate_slot_map_block);
 	if (ret == 0) {
 		spin_lock(&osb->osb_lock);
 		ocfs2_update_slot_info(si);
@@ -332,6 +336,24 @@ int ocfs2_clear_slot(struct ocfs2_super *osb, int slot_num)
 	return ocfs2_update_disk_slot(osb, osb->slot_info, slot_num);
 }
 
+static int ocfs2_validate_slot_map_block(struct super_block *sb,
+					  struct buffer_head *bh)
+{
+	int rc;
+
+	BUG_ON(!buffer_uptodate(bh));
+
+	if (bh->b_blocknr < OCFS2_SUPER_BLOCK_BLKNO) {
+		rc = ocfs2_error(sb,
+				 "Invalid Slot Map Buffer Head "
+				 "Block Number : %llu, Should be >= %d",
+				 (unsigned long long)bh->b_blocknr,
+				 OCFS2_SUPER_BLOCK_BLKNO);
+		return rc;
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int ocfs2_map_slot_buffers(struct ocfs2_super *osb,
 				  struct ocfs2_slot_info *si)
 {
@@ -383,7 +405,8 @@ static int ocfs2_map_slot_buffers(struct ocfs2_super *osb,
 
 		bh = NULL;  /* Acquire a fresh bh */
 		status = ocfs2_read_blocks(INODE_CACHE(si->si_inode), blkno,
-					   1, &bh, OCFS2_BH_IGNORE_CACHE, NULL);
+					   1, &bh, OCFS2_BH_IGNORE_CACHE,
+					   ocfs2_validate_slot_map_block);
 		if (status < 0) {
 			mlog_errno(status);
 			goto bail;

base-commit: 24172e0d79900908cf5ebf366600616d29c9b417

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Quoted 18 lines · Prithvi Tambewagh

When the filesystem is being mounted, the kernel panics while the data regarding slot map allocation to the local node, is being written to the disk. This occurs because the value of slot map buffer head block number, which should have been greater than or equal to OCFS2_SUPER_BLOCK_BLKNO (evaluating to 2) is less than it, indicative of disk metadata corruption. This triggers BUG_ON(bh->b_blocknr < OCFS2_SUPER_BLOCK_BLKNO) in ocfs2_write_block(), causing the kernel to panic.

This is fixed by introducing function ocfs2_validate_slot_map_block() to validate slot map blocks. It first checks if the buffer head passed to it is up to date and valid, else it panics the kernel at that point itself. Further, it contains an if condition block, which checks if bh->b_blocknr is lesser than OCFS2_SUPER_BLOCK_BLKNO; if yes, then ocfs2_error is called, which prints the error log, for debugging purposes, and the return value of ocfs2_error() is returned. If the if condition is false, value 0 is returned by ocfs2_validate_slot_map_block().

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This function is used as validate function in calls to ocfs2_read_blocks() in ocfs2_refresh_slot_info() and ocfs2_map_slot_buffers().

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---
v3->v4:
- Remove if condition in ocfs2_validate_slot_map_block() which checks if rc is zero
- Update commit log message

v3 link: https://lore.kernel.org/ocfs2-devel/tagu2npibmto5bgonhorg5krbvqho4zxsv5pulvgbtp53aobas@6qk4twoysbnz/T/#m6f357a93c9426c3d2f0c2d18d71f4c54601089ec

v2->v3:
- Create new function ocfs2_validate_slot_map_block() to validate block number of slot map blocks, to be greater then or equal to OCFS2_SUPER_BLOCK_BLKNO
- Use ocfs2_validate_slot_map_block() in calls to ocfs2_read_blocks() in ocfs2_refresh_slot_info() and ocfs2_map_slot_buffers()
- In addition to using previously formulated if block in ocfs2_validate_slot_map_block(), also check if the buffer head passed in this function is up to date; if not, then kernel panics at that point
- Update title of patch to 'ocfs2: Add validate function for slot map blocks'

v2 link: https://lore.kernel.org/ocfs2-devel/nwkfpkm2wlajswykywnpt4sc6gdkesakw2sw7etuw2u2w23hul@6oby33bscwdw/T/#m39bc7dbb208e09a78e0913905c6dfdfd666f3a05

v1->v2:
- Remove usage of le16_to_cpu() from ocfs2_error()
- Cast bh->b_blocknr to unsigned long long
- Remove type casting for OCFS2_SUPER_BLOCK_BLKNO
- Fix Sparse warnings reported in v1 by kernel test robot
- Update title from 'ocfs2: Fix kernel BUG in ocfs2_write_block' to 'ocfs2: fix kernel BUG in ocfs2_write_block'

v1 link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/[email protected]/T/#mba4a0b092d8c5ba5b390b5d6a5c3ec7bc6caa6ae

 fs/ocfs2/slot_map.c | 27 +++++++++++++++++++++++++--
 1 file changed, 25 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
fs/ocfs2/slot_map.c +25 -2
index e544c704b583..ea4a68abc25b 100644
@@ -44,6 +44,9 @@ struct ocfs2_slot_info {
 static int __ocfs2_node_num_to_slot(struct ocfs2_slot_info *si,
 				    unsigned int node_num);
 
+static int ocfs2_validate_slot_map_block(struct super_block *sb,
+					  struct buffer_head *bh);
+
 static void ocfs2_invalidate_slot(struct ocfs2_slot_info *si,
 				  int slot_num)
 {
@@ -132,7 +135,8 @@ int ocfs2_refresh_slot_info(struct ocfs2_super *osb)
 	 * this is not true, the read of -1 (UINT64_MAX) will fail.
 	 */
 	ret = ocfs2_read_blocks(INODE_CACHE(si->si_inode), -1, si->si_blocks,
-				si->si_bh, OCFS2_BH_IGNORE_CACHE, NULL);
+				si->si_bh, OCFS2_BH_IGNORE_CACHE,
+				ocfs2_validate_slot_map_block);
 	if (ret == 0) {
 		spin_lock(&osb->osb_lock);
 		ocfs2_update_slot_info(si);
@@ -332,6 +336,24 @@ int ocfs2_clear_slot(struct ocfs2_super *osb, int slot_num)
 	return ocfs2_update_disk_slot(osb, osb->slot_info, slot_num);
 }
 
+static int ocfs2_validate_slot_map_block(struct super_block *sb,
+					  struct buffer_head *bh)
+{
+	int rc;
+
+	BUG_ON(!buffer_uptodate(bh));
+
+	if (bh->b_blocknr < OCFS2_SUPER_BLOCK_BLKNO) {
+		rc = ocfs2_error(sb,
+				 "Invalid Slot Map Buffer Head "
+				 "Block Number : %llu, Should be >= %d",
+				 (unsigned long long)bh->b_blocknr,
+				 OCFS2_SUPER_BLOCK_BLKNO);
+		return rc;
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int ocfs2_map_slot_buffers(struct ocfs2_super *osb,
 				  struct ocfs2_slot_info *si)
 {
@@ -383,7 +405,8 @@ static int ocfs2_map_slot_buffers(struct ocfs2_super *osb,
 
 		bh = NULL;  /* Acquire a fresh bh */
 		status = ocfs2_read_blocks(INODE_CACHE(si->si_inode), blkno,
-					   1, &bh, OCFS2_BH_IGNORE_CACHE, NULL);
+					   1, &bh, OCFS2_BH_IGNORE_CACHE,
+					   ocfs2_validate_slot_map_block);
 		if (status < 0) {
 			mlog_errno(status);
 			goto bail;

base-commit: 24172e0d79900908cf5ebf366600616d29c9b417

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Quoted 22 lines · Heming Zhao
Quoted 21 lines · Prithvi Tambewagh

When the filesystem is being mounted, the kernel panics while the data regarding slot map allocation to the local node, is being written to the disk. This occurs because the value of slot map buffer head block number, which should have been greater than or equal to OCFS2_SUPER_BLOCK_BLKNO (evaluating to 2) is less than it, indicative of disk metadata corruption. This triggers BUG_ON(bh->b_blocknr < OCFS2_SUPER_BLOCK_BLKNO) in ocfs2_write_block(), causing the kernel to panic.

This is fixed by introducing function ocfs2_validate_slot_map_block() to validate slot map blocks. It first checks if the buffer head passed to it is up to date and valid, else it panics the kernel at that point itself. Further, it contains an if condition block, which checks if bh->b_blocknr is lesser than OCFS2_SUPER_BLOCK_BLKNO; if yes, then ocfs2_error is called, which prints the error log, for debugging purposes, and the return value of ocfs2_error() is returned. If the if condition is false, value 0 is returned by ocfs2_validate_slot_map_block().

This function is used as validate function in calls to ocfs2_read_blocks() in ocfs2_refresh_slot_info() and ocfs2_map_slot_buffers().

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---
v3->v4:
- Remove if condition in ocfs2_validate_slot_map_block() which checks if rc is zero
- Update commit log message

v3 link: https://lore.kernel.org/ocfs2-devel/tagu2npibmto5bgonhorg5krbvqho4zxsv5pulvgbtp53aobas@6qk4twoysbnz/T/#m6f357a93c9426c3d2f0c2d18d71f4c54601089ec

v2->v3:
- Create new function ocfs2_validate_slot_map_block() to validate block number of slot map blocks, to be greater then or equal to OCFS2_SUPER_BLOCK_BLKNO
- Use ocfs2_validate_slot_map_block() in calls to ocfs2_read_blocks() in ocfs2_refresh_slot_info() and ocfs2_map_slot_buffers()
- In addition to using previously formulated if block in ocfs2_validate_slot_map_block(), also check if the buffer head passed in this function is up to date; if not, then kernel panics at that point
- Update title of patch to 'ocfs2: Add validate function for slot map blocks'

v2 link: https://lore.kernel.org/ocfs2-devel/nwkfpkm2wlajswykywnpt4sc6gdkesakw2sw7etuw2u2w23hul@6oby33bscwdw/T/#m39bc7dbb208e09a78e0913905c6dfdfd666f3a05

v1->v2:
- Remove usage of le16_to_cpu() from ocfs2_error()
- Cast bh->b_blocknr to unsigned long long
- Remove type casting for OCFS2_SUPER_BLOCK_BLKNO
- Fix Sparse warnings reported in v1 by kernel test robot
- Update title from 'ocfs2: Fix kernel BUG in ocfs2_write_block' to 'ocfs2: fix kernel BUG in ocfs2_write_block'

v1 link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/[email protected]/T/#mba4a0b092d8c5ba5b390b5d6a5c3ec7bc6caa6ae

 fs/ocfs2/slot_map.c | 27 +++++++++++++++++++++++++--
 1 file changed, 25 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
fs/ocfs2/slot_map.c +25 -2
index e544c704b583..ea4a68abc25b 100644
@@ -44,6 +44,9 @@ struct ocfs2_slot_info {
 static int __ocfs2_node_num_to_slot(struct ocfs2_slot_info *si,
 				    unsigned int node_num);
 
+static int ocfs2_validate_slot_map_block(struct super_block *sb,
+					  struct buffer_head *bh);
+
 static void ocfs2_invalidate_slot(struct ocfs2_slot_info *si,
 				  int slot_num)
 {
@@ -132,7 +135,8 @@ int ocfs2_refresh_slot_info(struct ocfs2_super *osb)
 	 * this is not true, the read of -1 (UINT64_MAX) will fail.
 	 */
 	ret = ocfs2_read_blocks(INODE_CACHE(si->si_inode), -1, si->si_blocks,
-				si->si_bh, OCFS2_BH_IGNORE_CACHE, NULL);
+				si->si_bh, OCFS2_BH_IGNORE_CACHE,
+				ocfs2_validate_slot_map_block);
 	if (ret == 0) {
 		spin_lock(&osb->osb_lock);
 		ocfs2_update_slot_info(si);
@@ -332,6 +336,24 @@ int ocfs2_clear_slot(struct ocfs2_super *osb, int slot_num)
 	return ocfs2_update_disk_slot(osb, osb->slot_info, slot_num);
 }
 
+static int ocfs2_validate_slot_map_block(struct super_block *sb,
+					  struct buffer_head *bh)
+{
+	int rc;
+
+	BUG_ON(!buffer_uptodate(bh));
+
+	if (bh->b_blocknr < OCFS2_SUPER_BLOCK_BLKNO) {
+		rc = ocfs2_error(sb,
+				 "Invalid Slot Map Buffer Head "
+				 "Block Number : %llu, Should be >= %d",
+				 (unsigned long long)bh->b_blocknr,
+				 OCFS2_SUPER_BLOCK_BLKNO);
+		return rc;
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int ocfs2_map_slot_buffers(struct ocfs2_super *osb,
 				  struct ocfs2_slot_info *si)
 {
@@ -383,7 +405,8 @@ static int ocfs2_map_slot_buffers(struct ocfs2_super *osb,
 
 		bh = NULL;  /* Acquire a fresh bh */
 		status = ocfs2_read_blocks(INODE_CACHE(si->si_inode), blkno,
-					   1, &bh, OCFS2_BH_IGNORE_CACHE, NULL);
+					   1, &bh, OCFS2_BH_IGNORE_CACHE,
+					   ocfs2_validate_slot_map_block);
 		if (status < 0) {
 			mlog_errno(status);
 			goto bail;

base-commit: 24172e0d79900908cf5ebf366600616d29c9b417

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