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Bug 220342 [email protected] 1 participant 4 messages Jul 15, 2025 – Jul 18, 2025

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https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=220342

            Bug ID: 220342
           Summary: After file delete, extent index structure remains
                    unchanged
           Product: File System
           Version: 2.5
    Kernel Version: 6.16-rc6
          Hardware: All
                OS: Linux
            Status: NEW
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P3
         Component: ext4
          Assignee: [email protected]
          Reporter: [email protected]
        Regression: No

Created attachment 308380
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When a file without extents is deleted, eh_entries and eh_depth are cleared, as well as ee_start_hi and ee_start_lo.

When a file with extents is deleted, eh_entries and eh_depth are also cleared, but ei_leaf_hi and ei_leaf_lo are not cleared in the top inode.

The attached screenshots of hexdumps show the issue before vs. after deletion, for non-extent and extent files.

With ei_leaf_hi and ei_leaf_lo still present, it's easy to reach the data blocks.

Having said this, extent files have (regular) extent structures lower in the tree, and those are not cleared. (Unlike the regular extent structures of non-extent files)

I don't know if it's worth clearing those structures as well. I guess for most instances it's not, and for security conscious users it would probably be a nice to have. But then, where to stop? I don't know...

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[Bug 220342] After file delete, extent index structure remains unchanged

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--- Comment #2 from Nicolas Bretz ([email protected]) --- CORRECTION:

I kept making a mistake in my initial description of the issue.

When I said "non-extent", it should actually be "non-index extent".

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[Bug 220342] After file delete, extent index structure remains unchanged

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Nicolas Bretz ([email protected]) changed:

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--- Comment #3 from Nicolas Bretz ([email protected]) --- Created attachment 308387
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