If userspace reads the buffer via blockdev while mounting, sb_getblk()+modify can race with buffer read via blockdev. For example, FS userspace bh = sb_getblk() modify bh->b_data read ll_rw_block(bh) fill bh->b_data by on-disk data /* lost modified data by FS */ set_buffer_uptodate(bh) set_buffer_uptodate(bh) The userspace should not use the blockdev while mounting though, the udev seems to be already doing this. Although I think the udev should try to avoid this, workaround the race by small overhead. Reported-by: Jan Stancek <jstancek@xxxxxxxxxx> Tested-by: Jan Stancek <jstancek@xxxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: OGAWA Hirofumi <hirofumi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- fs/fat/dir.c | 13 +++++++++++-- fs/fat/fatent.c | 3 +++ 2 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff -puN fs/fat/dir.c~fat-workaround-getblk fs/fat/dir.c --- linux/fs/fat/dir.c~fat-workaround-getblk 2019-09-10 09:29:51.137292020 +0900 +++ linux-hirofumi/fs/fat/dir.c 2019-09-10 09:39:15.366295152 +0900 @@ -1100,8 +1100,11 @@ static int fat_zeroed_cluster(struct ino err = -ENOMEM; goto error; } + /* Avoid race with userspace read via bdev */ + lock_buffer(bhs[n]); memset(bhs[n]->b_data, 0, sb->s_blocksize); set_buffer_uptodate(bhs[n]); + unlock_buffer(bhs[n]); mark_buffer_dirty_inode(bhs[n], dir); n++; @@ -1158,6 +1161,8 @@ int fat_alloc_new_dir(struct inode *dir, fat_time_unix2fat(sbi, ts, &time, &date, &time_cs); de = (struct msdos_dir_entry *)bhs[0]->b_data; + /* Avoid race with userspace read via bdev */ + lock_buffer(bhs[0]); /* filling the new directory slots ("." and ".." entries) */ memcpy(de[0].name, MSDOS_DOT, MSDOS_NAME); memcpy(de[1].name, MSDOS_DOTDOT, MSDOS_NAME); @@ -1180,6 +1185,7 @@ int fat_alloc_new_dir(struct inode *dir, de[0].size = de[1].size = 0; memset(de + 2, 0, sb->s_blocksize - 2 * sizeof(*de)); set_buffer_uptodate(bhs[0]); + unlock_buffer(bhs[0]); mark_buffer_dirty_inode(bhs[0], dir); err = fat_zeroed_cluster(dir, blknr, 1, bhs, MAX_BUF_PER_PAGE); @@ -1237,11 +1243,14 @@ static int fat_add_new_entries(struct in /* fill the directory entry */ copy = min(size, sb->s_blocksize); + /* Avoid race with userspace read via bdev */ + lock_buffer(bhs[n]); memcpy(bhs[n]->b_data, slots, copy); - slots += copy; - size -= copy; set_buffer_uptodate(bhs[n]); + unlock_buffer(bhs[n]); mark_buffer_dirty_inode(bhs[n], dir); + slots += copy; + size -= copy; if (!size) break; n++; diff -puN fs/fat/fatent.c~fat-workaround-getblk fs/fat/fatent.c --- linux/fs/fat/fatent.c~fat-workaround-getblk 2019-09-10 09:36:20.247225406 +0900 +++ linux-hirofumi/fs/fat/fatent.c 2019-09-10 09:36:43.847100048 +0900 @@ -388,8 +388,11 @@ static int fat_mirror_bhs(struct super_b err = -ENOMEM; goto error; } + /* Avoid race with userspace read via bdev */ + lock_buffer(c_bh); memcpy(c_bh->b_data, bhs[n]->b_data, sb->s_blocksize); set_buffer_uptodate(c_bh); + unlock_buffer(c_bh); mark_buffer_dirty_inode(c_bh, sbi->fat_inode); if (sb->s_flags & SB_SYNCHRONOUS) err = sync_dirty_buffer(c_bh); _