From: Tao Ma <boyu.mt@xxxxxxxxxx> In ext4_ext_insert_index, we initialize 'ix' before checking its validity, so we have a chance to stamp on memories out of the block. So move the check before we do the work. Cc: "Theodore Ts'o" <tytso@xxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Tao Ma <boyu.mt@xxxxxxxxxx> --- fs/ext4/extents.c | 8 ++++---- 1 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/fs/ext4/extents.c b/fs/ext4/extents.c index 57cf568..37a1b4d 100644 --- a/fs/ext4/extents.c +++ b/fs/ext4/extents.c @@ -776,15 +776,15 @@ static int ext4_ext_insert_index(handle_t *handle, struct inode *inode, ix = curp->p_idx; } - ix->ei_block = cpu_to_le32(logical); - ext4_idx_store_pblock(ix, ptr); - le16_add_cpu(&curp->p_hdr->eh_entries, 1); - if (unlikely(ix > EXT_LAST_INDEX(curp->p_hdr))) { EXT4_ERROR_INODE(inode, "ix > EXT_LAST_INDEX!"); return -EIO; } + ix->ei_block = cpu_to_le32(logical); + ext4_idx_store_pblock(ix, ptr); + le16_add_cpu(&curp->p_hdr->eh_entries, 1); + err = ext4_ext_dirty(handle, inode, curp); ext4_std_error(inode->i_sb, err); -- 1.7.1 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-ext4" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html