This is similar to commit dbc77f31e58b ("vfs: only allow FSSETXATTR to
set DAX flag on files and dirs").
Though the underlying filesystems may have filtered invalid flags, e.g.,
ext4_mask_flags() called in ext4_fileattr_set(), also check it in VFS
layer.
Signed-off-by: Jeffle Xu <jefflexu@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
fs/ioctl.c | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/fs/ioctl.c b/fs/ioctl.c
index 1e2204fa9963..1fe73e148e2d 100644
--- a/fs/ioctl.c
+++ b/fs/ioctl.c
@@ -835,7 +835,7 @@ static int fileattr_set_prepare(struct inode *inode,
* It is only valid to set the DAX flag on regular files and
* directories on filesystems.
*/
- if ((fa->fsx_xflags & FS_XFLAG_DAX) &&
+ if ((fa->fsx_xflags & FS_XFLAG_DAX || fa->flags & FS_DAX_FL) &&
!(S_ISREG(inode->i_mode) || S_ISDIR(inode->i_mode)))
return -EINVAL;
--
2.27.0
