From: Anuj Gupta <anuj20.g@xxxxxxxxxxx> Change generic_copy_file_checks to use ->f_mapping->host for both inode_in and inode_out. Allow block device in generic_file_rw_checks. Signed-off-by: Anuj Gupta <anuj20.g@xxxxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Nitesh Shetty <nj.shetty@xxxxxxxxxxx> --- fs/read_write.c | 8 +++++--- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/fs/read_write.c b/fs/read_write.c index b07de77ef126..eaeb481477f4 100644 --- a/fs/read_write.c +++ b/fs/read_write.c @@ -1405,8 +1405,8 @@ static int generic_copy_file_checks(struct file *file_in, loff_t pos_in, struct file *file_out, loff_t pos_out, size_t *req_count, unsigned int flags) { - struct inode *inode_in = file_inode(file_in); - struct inode *inode_out = file_inode(file_out); + struct inode *inode_in = file_in->f_mapping->host; + struct inode *inode_out = file_out->f_mapping->host; uint64_t count = *req_count; loff_t size_in; int ret; @@ -1708,7 +1708,9 @@ int generic_file_rw_checks(struct file *file_in, struct file *file_out) /* Don't copy dirs, pipes, sockets... */ if (S_ISDIR(inode_in->i_mode) || S_ISDIR(inode_out->i_mode)) return -EISDIR; - if (!S_ISREG(inode_in->i_mode) || !S_ISREG(inode_out->i_mode)) + if (!S_ISREG(inode_in->i_mode) && !S_ISBLK(inode_in->i_mode)) + return -EINVAL; + if ((inode_in->i_mode & S_IFMT) != (inode_out->i_mode & S_IFMT)) return -EINVAL; if (!(file_in->f_mode & FMODE_READ) || -- 2.25.1