Re: [PATCH v3] fs: Fix page_mkwrite off-by-one errors

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On Wed, Dec 18, 2019 at 10:52:16AM -0800, Darrick J. Wong wrote:
> > @@ -9016,13 +9016,11 @@ vm_fault_t btrfs_page_mkwrite(struct vm_fault *vmf)
> >  	ret = VM_FAULT_NOPAGE; /* make the VM retry the fault */
> >  again:
> >  	lock_page(page);
> > -	size = i_size_read(inode);
> >  
> > -	if ((page->mapping != inode->i_mapping) ||
> > -	    (page_start >= size)) {
> > -		/* page got truncated out from underneath us */
> > +	ret2 = page_mkwrite_check_truncate(page, inode);
> > +	if (ret2 < 0)
> >  		goto out_unlock;
> 
> ...here we try to return -EFAULT as vm_fault_t.  Notice how btrfs returns
> VM_FAULT_* values directly and never calls block_page_mkwrite_return?  I
> know dsterba acked this, but I cannot see how this is correct?

I think you misread it.  'ret2' is never returned; we'll end up returning
VM_FAULT_NOPAGE here.  Arguably it should be SIGBUS or something, but
I think retrying the fault will also end up giving a SIGBUS.

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