If an inode has inline data it is currently prevented from using DAX by a check in ext4_set_inode_flags(). When the inode grows inline data via ext4_create_inline_data() or removes its inline data via ext4_destroy_inline_data_nolock(), the value of S_DAX can change. Currently these changes are unsafe because we don't hold off page faults and I/O, write back dirty radix tree entries and invalidate all mappings. There are also issues with mm-level races when changing the value of S_DAX, as well as issues with the VM_MIXEDMAP flag: https://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-xfs/msg09859.html The unsafe transition of S_DAX can reliably cause data corruption, as shown by the following fstest: https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/9948381/ Fix this issue by preventing the DAX mount option from being used on filesystems that were created to support inline data. Inline data is an option given to mkfs.ext4. Signed-off-by: Ross Zwisler <ross.zwisler@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> CC: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx --- fs/ext4/inline.c | 10 ---------- fs/ext4/super.c | 5 +++++ 2 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-) diff --git a/fs/ext4/inline.c b/fs/ext4/inline.c index 28c5c3a..fd95019 100644 --- a/fs/ext4/inline.c +++ b/fs/ext4/inline.c @@ -302,11 +302,6 @@ static int ext4_create_inline_data(handle_t *handle, EXT4_I(inode)->i_inline_size = len + EXT4_MIN_INLINE_DATA_SIZE; ext4_clear_inode_flag(inode, EXT4_INODE_EXTENTS); ext4_set_inode_flag(inode, EXT4_INODE_INLINE_DATA); - /* - * Propagate changes to inode->i_flags as well - e.g. S_DAX may - * get cleared - */ - ext4_set_inode_flags(inode); get_bh(is.iloc.bh); error = ext4_mark_iloc_dirty(handle, inode, &is.iloc); @@ -451,11 +446,6 @@ static int ext4_destroy_inline_data_nolock(handle_t *handle, } } ext4_clear_inode_flag(inode, EXT4_INODE_INLINE_DATA); - /* - * Propagate changes to inode->i_flags as well - e.g. S_DAX may - * get set. - */ - ext4_set_inode_flags(inode); get_bh(is.iloc.bh); error = ext4_mark_iloc_dirty(handle, inode, &is.iloc); diff --git a/fs/ext4/super.c b/fs/ext4/super.c index c9e7be5..4251e50 100644 --- a/fs/ext4/super.c +++ b/fs/ext4/super.c @@ -3707,6 +3707,11 @@ static int ext4_fill_super(struct super_block *sb, void *data, int silent) } if (sbi->s_mount_opt & EXT4_MOUNT_DAX) { + if (ext4_has_feature_inline_data(sb)) { + ext4_msg(sb, KERN_ERR, "Cannot use DAX on a filesystem" + " that may contain inline data"); + goto failed_mount; + } err = bdev_dax_supported(sb, blocksize); if (err) goto failed_mount; -- 2.9.5