Re: [v6.6][PATCH] eventfs: Check for NULL ef in eventfs_set_attr()

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On Sonntag, 12. November 2023 18:18:17 CET Steven Rostedt wrote:
> From: "Steven Rostedt (Google)" <rostedt@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> 
> The top level events directory dentry does not have a d_fsdata set to a
> eventfs_file pointer. This dentry is still passed to eventfs_set_attr().
> It can not assume that the d_fsdata is set. Check for that.
> 
> Link:
> https://lore.kernel.org/all/20231112104158.6638-1-milian.wolff@xxxxxxxx/

Thanks you Steven,

this works like a charm.

Tested-by: Milian Wolff <milian.wolff@xxxxxxxx>

> Fixes: 9aaee3eebc91 ("eventfs: Save ownership and mode")
> Reported-by: Milian Wolff <milian.wolff@xxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt (Google) <rostedt@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> 
> Note: This only affects 6.6 as the code in 6.7 here was rewritten.
>    I tested 6.7 and it does not have this bug.
> 
>  fs/tracefs/event_inode.c | 4 ++--
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/fs/tracefs/event_inode.c b/fs/tracefs/event_inode.c
> index 5fcfb634fec2..efbdc47c74dc 100644
> --- a/fs/tracefs/event_inode.c
> +++ b/fs/tracefs/event_inode.c
> @@ -113,14 +113,14 @@ static int eventfs_set_attr(struct mnt_idmap *idmap,
> struct dentry *dentry,
> 
>  	mutex_lock(&eventfs_mutex);
>  	ef = dentry->d_fsdata;
> -	if (ef->is_freed) {
> +	if (ef && ef->is_freed) {
>  		/* Do not allow changes if the event is about to be 
removed. */
>  		mutex_unlock(&eventfs_mutex);
>  		return -ENODEV;
>  	}
> 
>  	ret = simple_setattr(idmap, dentry, iattr);
> -	if (!ret)
> +	if (!ret && ef)
>  		update_attr(ef, iattr);
>  	mutex_unlock(&eventfs_mutex);
>  	return ret;


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