Re: [PATCH 6.6 617/744] nilfs2: make superblock data array index computation sparse friendly

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On Thu, Jun 6, 2024 at 11:22 PM Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:
>
> 6.6-stable review patch.  If anyone has any objections, please let me know.
>
> ------------------
>
> From: Ryusuke Konishi <konishi.ryusuke@xxxxxxxxx>
>
> [ Upstream commit 91d743a9c8299de1fc1b47428d8bb4c85face00f ]
>

Hi Greg,

I have twice raised the suspicion that this patch should not be
eligible for stable backport because it is not a bugfix (it just fixes
a false positive sparse warning).  And you dropped it the first time
[1][2].

[1] https://lkml.kernel.org/r/CAKFNMo=kyzbvfLrTv8JhuY=e7-fkjtpL3DvcQ1r+RUPPeC4S9A@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[2] https://lkml.kernel.org/r/CAKFNMontZ54JxOyK0_xy8P_SfpE0swgq9wiPUErnZ-yrO7wOJA@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx

On Tue, May 28, 2024 at 3:28 AM Greg KH <greg@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > This commit fixes the sparse warning output by build "make C=1" with
> > the sparse check, but does not fix any operational bugs.
> >
> > Therefore, if fixing a harmless sparse warning does not meet the
> > requirements for backporting to stable trees (I assume it does),
> > please drop it as it is a false positive pickup.  Sorry if the
> > "Fixes:" tag is confusing.
> >
> > The same goes for the same patch queued to other stable-trees.
>
> Now dropped, thanks!
>
> greg k-h

Perhaps due to the confusing Fixes tag, this patch appears to have
been picked up again.
Unless the criteria for its inclusion or exclusion have changed, I
think this was selected by mistake.  Please check.

Thanks,
Ryusuke Konishi


> Upon running sparse, "warning: dubious: x & !y" is output at an array
> index calculation within nilfs_load_super_block().
>
> The calculation is not wrong, but to eliminate the sparse warning, replace
> it with an equivalent calculation.
>
> Also, add a comment to make it easier to understand what the unintuitive
> array index calculation is doing and whether it's correct.
>
> Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20240430080019.4242-3-konishi.ryusuke@xxxxxxxxx
> Fixes: e339ad31f599 ("nilfs2: introduce secondary super block")
> Signed-off-by: Ryusuke Konishi <konishi.ryusuke@xxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Bart Van Assche <bvanassche@xxxxxxx>
> Cc: Jens Axboe <axboe@xxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: kernel test robot <lkp@xxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <sashal@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  fs/nilfs2/the_nilfs.c | 20 ++++++++++++++++++--
>  1 file changed, 18 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/fs/nilfs2/the_nilfs.c b/fs/nilfs2/the_nilfs.c
> index 71400496ed365..3e3c1d32da180 100644
> --- a/fs/nilfs2/the_nilfs.c
> +++ b/fs/nilfs2/the_nilfs.c
> @@ -592,7 +592,7 @@ static int nilfs_load_super_block(struct the_nilfs *nilfs,
>         struct nilfs_super_block **sbp = nilfs->ns_sbp;
>         struct buffer_head **sbh = nilfs->ns_sbh;
>         u64 sb2off, devsize = bdev_nr_bytes(nilfs->ns_bdev);
> -       int valid[2], swp = 0;
> +       int valid[2], swp = 0, older;
>
>         if (devsize < NILFS_SEG_MIN_BLOCKS * NILFS_MIN_BLOCK_SIZE + 4096) {
>                 nilfs_err(sb, "device size too small");
> @@ -648,9 +648,25 @@ static int nilfs_load_super_block(struct the_nilfs *nilfs,
>         if (swp)
>                 nilfs_swap_super_block(nilfs);
>
> +       /*
> +        * Calculate the array index of the older superblock data.
> +        * If one has been dropped, set index 0 pointing to the remaining one,
> +        * otherwise set index 1 pointing to the old one (including if both
> +        * are the same).
> +        *
> +        *  Divided case             valid[0]  valid[1]  swp  ->  older
> +        *  -------------------------------------------------------------
> +        *  Both SBs are invalid        0         0       N/A (Error)
> +        *  SB1 is invalid              0         1       1         0
> +        *  SB2 is invalid              1         0       0         0
> +        *  SB2 is newer                1         1       1         0
> +        *  SB2 is older or the same    1         1       0         1
> +        */
> +       older = valid[1] ^ swp;
> +
>         nilfs->ns_sbwcount = 0;
>         nilfs->ns_sbwtime = le64_to_cpu(sbp[0]->s_wtime);
> -       nilfs->ns_prot_seq = le64_to_cpu(sbp[valid[1] & !swp]->s_last_seq);
> +       nilfs->ns_prot_seq = le64_to_cpu(sbp[older]->s_last_seq);
>         *sbpp = sbp[0];
>         return 0;
>  }
> --
> 2.43.0
>
>
>





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